University of Southern California
Discovering Plants
Students construct a small greenhouse and plant lima beans. They read books about plants, tend the lima bean seedlings, observe and record plant growth, taste a variety of plants and maintain plant journals.
Curated OER
Teaching Matter with The Wild Christmas Reindeer
Second graders learn the proper way to take measurements, explore the properties of objects and expand their vocabulary.
Curated OER
Bats: Fact and Fiction
Learners describe the characteristics and behaviors of bats. After viewing a video, they explain how bats use echolocation to navigate and how they find their young within a group. They list four misconceptions about the animal and...
Curated OER
Geo Jammin' - Day 5, Lesson 16: Capturing "Lions" of Poetry
Second graders participate in the Author's Chair, which is placed in the front of the room. The puppet, Geo George, asks students to take out their poems, then brings them to the Author's Chair individually to share their poems with the...
Curated OER
The Easter Celebration
Students read a short story about Easter. They recognize and point to pictures of the key words (egg, chicken, rabbit, basket, flower). They make an Easter basket and count how many chickens can fit inside. They also practice identifying...
Curated OER
Pumpkin Writing Paper
In this writing worksheet, students use the blank lined paper with a colorful pumpkin border for any kind of writing: reports, poetry, stories or letters.
Curated OER
Introduction to Plates, Axles, and Gears
Students are introduced to the function and design of the following Lego pieces: beams, bricks, plates, axles, tires, hubs and bushings. They then work with a partner to build something using only these pieces.
Curated OER
Geo Jammin'-Day2, Lesson 7: Roll, Roll, Unroll the Scroll
Second graders write in journals, recording personal thoughts about what they learned and/or something they are wondering about.
Curated OER
Electrical motors
Students investigate and experiement with a 9-volt motor. They will use the connecting wire and battery pack to discover fans.
Curated OER
Away You Go
Students build Lego cars which have two different types of tire surfaces. They roll them down ramps that have both rough and smooth surfaces to determine how friction affects the car as it rolls.
Curated OER
Playground Mapping
Students review their physical models of the objects on their playground at school. Using the model, they convert it into a map with a scale and key. To end the lesson, they use the map to locate different objects and measure the...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Identifying Semi Circles and Quarter Circles
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video defines a semi-circle and a quarter-circle and answers a question determining which object is a semi-circle. The video is followed by a series of practice...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Identifying Incorrect Subtraction
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This video describes how to find the subtraction problem that does not fit for the solution given in the question. The video is followed by a series of practice...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Selecting the Correct Addition Sentence
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This video describes how to find the addition problem that does fit for the solution given in the question. The video is followed by a series of practice questions...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Selecting the Correct Addition Sentence Sums to 100
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This video describes how to find the addition problem that does fit for the solution given in the question. The video is followed by a series of practice questions...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Selecting the Incorrect Addition Sentence Sums to 100
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This video describes how to find the addition problem that does not fit for the solution given in the question. The video is followed by a series of practice...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Selecting the Incorrect Subtraction Sentence
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This video describes how to find the subtraction problem that does not fit for the solution given in the question. The video is followed by a series of practice...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Selecting the Correct Subtraction Sentence
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This video describes how to find the subtraction problem that does fit for the solution given in the question. The video is followed by a series of practice...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Selecting the Incorrect Addition Sentence
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This video describes how to find the addition problem that does not fit for the solution given in the question. The video is followed by a series of practice...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Pictures Comparing Length in Meters
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video uses pictures to aide in comparing length in meters to answer a series of questions using the pictures and measurement lengths. The video is followed by a...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Two Step Addition Sums to 100 Word Problems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to break down a word problem into two steps to solve an addition problem with numbers up to 100. The video is followed by a series of practice...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Writing Times in Numbers
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students must read an analog clock and write the time in digital form. The process is explained in the accompanying video. [0:49] A set of...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Multiplication Stories and Illustrations I Word Problems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video models how to solve a multiplication word problem using pictures, writing the number sentence and solving. The video is followed by a series of practice...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Line Lengths
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to measure designated lengths on a ruler. The video is followed by a series of practice questions to assess student comprehension of the concept.