Hi, what do you want to do?
Curated OER
Cartoons for the Classroom: Distracted Drivers
How do your students feel about texting while driving? Two political cartoons display the issue using humor, and background information gives a more serious coverage of the dangers and legislation involved. Three talking points drive...
Curated OER
Driving Safety and Distractions
High schoolers research process necessary to add local or state law limiting such driving distractions as cell phones or other technological devices, interview city leaders or legislators, research areas that already have such...
Curated OER
Cartoons for the Classroom: Drawing a Bead on Distracted Drivers
In this current events worksheet, learners analyze a political cartoon about distracted driving and respond to 3 talking point questions.
Curated OER
Safe Driving
Students explore the implications of teen driving. In this personal health instructional activity, students research and discuss impaired driving, seat belt usage, speeding, and distracted driving. Students then create public awareness...
Curated OER
Driving Safety and Distractions
Students perform research about the problem of distractions caused by technology. The importance of the problem is formulated after the research is done. Students write an article based upon answering the problem.
Pearson
Will for the Future; Future Time Markers
What will happen in the future? No one knows, but everyone can guess with the future tense! Young grammarians practice future time markers with a helpful presentation that focuses on air travel to space.
Curated OER
Present in Context: Identifying present tense verbs
in this present tense verbs worksheet, students choose the correct present tense verb from the highlighted words. Students complete 9 problems.
Curated OER
Street Safety
Students explore fire safety rules through a variety of teacher-led activities. In this safety lesson, students choose appropriate felt board pieces as they listen to My Car by Byron Barton. Seat belt and car seat safety, as well as...
Chomp Chomp
Word Choice - Exercise 12: To, Too, and Two
A twenty-question worksheet provides practice using the commonly confused to, too, and two. Meet Common Core standards with the help of this resource in your fourth grade classroom. Use as homework or an assessment.
Curated OER
He Came Out Of Nowhere!
Students calculate the traveled speed and distance of a robot. In this geometry lesson, students use the distance formula to manipulate and use to solve for the required variable. They calculate answers where two variables are...
Curated OER
Brain Anatomy
Learners explore the brain. In this brain anatomy lesson, students explore the brain, identify the parts and neurons. They identify nerve pathways involved in daily activities.
Curated OER
Reading Comprehension: "CW the Robot"
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage titled, "CW The Robot," then complete 12 short answer comprehension questions.
Curated OER
Presentations 'How To 10 Steps - WordPerfect (IT)
Students create a 10-Step slide show describing "How To" make or assemble something. They explore the relationship and impact of information technology and digital media in the business arena. They plan, design, and organize a...
Curated OER
Safety
Students investigate the concept of voltage and electricity. They differentiate between an insulator and a conductor in the context of using electrical safety with the help of a doll house. Then students pretend the doll lives in a real...
Curated OER
JetBlue Soars on CEO's Creativity
Students explore the concept of entrepreneurship. In this entrepreneurship instructional activity, students read an article about how the CEO of JetBlue has become successful. Students discuss how ADHD has helped the CEO of JetBlue....
Other
Stop the Texts. Stop the Wrecks: Texting and Driving Prevention
Find facts about the dangers of texting and driving, videos, and tips to avoid this form of distracted driving.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Toyota: Teen Drive 365: Prepare for the Road Ahead
This resource provides several interactive lessons and activities related to safe driving practices.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Issues: Texting While Driving
This lesson focuses on the issue of texting while driving; it features links to articles and a video about the dangers of texting and other distractions while driving and a teen survey with their attitudes on the subject. Students read...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Hmg: Fetch: "Eyes on the Road" Driving Game
Help Glen keep Ruffy from being distracted while driving by putting all of the distractions in Glen's thought cloud and the things having to do with driving in Ruffy's thought cloud.
Read Works
Read Works: Driven to Distraction
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the dangers of texting while driving. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Do Distractions Affect Driving Video Game Scores?
In this science fair project, you will investigate how distractions affect your focus on a task, such as driving, by looking at how gaming scores are affected as you're talking on a cell phone or having a conversation with a friend. For...
PE Central
Pe Central: Health Lesson Ideas: Receiving a Dwt: Driving While Texting
A lesson plan from PE Central that is essential for teen-agers. Let young scholars experience in a safe way how dangerous it is to text and drive. The lesson plan is well-laid out and not difficult to set up, but can really pack a punch.
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: Texting and Driving: Is It Really Worth It?
Learn how texting and driving can be dangerous. Get a simple tip to allow you be a safe driver! [1:46]
Other
State Farm Insurance: Teen Driver Safety Website
Information and advice for teen drivers, especially with regard to problem behaviors-texting, drinking, aggressive driving, distracted driving-and the laws that regulate automobile safety, such as seat belt requirements, cell phone use...