Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Adapted to Fire

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore forest species' adaptations to fire by participating in a scavenger hunt and mapping a burned forest. Students create maps and explore how indigenous species adapted to living with fire.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Calorimetry

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students construct a calorimeter. In this calorimetry lesson, students solve problems associated with calorimetry by constructing a calorimeter with a pop can.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Colonization & Revolutionary War: Background to the Colonies

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the thirteen original colonies. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Biochar

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about biochar, a Native American soil treatment that may still have environmentally friendly benefits for agriculture today. A question sheet is available to help students build...