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Finding the Main Idea
You can mix almost any subject with an arts curriculum. Find out how to use drama to find the main idea of a literary text. You'll read a story, and then learners will make tableaus showing what happened, or what they think will happen...
Shmoop
ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.6
Cover language registers so that your class members can adapt their speech when necessary. The two example activities are interactive and involve authentic interaction. Test your pupils' understanding of speech adaptation with one or...
LABScI
Conservation of Momentum: Marble Collisions
What happens to the momentum of an object when it strikes another object? Scholars roll a marble down a ramp so it collides with another marble. By measuring the speed of each marble before and after the collision, pupils answer this...
Discovery Education
Cool It!
Adjust the melting time of ice without varying the temperature! Learners experiment with different materials to decide how the materials affect the rate an ice cube melts. They then connect their findings to the conductivity of each...
Discovery Education
School of Rock
Why do rocks break down over time? Learners explore this concept by simulating physical and chemical weathering of different types of rocks. They use an abrasive to demonstrate physical weathering and acid to demonstrate chemical...
Science Matters
Motors
It's time to get moving! The 13th lesson in a 14-part unit on electricity and magnetism explores the relationship between electricity and mechanical energy. Budding scientists build motors and experiment with different components to...
Purdue University
Healthy Water, Happy Home
Clear water does not mean clean water. A collaborative lesson has groups play a board game to identify sources of water pollution and develop strategies for improving water quality. Their investigations include reference to the water...
Alabama Wildlife Federation
Leaf Chromatography
Pigmentation of leaves is important in plant processes. Scholars use chromatography to create a better picture of the pigmentation in an assortment of leaves. They share their results to make comparisons between different plant species.
Discovery Education
Motion in the Ocean
How do temperature changes affect ocean currents? Scholars explore convection currents by demonstrating the flow of water in a baking dish. They use ice, heat, and food coloring to see currents. Then, they draw conclusions about their...
American Museum of Natural History
What's This? Sensing
There is a scallop that relies on sight so much that it actually has more than 100 eyes! There are many species that rely heavily on one sense or another. An online interactive resource has youth read about several of these animals. The...
Odell Education
Probability
Classes explore different scenarios using manipulatives to learn about the difference between independent and dependent probability. Learners experiment with colored chips to model the two types of probabilities. To test their...
Curated OER
Picture Dictionary - Quiz 3
In this picture dictionary worksheet, students test their vocabulary skills in a picture dictionary vocabulary worksheet. Students answer 20 exercises.
Curated OER
Little House in the Big Woods Vocabulary: Chapter 7
In this Little House in the Big Woods worksheet, students write the number of the correct vocabulary word on the line before its provided definition. All five words can be found in Chapter 7 of Little House in the Big Woods.
Curated OER
Little House in the Big Woods Vocabulary: Chapter 8
In this fill in the blank activity, students write the number of the correct vocabulary word on the line before its provided definition. All four words can be found in Chapter 8 of Little House in the Big Woods.
Curated OER
Little House in the Big Woods Vocabulary: Chapter 9
In this fill in the blank worksheet, students write the number of the correct vocabulary word on the line before its provided definition. All six words can be found in Chapter 9 of Little House in the Big Woods.
Curated OER
Understanding Quantities
In this quantities worksheet, students complete the sentences with the vocabulary about quantities. Students complete 15 sentences.
Curated OER
ESL Role Playing: Going To A Cafe
In this ESL worksheet, students collaborate with classmates to role play going to a cafe to order coffee. Students use the dialogue provided. The vocabulary in the dialogue is typical of UK citizens and may be confusing to others.
Curated OER
ESL: Reading Job Advertisements
In this ESL worksheet, students fill in the missing words in job advertisements with choices from a word bank. Vocabulary is standard for those in the UK.
Curated OER
Complete the Sentences
In this sentence completion worksheet, students read ten sentences with a missing word. From four choices, students select the word that would best complete each sentence. This worksheet is from the UK and contains phrases and vocabulary...
Curated OER
What Can I Do...?
In this place vocabulary worksheet, students read the terms for each example and write a short sentence describing what can be done in each of the places.
Curated OER
Reviewing Money
Students review the concepts on money. In this consumer math lesson plan, students review the vocabulary and value of each coin. Students are shown coins and identify each one's name and value. Students take an included test on the value...
Curated OER
A Matching or Ordering Exercise
For this vocabulary building exercise, students choose the best definition for a set of vocabulary words. Students are given strategies for making the words a permanent part of their vocabulary.
Curated OER
ESL Worksheet: Drawing Classroom Objects
In this ESL classroom object worksheet, students read 9 phrases that describe classroom objects. Students draw the objects in the correct number and color as specified. Example: Three red rulers.
Curated OER
Professions in My Village
Learners construct oral sentences including what they did "before" and "after" the tsunami. In this ESL vocabulary development and verb tense practice instructional activity, students orally state what is illustrated on a flash...