NASA
Keeping Nine Eyes on the Weather
Take a look at climate change from another angle. Readers learn about the MISR instrument on the Terra satellite and how it studies Earth. Pupils experience how the multiple cameras give scientists multiple views so they can better study...
Read Works
The What and Who of Elections
As citizens living in the United States, it is our civil duty to vote. But how does the voting process work? After reading a five-paragraph passage on the basics of elections and voting, young constituents respond to 10 questions...
Curated OER
How to Celebrate Kwanzaa on Your Campus
An article details everything you need to know about celebrating Kwanzaa at your school. An opening-day ceremony starts the seven-day holiday celebration followed a daily routine that includes a greeting, candle lighting, reciting an...
PBS
Tiger of the Snows: Tenzing Norgay
Tenzing Norgay, the Sherpa man who made history when he reached the summit of Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary, is the focus of an informative article. Class members read about Norgay's perspective on the way up the mountain, the...
NASA
Packing for a L-o-o-o-ng Trip to Mars
Pack just enough to fit. Crews determine what personal items to take with them on a trip to Mars. Each team must decide what to take with them on a two-and-a-half year trip to Mars and whether their items will fit within the allotted...
NASA
Taking Apart the Light
Break down light into spectra. Scholars learn how atoms emit and absorb photons and come to understand how this process allows scientists to identify different atoms based on either absorption lines or emission lines. Learners then...
NASA
From Smoke Signals to Cell Phones: Tracing How Technologies Evolve
Explore the science of space exploration. Pupils consider technological advances in propulsion, communication, power, navigation, and imaging. They select one of these areas and create a timeline of historical progress that contributed...
College Board
Seeing Is Believing
Students read about AP calculus online. In this calculus lesson, students learn real life usage for calculus. They read about instructors and their experience teaching and incorporating calculus into the real world.
College Board
Why We Use Theorem In Calculus
Young scholars read an article to explain the reasoning behind theorems. In this calculus lesson, students understand the underlying principles of theorems and how it helps them make sense of the problems. They know why they do what they...
Understood For All
Understood: 4 Parts of a Conversation:how to Help Kids With Social Skills Issues
Navigating a conversation can be difficult for kids with social skills issues. Here's a look at the four parts of a conversation, the skills involved, and how to help your child navigate each one.
Other
Nhs: Sense Able Ideas: Activities to Improve Oral Motor Skills
This booklet is to give you ideas and activities to help support your child / young person to improve the awareness and co-ordination of their oral motor skills.
PBS
Pbs: A Conversation With Koko
From the site: "It was supposed to be a short-term research project. Instead, it became a lifetime of learning. Along the way, people learned to see gorillas in a whole new light. 'A Conversation with Koko' tells the remarkable story of...
Understood For All
Understood.org: How to Teach Your Grade Schooler Organization Skills
Many kids struggle with basic organization and time management. You may need to work with your grade-schooler on these skills. Here are seven ways to teach your child organization.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Intro to Biology: Preparing to Study Biology
This article list some fundamental topics for students to review over before studying biology.
Other
21st Century Skills: Will Our Students Be Prepared?
This article discusses the importance of 21st century skills and the need for students to be fully prepared as they enter the workforce.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Studying Abroad
Moving away from home after high school can be intimidating. Some choose to move much further than a few miles though. Choosing to live and study abroad can be a life-changing experience. Learn more about the process and the...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Much Ado About Nothing, William Shakespeare Study Mtl [Pdf]
This is a five-page PDF of study materials from Bob Jones University for Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing. It includes information about the title and date, couples in the play, duties of the night watch, and Shakespeare's...
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Sam Houston: A Study of Leadership [Pdf]
Article and learning activity on Sam Houston. Includes questions for discussion and small group activity.
Other
Six Minutes: Speech Analysis #1: How to Study and Critique a Speech
Dlugen presents a detailed collection of tips to observe when critiquing others' speeches. This skill is critical in improving individual presentation abilities. SL.9-10.3 Eval Presentation. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.3, SL.9-10.3 Eval...
Other
Encourage Play: Two Fun Ways to Practice Conversation Skills
Listening and responding on topic during a conversation is a skill our kids need to practice and learn. Here are two fun ways to practice this skill. You can do these activities with groups of kids, or pairs of kids. If you are working...
Scholastic
Scholastic Instructor: Building Research Skills 2 3
Check out this site to learn more about building research skills for grades 2-3. This site offers suggestions for activities that will sharpen your abilities.
Other
Nielsen Norman Group: Low Literacy Users: Writing for a Broad Consumer Audience
An article describing what lower-literacy is and the characteristics and differences between them and higher-literacy users. There is also a section on improving usability for lower-literacy users especially pertaining to the internet.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Building Research Skills, Grades 4 8
Students in Grades 4 through 8 will benefit from these research skills activities. This resource provides several learning activities and tips. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.7 Conduct short research projects
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Content Area Literacy: Mathematics
Of all the academic disciplines taught in middle and high school, the one we least expect to entail reading extended texts is in mathematics, but math texts present special literacy problems and challenges for young readers.
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