Worksheet
Curated OER

Cartoons for the Classroom: Distracted Drivers

For Students 9th - 12th
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...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Driving Safety and Distractions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students 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 legislation and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Cartoons for the Classroom: Drawing a Bead on Distracted Drivers

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, learners analyze a political cartoon about distracted driving and respond to 3 talking point questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Safe Driving

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the implications of teen driving. In this personal health lesson plan, students research and discuss impaired driving, seat belt usage, speeding, and distracted driving. Students then create public awareness marketing...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Driving Safety and Distractions

For Teachers 6th - 12th
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.
PPT
Pearson

Will for the Future; Future Time Markers

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
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.
Interactive
Curated OER

Present in Context: Identifying present tense verbs

For Students 3rd - 6th
in this present tense verbs worksheet, students choose the correct present tense verb from the highlighted words. Students complete 9 problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Street Safety

For Teachers Pre-K - K
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...
Worksheet
Chomp Chomp

Word Choice - Exercise 12: To, Too, and Two

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
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.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

He Came Out Of Nowhere!

For Teachers 8th - 10th
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...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Brain Anatomy

For Teachers 10th - 12th
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.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading Comprehension: "CW the Robot"

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage titled, "CW The Robot," then complete 12 short answer comprehension questions. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Presentations 'How To 10 Steps - WordPerfect (IT)

For Teachers 10th - 12th
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...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Safety

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

JetBlue Soars on CEO's Creativity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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....
Website
Other

Stop the Texts. Stop the Wrecks: Texting and Driving Prevention

For Students 9th - 10th
Find facts about the dangers of texting and driving, videos, and tips to avoid this form of distracted driving.
Unit Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Toyota: Teen Drive 365: Prepare for the Road Ahead

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides several interactive lessons and activities related to safe driving practices.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Issues: Texting While Driving

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Activity
PBS

Pbs Kids: Hmg: Fetch: "Eyes on the Road" Driving Game

For Students K - 1st
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.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Driven to Distraction

For Teachers 6th
[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.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Do Distractions Affect Driving Video Game Scores?

For Students 3rd - 8th
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...
Lesson Plan
PE Central

Pe Central: Health Lesson Ideas: Receiving a Dwt: Driving While Texting

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
Website
Next Vista for Learning

Next Vista for Learning: Texting and Driving: Is It Really Worth It?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how texting and driving can be dangerous. Get a simple tip to allow you be a safe driver! [1:46]
Website
Other

State Farm Insurance: Teen Driver Safety Website

For Students 9th - 10th
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...