Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Selfless Service and The Giving Tree - Building Ethical Conscience

For Teachers 5th
Upper elementary schoolers investigate philanthropy and selflessness by reading a children's book. In this ethics lesson, they read The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, and research Mahatma Gandhi's troublesome, yet inspiring, life....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Negative Imperatives and Idioms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify negative imperatives in sentences. They practice using positive and negative imperatives in their written and spoken dialogue. They complete a worksheet to end the lesson.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What About Fighting?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What are the positive and negative consequences of violence? Elementary and middle schoolers discuss how some see violence as the answer to resolving conflicts. They identify the positive and negative aspects to using violence, and ask...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Extreme Elevations

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use highest and lowest points of land elevation around the world to find the differences. Sea level is zero, so students be operating with positive and negative numbers. After students find the information on the...
Lab Resource
Creative Chemistry

Common Ions and Formulae of Ionic Compounds

For Students 9th - 12th
This is not a worksheet per se but a reference sheet for your chemistry class. It lists cations and anions, their chemical symbols, and their net charges. Also included is a thorough explanation of combining these ions to form ionic...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Powers of Ten

For Teachers 7th Standards
Investigate negative exponents of-ten. Pupils use the pattern of increasing powers of 10 to determine negative powers of 10. The scholars write the powers in expanded and product forms and make the connection to exponents using a...
Lesson Plan
Missouri Department of Elementary

Lean Mean Coping Machine!

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders are asked to choose and rank five scenarios from a list of ten that are most important to them. After explaining the reasons for the choices, they then identify the coping skills they used to make their decisions.
Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Lions, Tigers, and Slugs? Oh, My!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Explore the power of words with your class by analyzing the connotations of fictitious sports team names. Learners discuss team names and the mental images they convey. They create logos to illustrate the meanings and...
Lesson Plan
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Teach Engineering

Coordinates and the Cartesian Plane

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
The plot thickens to get a functional understanding. After a short review of plotting points on the coordinate plane, class members learn the difference between functions and relations in the second lesson plan in a series of nine....
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Transcription of DNA to RNA: Making mRNA

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Transcription means a written copy but how can DNA write a message? The video explains transcription and translation as they relate to DNA and RNA. Then in the interactive, scholars practice base pairing and answer analysis...
Lesson Plan
Willow Tree

Solving Equations and Inequalities with Absolute Value

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
The concept of absolute value can be difficult for learners to grasp. Reinforce their understanding of a basic absolute value expression and connect it to solving equations and inequalities. Scholars write two equations/inequalities to...
Lesson Plan
Earth Day Network

Healthy Earth, Sick Earth

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Earth is sick and needs our help! Read the children's book Planet Earth Gets Well to explain the various problems facing the planet, discussing what young conservationists can do to heal the planet along the way. A great Earth...
Unit Plan
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Google

Be Internet Awesome

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Teach the qualities of a digitally smart citizen with a set of lesson plans created by Google. Along with creating strong passwords, learners explore how to protect their privacy, when to stand up for others against cyberbullying,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Integers and Fractions

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students perform operations using positive and negative numbers as well as operations with fractions in various forms. They identify common decimals and their fraction equivalents while converting fractions to decimal form.
Worksheet
Curated OER

ESL Grammar: Have to/Don't Have to

For Students 4th - 5th
In these English Language grammar worksheets, students complete several exercises that help them learn to write the positive or negative form of 'have to.' Students write sentences use 'have to' or 'don't have to' depending on the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Addition and Subtraction of Signed Numbers

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the concept of adding and subtracting using positive and negative numbers. In this addition and subtraction of signed numbers lesson, students use pennies to represent positive and negative numbers. Students deposit and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Integers - Objects Model

For Students 6th - 7th
Sixth and seventh graders solve 19 various types of problems related to integers as objects models. They write an integer that corresponds to each letter on a number line and then, arrange the integers from least to greatest. Pupils also...
Lesson Plan
Dick Blick Art Materials

Deconstructed Books

For Teachers K - 12th
Scissors, glue, and an old book. Punches, crimpers, and rulers. Kids gather their tools and get set to create relief sculptures by deconstructing books.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Grammar Practice: Have and Has Negative and Positive Form

For Students 2nd
In this have and has worksheet, 2nd graders complete 3 activities that help them learn to use have and has in both the positive and negative form.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nature Rules In The Great Flood of 1993

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine the event of the Great Flood of 1993. Using the internet, they research the economic, social and ecological changes that impacted the area. They conduct a town meeting in which they debate the positives and negatives of...
Lesson Plan
Incredible Art

Micrography Self-Portraits

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Words. Words. Words. Class members create micrography self-portraits combining a high contrast portrait photo with words that express themselves. Complete directions for the project, student samples, along with links to professional...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Subtracting Integers: Math, Physical Education, Dancing, Negative Numbers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils demonstrate their understanding of positive and negative integers by adding and subtracting. More importantly, students explain why a negative number, subtracted from a negative number, changes the operation.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

English in Mind Unit 12 Grammar Practice

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this grammar worksheet, students practice using the present perfect continuous form of verbs, turning positive sentences negative, and using how long in a sentence. Students answer thirty one fill in the blank questions.
Worksheet
Math-U-See

Extra Practice

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
From exponents to slope-intercept form, an array of extra practice exercises will reinforce necessary skills for your middle and high schoolers. The worksheets include practice with order of operations, graphing equations, scientific...