Lesson Plan
Curated OER

21st Century Medicine: Nerves of Steel

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars model a sarcomere's action, they gain a kinesthetic and visual understanding of muscle contraction. They use this exercise stimulates the production of myosin and actin. Students use two colors of clay, make a "sandwich"...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Animals in Action

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students role play the movements that animals make to discover the importance of exercise in staying healthy and having energy. They mimic the hopping of kangaroos and the balancing of flamingos as they watch the animals perform these...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Invertebrate Vocabulary-- Marine Invertebrate Match

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this science worksheet, learners study 12 vocabulary words which pertain to marine invertebrates. Students read the definitions which include pronunciation, part of speech and meaning of the name. Learners then look at 16 organisms...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Collocations--Verbs

For Students 4th - 5th
In this collocations learning exercise, students choose from a list of twelve adverbs or adverbial phrases to complete twelve sentences grammatically correct.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Addition with Regrouping

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this regrouping in addition worksheet, students use the table for the 'Threatened and Endangered Animals' and their numbers to solve the addition problems that utilize regrouping.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Puppetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore puppetry. In this puppetry lesson plan, students research the history and culture of puppets. Student begin to understand that art work has special characteristics. Students create their own marionette puppet.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Recycling Blackout Worksheet

For Students 6th - 7th
In this recycling vocabulary worksheet, learners read 15 clues that include both a definition and word puzzle. Students must decide what recycling word the definition and puzzle describes and write the word on the line provided. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mr. Gallon

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate measurement conversions using a visual demonstration.  In this mathematics conversions lesson plan, students create an image of a plastic gallon jug using a paint software program.  Students utilize the jug...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pond-life Safari

For Teachers K
Students determine the living and non-living parts of pond life. In this pond life lesson, students examine the plants, animals, and insects that live in ponds. They look through a variety of print media, cut out pictures, and arrange...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What is the Evidence for Evolution?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify one object that would tell the story of their lives. In groups, they determine what can and cannot be told from objects left behind. After watching a video, they compare and contrast chicken bones to human bones. To...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Adopt-An-Insect III

For Students 7th - 9th
In this biology worksheet, students search through the links provided on insects to identify the order to which each insect belongs. Then they write the characteristics that distinguish insects from other arthropods. Students also select...
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Top 10 Aerospace Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 8th
You can use these exciting aerospace lesson plans to supplement nearly any unit in your science curriculum.
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Studying Entomology

For Teachers 4th - 8th
You can use these ideas to discuss entomology in your classroom.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Structure and Function of Vertebrates - Reading/Notetaking Guide - Amphibians

For Students 6th - 9th
A variety of questions are presented on the amazing amphibian. Life science intellectuals complete a life cycle diagram, describe characteristics and behaviors, and fill in a metamorphosis flowchart. Content level is geared toward middle...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Help the Duck Find Her Babies

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students study the basic need for animals to attract mates and reproduce young.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Biodiversity

For Students 7th - 9th
In this biodiversity activity, students sort and classify animals by their observable features using a dichotomous key. Students then respond to questions about complete and incomplete metamorphosis.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Build-A-Horseshoe Crab

For Teachers K - 6th
Students discover many facts about horseshoe crabs. Students identify the main body parts of horseshoe crab. They explore the habits of the horseshoe crab and their importances to the ecosystem. Adaptations for younger students are...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigating Crickets and Their Body Parts

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the body of a cricket. In this biology lesson students use tools to gain information about the insect the cricket. Students observe and identify features and describe how these features help the cricket live in...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Syllables

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this syllables worksheet, students fill in the chart with yes or no after they read the clues about syllables. Students complete 16 sections in the chart.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fascinating Footprints

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this footprints worksheet, students compare dinosaur prints and human prints. Students compare and draw different prints by answering 7 questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Physical Education - Gallop

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice galloping. For this gross motor skills lesson, students review how to jump and hop using a jump-rope and hopscotch. The teacher shows the steps to gallop and they hold a noodle and pretend as if they are riding a...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Second Grade Math Problem Solving

For Students 2nd
In this second grade math problem solving worksheet, 2nd graders draw pictures to solve three addition and subtraction problems.
Interactive
Curated OER

Look, Read, and Answer (Animals A-C)

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this animals learning exercise, students read names of animals, look at their pictures, and then answer multiple choice questions about them. Students complete 10 questions total.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Monterey Bay Aquarium: One-Two-Three

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting activity, students examine pictures of animals that live in the Monterey Bay Aquarium. They describe the animals by telling how many of a specified characteristic they have. Example: A sea otter has one tail.