Lesson Plan
Earth Day Network

The Neolithic Revolution

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
With the abundance of food products we can easily access in our society today, it is easy to forget the toll this can take on our global environment. Young learners will discover how the transition to agriculture and domesticated living...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Alternative Practices of Agriculture

For Students 6th - 8th
In this agriculture activity, students read the pages related to the discovery and practice of alternative ways of producing new crops. Then the graphic organizer is filled out for each idea.
Organizer
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The United States and Canada: Climate and Vegetation

For Students 7th - 10th
Display U.S. and Canadian climate and vegetation through this text-companion instructional activity. Learners read about the geography of these regions, take notes, and answer 3 comprehension questions as they read the selection. A...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Cloning

For Students 9th - 12th
In this cloning learning exercise, students will read a paragraph about how cloning has been a benefit to medicine and agriculture. Students will underline the main idea in the paragraph and write down three supporting details. Then...
Organizer
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The Emerging Political Spectrum

For Students 8th - 12th
For this political perspectives worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer that requires them to put the listed terms, that describe Republicans, Liberals, and Conservatives from 1815-1848, in the appropriate places.
Worksheet
Garden of Praise

George Washington Carver Test

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
This is a standard multiple-choice assessment on the life and ideas of George Washington Carver. It includes 20 questions on topics covering information about his birth and education, major career moves, teaching principles, ethics, etc.
Assessment
Balanced Assessment

County Concerns

For Students 6th - 8th
Apply area concepts to help farmers and settle county disputes. Scholars use a given diagram and information about an insecticide spraying campaign to determine the monetary benefit to farmers. They then decide which of two counties has...
Worksheet
Curated OER

World Food Day

For Students 5th - 10th
In this World Food Day learning exercise, students complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, asking...
Handout
National Institute of Open Schooling

Air Pollution

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Seventy percent of the air pollution in China is due to car exhaust. Under the umbrella of environmental chemistry, learners extensively explore air pollution. From the makeup of our atmosphere to sources of major air pollutants, classes...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Soil Porosity, Moisture Content, pH, and Density

For Students 9th - 12th
This lab activity does not have to be done with AP environmental scientists. It can also be done with middle to high school earth scientists. The procedures aren't complex. Learners determine the density of dry and wet sand in order to...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Human Impact Starts with?

For Students 7th - 12th
What kind of effects do humans have on their environment? Review key anthropogenic vocabulary with a fill-in-the-blank handout. You may wish to use this as an ongoing glossary, review before a test, or even create a crossword puzzle or...
Lesson Plan
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My Pyramid

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this food pyramid worksheet, students read about the servings recommended for food group and tips about staying healthy. Students can also write their food choices for a day. The worksheet also includes a letter to the family and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Layers of the Earth

For Students 4th - 5th
In this layer of the earth worksheet, students label and color each layer of the earth. Then students are asked to describe each layer below.
Worksheet
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this seasons worksheet, learners cut out the picture cards at the bottom of the page, sort the pictures and paste them with the matching season.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Life Cycle of a Butterfly

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this worksheet on the life cycle of the butterfly, learners look at 4 pictures representing the life cycle stages, and choose words from a word box that match each picture. Students then number the pictures in the correct order of...
Interactive
Curated OER

English Exercises: Reading Exercises - Snakebite Initiative

For Students Pre-K - 6th
In this reading comprehension interactive worksheet, students read a news article entitled, "The Global Snakebite Initiative Is Working to Improve Treatment for Victims." They answer 5 multiple choice questions based on the reading. They...
Interactive
Curated OER

Breaking News English

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL learning exercise, students read a news article about bird flu spreading to Europe. Students complete all or chose from 100 activities and exercises pertaining to the text. Included are vocabulary, grammar, comprehension and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: UN: Hunger Kills 6M Children a Year

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English instructional activity, students read "UN: Hunger Kills 6M Children a Year," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Interactive
Curated OER

Cold War

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive world history worksheet, students answer 21 matching questions regarding the Cold War. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Worksheet
Curated OER

DNA Technology

For Students 7th - 12th
In this DNA technology worksheet, students look at genetic engineering and how it has helped humans. Then students will read about the human genome and how DNA fingerprinting is used in crime scenes. This worksheet has 4 short answer...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cultural Diversity

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this cultural diversity worksheet, learners respond to 7 short answer questions and answer 14 fill in the blank questions regarding the components of culture.
Worksheet
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Recycling

For Students 9th - 12th
In this recycling instructional activity, students review what items can be recycled, what is made from recycled items, and how recycling conserves resources. This instructional activity has 5 word scramble, 10 short answer, and 5...
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Work Place Vocabulary

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
For this Language Arts activity, students discover the definitions to 15 vocabulary words related to the work place. The list of words includes boss and cafeteria.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Advanced Critical Reading: Colony Collapse

For Students 6th - 11th
In this critical reading activity, students read a passage about the collapse of bee colonies and then answer questions based on the reading.