Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Message in a Bottle

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders write a short story about being stranded on a deserted island. After a brief geography review of locations at various latitudes and longitudes, 6th graders draft their story about being stranded. They use sensory and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How is heat transferred through conduction?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders observe different types of conductors. They answer orally about the conduction of heat energy with 100% accuracy. Students investigate some materials that conduct heat much better than others, and poor conductors can...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stone Fox Plot Frame

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders recall the major plot points of a chapter book. After reading the chapter book "Stone Fox," they students describe the plot framework through use of a worksheet. Students are then divided into group to act out selected...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Human Body Systems - Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify the following organ systems in the human body and state their functions: muscular, skeletal, circulatory, respiratory, digestive.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Effects of chemical use in Agriculture

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students research environmental data to create a bar graph. In this agricultural ecology instructional activity, students research the pros and cons of chemical use in farming. Students debate on passing a law to reduce chemical use.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Do You Know About the Birds Around You?

For Teachers K
Students compare and contrast various species of birds. After participating in a brief discussion of the characteristics of birds, they view birds in their natural habitat and in pictures with a focus on the similarities and differences...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Thanksgving Poem

For Teachers 1st
First graders read a Thanksgiving poem to build reading comprehension skills. They develop the skill of using context clues while explaining the meaning of each line of the poem. The assessment is done as the teacher listens to poems...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Understanding Bernoulli's Principle

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explain why we fly. In this space science lesson, 5th graders discuss Bernoulli's prinicple and its relation to flight.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sacagawea And the Lemhi Shoshoni: Contribution To the Lewis And Clark Expedition

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students dentify the period of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the life of Sacagawea on a timeline that demonstrates the chronology of important events in American History.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Energy Concepts - Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students state the different forms of energy; and observe the effects of energy changing from one form to another (other forms) in electrical appliances.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Add'm and Eve in the Garden

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research and design five different shaped raised beds for the school garden. In small groups, they conduct Internet research, measure and create a cost analysis for the construction and design, and submit their plans to the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Alike and Different

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to a book about how farms feed the world. They discuss elements of rural life. They listen to a story about the suburbs and discuss elements specific to a suburban community. They listen to a story about city...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where Am I?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to a Japanese folk tale called "The Traveling Frogs". They role play the story using puppets or costumes. They locate Japan on a map and discuss several geography topics. They independently write about ways they...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson 8-The Changing Environment: Good or Bad?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, after listening to "A River Ran Wild," explore all the ways the natural environment has changed and how it affects the community and the people who reside within it. They collect data by interviewing a community member,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

From Future Flight to Past Flight

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students complete a set of CD-ROM's to introduce them to the flight program at NASA. In groups, they research a topic related to flight and put their information on a CD-ROM. To end the lesson, they share their material with other...
Unit Plan
Curated OER

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students study the American sport and history of baseball. In this baseball lesson, students complete three levels of units to learn about baseball.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Weather "Why"

For Teachers K
Students research weather and explore how to use their research information. In this weather information instructional activity, students visit a given website for weather forecasts. Students graph the weather, sing weather songs and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Translating African Masks

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students identify traits of African masks. In this multicultural art activity, students view online examples of African masks and discuss the characteristics of the masks. Students create an original 2-D version of the African mask by...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Properties of Air

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in a demonstration lesson using bubbles in which they determine that air fills the bubbles. Next, they work in small groups as they they experiment with the properties of air at separate work stations. After...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The 3 Little Pigs

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create new endings to The Three Little Pigs. They read and discuss The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and compare it to the original version. After comparing the two versions, they write a friendly letter to the wolf...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I'm Thankful For...

For Teachers 1st
First graders engage in a lesson plan that demonstrates the character trait of thankfulness. The teacher enthusiastically shares something to be thankful for with the class. Then they spend the time to draw an idea of something to be...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The No Thanksgiving Read Aloud

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate a story with the theme of The Thanksgiving holiday. The teacher reads the story to the class. The story is meant to help students to think of things they are thankful for. Students share the ideas in either...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Neuron Anatomy Comparison

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a scale model of a motor neuron that is two hundred times larger than the actual neuron. They identify the structures of a neuron and observe neurons under the microscope then use a worksheet to convert actual sizes into...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cell Reviews

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students draw cells, make a cell, and list organelles in plant and animal cells. In this cells lesson plan, students create edible cells.

Other popular searches