NPR
Journalism Lesson Plan
Honor women in journalism with an online exhibit called Women with a Deadline. Class members demonstrate their understanding of the topic in a final assessment by writing a newspaper article on the information they learned in the online...
IOP Institute of Physics
Physics in Concert
What do physicists and musicians have in common? A lot more than you might think. After first viewing a slide show presentation and completing a series of skills practice worksheets on the physics of light, sound, and electricity, young...
BrainPOP
Civil Rights Lesson Plan: Tracking History Through Timelines
Use the accompanying assessment to determine your class's prior knowledge on Martin Luther King, Jr. before beginning a lesson plan on the famous civil rights movement leader. The resource has young historians thinking about life for...
Curated OER
Technology: The Digital Classroom
Young scholars discover how to integrate file management systems on Web servers into the classroom. In addition to maintaining digital portfolios, they develop various Internet functions such as authoring directly onto an Internet domain.
Krzysztof Haft-Szatynski
Move the Turtle
Turtles are not known to be speedy movers, but have you ever tried to get them to move in a specific direction? How about getting them to move in a perfect circle? With this app, young computer programmers have to be on their toes to...
Curated OER
Creating Slide Shows and Related Teaching Materials
Everything you need to know on creating a PowerPoint is provided here From how to build the presentation, to adding "bells and whistles," and printing handouts from a PowerPoint, is the focus of the lesson.
Curated OER
Fitness plan: number 3
Students monitor their fitness levels for six weeks of their P.E. course through the use of an Excel spreadsheet. They also research the obesity epidemic among youth in the U.S. today, presenting their findings to the class. This...
National Wildlife Federation
Get Your Techno On
Desert regions are hotter for multiple reasons; the lack of vegetation causes the sun's heat to go straight into the surface and the lack of moisture means none of the heat is being transferred into evaporation. This concept, and other...
New York City Department of Education
Egypt
This six-week unit encompasses all subjects with a focus study on world history and the development of ancient civilizations. As gifted and talented students dive into the interesting yet challenging topic of Egypt, they think critically...
Curated OER
The Geometry of Circles
Students review the parts of a circle, calculate the circumference and area of a circle, and create student-made tests on the geometry of circles using educational software.
Curated OER
Beginning Graphs in MS Excel
Learners practice creating graphs in Microsoft Excel. In this technology instructional activity, students conduct a random survey and collect data. Learners use the Microsoft Excel program to create a bar graph of the data.
Curated OER
What are the Kinds of Triangles?
Fifth graders classify triangles. In this triangle lesson, 5th graders learn about the characteristics that make up a triangle. They are instructed through video, PowerPoint slides, and teacher-led demonstrations.
Curated OER
Designing a Web Page
Students utilize educational software to create their own websites. In this web design lesson, students collaborate in groups to create web page designs based on workers and figures from their community. Students research other website...
Curated OER
Today is Monday - Calendar Math
Students practice memorizing the seven days of the week and keeping them in order. In this calendar instructional activity, students read aloud the book Today is Monday by Eric Carle, and create their own calendar style book using...
Curated OER
Let's Get Organized
Sixth graders identify table and each of its parts, including cell, column, row, header, and formula bar. Students then explain how tables are used to store and organize information in database, organize and categorize information...
Curated OER
Name That Sound
Students begin to demonstrate beginning reading strategies. For this technology lesson plan, students match the correct beginning letter and letter sound to a variety of pictures created in a "Kid Pix" template.
Curated OER
The ABC'S of Anything
Pupils practice using reference and other materials to identify and define related to a selected topic. They practice keyboarding skills while preparing definitions and senteces. Students participate in the use of FIRN to send and...
Curated OER
READ 180 Routine Assessment
Students complete assessments to determine strengths and weaknesses in their reading and writing skills. They use an educational software package to complete a computerized assessment. Afterward, they write a narrative about a memory in...
Curated OER
Computer Terminology
Students review the history of computer technology and how much it has changed over time. In groups, they examine the different looks of technology from the past to today and are introduced to computer terminology. Individually, they...
Curated OER
Keyboarding Composition
Pupils practice their keyboarding skills by responding with complete sentences to 10 questions. After spell checking, class members print their list of answers. Whether you decide to give each learner a printed copy of your questions or...
Curated OER
Keyboarding - Let's Play Hangman!
Class members divide into teams and compete in a game of keyboarding "Hangman". In this version, instead of calling out letters, the teams call out the finger and row of the letter's location. Consider the maturity of your pupils before...
Curated OER
Keyboarding - Alternate Activities to Keep it Fun!
Need access to engaging keyboarding activities? Use the links in this resource to connect to a variety of activities designed to improve technique and accuracy. Learners play games, critique each other's techniques and perform basic...
National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network
What’s the Smallest Thing You Know?
Elementary learners listen to a story, then sort objects from largest to smallest at six different stations around the classroom. Adaptable for a large range of age and ability groups.
Education World
Labor Day
What is Labor Day, and why do we celebrate it? Find out using an online scavenger hunt in which pupils search one website to locate information and answer a series of five short-answer questions.