AP Test Prep
College Board

AP® Psychology Cognition and Language

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
I can remember what happened five years ago, but I can't recall what I did last week! High school psychology students analyze how memory, cognition, and language impact one another. Hands-on activities, memory exercises, and research...
Lesson Plan
New York State Education Department

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Work out your core, Common Core State Standards, through the first workshop in a series of 15 designed for educators. Inquiry-based activities designed for all content areas and grade levels explore the shifts to new standards,...
AP Test Prep
College Board

AP® Psychology: Teaching Statistics and Research Methodology

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Psychologists use statistics? Scholars investigate the research behind the methodology of statistical analysis. Using hands-on practice, case-studies, and scatterplots, they complete various tasks to understand the very roots of high...
PPT
West Virginia Department of Education

Technical Writing: Real-World Writing in the 21st Century

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Wondering how to respond to the age-old question when will I ever use this? The answer is very simple when discussing technical writing. Teachers and administrators gain an understanding of using technical writing in the classroom....
Lesson Plan
New York State Education Department

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Flipped classrooms and online tools killed the chalkboard! An awesome, hands-on technology workshop asks teachers across all content areas. to examine model lessons, become familiar with research, and explore tech tools they can...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 15

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What do a cheetah, Audi commercial, and air have in common? They're all topics of an engaging inquiry-based, hands-on workshop for educators about background knowledge, reading strategies, the CER model, and argumentative writing. The...
Activity
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Hands on Activity: String Art

For Students 5th - 8th
This is a hands on activity designed to follow the first lesson on string art. Students will use needle and thread to create interesting string art designs. Specific steps are provided with suggested times for each. The activity is most...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Hands on Activity

For Students 5th - 7th
This is a hands on activity asks students to design and build a certain number dinosaur parts in order to create a crowd of a given size. Apply combinatorics to design your own crowd of dinosaurs. Click on First Lesson before you begin...
Activity
Understood For All

Understood.org: Strengths Chain: Hands on Activity

For Teachers K - 1st
To help kids thrive, recognizing their strengths is just as important as working on their challenges. Here's a cool - and crafty - way to identify kids' strengths and connect them in a paper chain, or a "strength chain".
Lesson Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Hands on Activity: Animating Luxo Jr.

For Students 4th - 8th
Begin your career as an animator now! This lesson is a series of hand-drawn challenges which will introduce some basic animation principles and get you thinking about the physics of motion.
Activity
BBC

Bbc: Hands on History: The Normans: Castle Activities [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 6th
Four hands-on activities suitable for children or families that help bring the past to life. Travel back in time to see what life was like in Norman times. Build your own castle then bring it to life by putting your own people in it. Or...
Activity
BBC

Bbc: Hands on History: The Normans: Medieval Feasting [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 6th
Bring the past to life through hands-on activities for families and schools. Travel back in time and discover what life was like in Norman times. Compare the food we eat today with food from Norman times and discover the importance of...
Website
Other

Commission on Presidential Debates

For Students 9th - 10th
Don't miss out on this comprehensive presidential debate site. Check out information on debate history, presidential debates, an inside look at debating and more. This site also has a teacher's guide to hands on activities.
Professional Doc
Scholastic

Scholastic: Hands on Is Minds On

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
As students put projects together, create crafts, or use familiar materials in new ways, they're constructing meaning. Students love to touch and manipulate materials and this can activate kids' brains. This article gives tips for...
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: The Greatest Show on Earth (Starring Some of the World's Smallest Animals)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Teachers can download this teaching package that discusses insects and insect adaptations. Students will enjoy the hands-on activities described in the lessons. Teachers will appreciate the student handouts provided, as well as the list...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Circle Graph Activity

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
This lesson will allow the student to work through three stations. The stations will focus on creating and analyzing circle graphs. The students will be using technology to create their graphs along with a hands-on activity using M&M's.
Lesson Plan
University of South Florida

Fcat: Drops on a Penny: Teacher Notes

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students learn how to create stem-and-leaf diagrams and boxplots by collecting data on the surface tension of water molecules. This hands-on activity using pennies is a great way to learn how to organize data.
Lesson Plan
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Teacher Resources: Air, Air, Everywhere Teacher's Activity Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This teaching guide includes 10 hands-on activities to teach about air quality and the importance of keeping our air clean. Students will complete activities that include simple sensory experiments to discover the characteristics of air,...
Unit Plan
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Earthquake Faultline Earthquake Activities

For Students 9th - 10th
This outstanding website provides an excellent variety of hands-on earthquake activities to help you understand what causes earthquakes.
Online Course
University of Kentucky

Virtual Workshop: The Course on Temperature and Heat

For Teachers 9th - 10th
On line course on Temperature and Heat for graduate credit or professional development, that emphasize hands on activities you can use in your classroom.
Lesson Plan
University of South Florida

Fcat: Two for One Box Company: Teacher Notes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
At this site students use proportions to explore how volume is effected by dimension changes. This hands-on activity can be done individually or in pairs.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Exploring Plants Through Hands on Exploration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity students explore what they know and don't know about plants in a natural setting. They use observation skills to complete a survey of a natural plant area.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Makers: Collection

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Maker Party, an initiative in which people around the world meet up, learn to make things, and share what they've made online. This collection is designed to support the Maker Party by providing a one-stop shop of STEM and digital...
Activity
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Hands on Math Activities

For Students 4th - 6th
A variety of different math activities on math topics for grades four through six.

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