Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Biodiversity Trust Games

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students make a tight shoulder-to-shoulder circle. They are asked to turn to his or her right. Students squeeze in tight, they are explained that on the count of three, everyone slowly sits down. Once they are successfully seated,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Family Life And Sexual Health

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners investigate the philosophy of health as outlined in the FLASH curriculum. They practice how to appreciate and respect themselves in respect to sexuality and overall wellness. There is also a section of the instructional activity...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chrononauts Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils are told that chronanauts is a fascinating, whimsical exploration of time travel, causality, and possibility covering many fascinating and significant events of the last century or so. They work in small groups to create a...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Pronoun Reference

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this pronoun worksheet, learners read the sentences and the underlined portion of each example. Students choose the answer the best corrects the error in pronoun reference.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Many Health Foods Saltier Than Big Macs

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Many Health Foods Saltier Than Big Macs," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Lesson Plan
Utah STEM Foundation

Utah Stem Action Center: There Ought to Be a Law

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers will engage in argument and collect and present evidence about air pollution solutions. Students will investigate currently proposed solutions and develop an argument to discuss the pros and cons of the solution.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Your Safety: Safety Smarts

For Students 3rd - 5th
Tip cards suitable for printing teach how kids can stay safe in different contexts, such as at home, on the Internet, and when doing sports. There is even a quiz kids can take on safety concepts. Submitting the completed quiz gives kids...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Herbert Hoover

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains a detailed biography on Herbert Hoover. From the left-hand toolbar, select information on his life before the presidency, campaigns and elections, domestic affairs, foreign affairs, and life after the presidency....
eBook
Buddha Dharma Education Association

Buddha Net: Dhammapada Instructions to Monks [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts from the Dhammapada, a collection of sayings attributed to the Buddha, which describe how a Buddhist monk ought to conduct himself.
Primary
Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Declaration of Independence

For Students 9th - 10th
On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee brought what came to be called the Lee Resolution before the Continental Congress. This resolution stated "these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states " Congress...
Article
Other

"Buying a School Library"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Canadian educator Donald Hamilton offers this refreshing look at school library budgets. This is not the nuts and bolts of your budget, but ideas about what ought to be at the heart of the budgeting process.
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US Food and Drug Administration

Fda: Influenza Virus Vaccine Safety & Availability

For Students 9th - 10th
The FDA provides a brief description of flu symptoms, an overview of the high-risk groups that ought to get yearly flu vaccines, and links to articles and statistics on flu vaccines from the year 2000 to now.
Lesson Plan
Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: Why Do We Need a Government?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
This lesson plan introduces young scholars to some of the basic ideas which were of great importance to the Founders. They used these ideas when they developed the American government. Students will learn why they thought a government...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Perimeter of an Oval

For Students 9th - 10th
What seemingly ought to be straghtforward is not always the case. Dr. Math, in reply to a class question, points this out when discussing how to find the perimeter of an ellipse. Some links to websites that help with the computation are...
Activity
English Page

Language Dynamics: Modal Verbs Exercise 3

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Practice your skills with modal verbs by filling in the blanks with the correct verb choice (might, must, should and could, ought to, have to) for these fifteen sentences.
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Other

The Poem Tree: X. J. Kennedy

For Students 6th - 8th
The Poem Tree, an anthology of metered poetry, provides a brief biographical note about Kennedy, and links to the text of some of his works.