Curated OER
Geography: Ancient Rome
Students research Ancient Rome, the Mediterranean Region, Roman myths, and Latin. In this Roman life lesson, students study maps of the region, learn their language and customs, research the Punic wars, the catastrophe of Pompeii, and...
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Designing a Quilt Pattern
Students create and color a one-patch quilt design based upon a regular hexagon. They examine quilts and photos of quilt designs, read a handout, and complete their quilt design on a worksheet.
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ESL Pre-Intermediate Grammar Worksheet- Use of "Mustn't" and "Don't Have To."
In this ESL pre-intermediate grammar worksheet, students fill in 8 blanks as they complete sentences that demonstrate the proper use of "mustn'" and "don't have to."
Curated OER
Life Cycles
In this life cycles worksheet, students compare the life cycles of 2 different species and answer short answer questions about them. Students can choose the species to compare and then answer 6 questions.
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Scavenger Hunt Through Figure Skating History
Students research the pioneers of figure skating and write a feature story for a Web publication. They write articles investigating "The Story Behind a Gold Medal" and graph the medals won by different countries between 1976-1996.
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Olympic Games Snowboard Design
Students find travel destinations and information on countries around the world, and use their knowledge to create a snowboard design that represent the country they pick. They explore maps, weather, geography, languages, in their quest.
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Street People
Young scholars research homelessness including how people end up living on the streets and other related issues such as government response and charity. Using their research, students engage in improvisation, role-plays and monologues on...
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Presenting Ecology through Rodent Control
Learners role play the member of a health department task force. In groups, they develop their own recommendations to control the rodent problem in the area. They email their local government official and research information about the...
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Grizzly Habitat
Students find areas on playground where they would live if they were a grizzly bear, share their reasons for their choice, talk about habitat areas, and choose their sites again, based upon new information.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Life Imitates Art: The Great Gatsby
This media gallery from the American Masters film F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams explores how F. Scott Fitzgerald's work mirrored events in his life. Using video, discussion questions, organizers, and essays, students will take a...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Winter in Union Square
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art the painting "Winter in Union Square" by the American impressionist painter Childe Hassam is profiled with a large image of the piece, a description, and links to related topics and artworks.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Charles Burchfield
Charles Burchfield is profiled at this site in a format that begins with a brief biographical sketch of his life. His works are then listed by appearance in the museum's database. Each work is presented in thumbnail format with brief...
Read Works
Read Works: Tis the Season
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the winter holidays Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Betye Saar
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Betye Saar in addition to an extensive listing of her works as displayed at the museum.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: American Masters Collection: F. Scott Fitzgerald
This is a collection of videos and media galleries about F. Scott Fitzgerald and his works especially "The Great Gatsby."
Mark Harden's Artchive
The Artchive Jasper Johns
This site provides access to 29 images of work by American artist Jasper Johns. Popup ads must be exited before you can see the image.
University of Victoria (Canada)
University of Victoria: The Late Renaissance: Mannerism
This resource briefly talks about selected Manneristic artwork in the context of Shakespearean drama. A picture is provided along with links to additional information on related subjects.
Other
The Legend of Camelot
Here you can learn more about the story of Camelot as it has been told for hundreds of years--including the myth of Camelot, the Round Table, and the sword Excalibur.