Activity
Scholastic

Collaborative Year-End Projects

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Coming up with a menu of engaging year-end projects can be a challenge. Never fear, help is here with an article that suggests eight projects sure to capture the interest of learners of all ages.
Handout
Charleston School District

Solving Equations with the Distributive Property

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
Now there are parentheses in these equations? As the lessons continue in this series, equations get progressively more complex. Eighth graders solve equations by applying the distributive property before using inverse operations. 
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Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

Growing Up With A Mission

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
New Horizons began its journey to Pluto in 2006. Ten years later, it continues its mission. In that time, scholars have surely grown, but how much more will they grow by the time New Horizons reaches its destination? Find out with an...
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EngageNY

Equivalent Rational Expressions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Rational expressions are just fancy fractions! Pupils apply fractions concepts to rational expressions. They find equivalent expressions by simplifying rational expressions using factoring. They include limits to the domain of the...
Assessment
Inside Mathematics

Magic Squares

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Prompt scholars to complete a magic square using only variables. Then they can attempt to solve a numerical magic square using algebra. 
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Virginia Department of Education

The Cycles of Nature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Encourage peer collaboration and assist with the creation of visual aids to identify carbon, water, and nitrogen cycles as your class learns more about nature. They discuss relative information, create a visual aid...
Unit Plan
Beyond Benign

Got Gas

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How much gas does it take to drive around town? The class uses a variety of mathematical procedures to take a look at the use of gas for transportation. Class members use a different unit to determine the cost of driving a car as opposed...
Activity
DiscoverE

My Friend Robot

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Can you do better than a robot? Teams write instructions for a hypothetical robot to build a structure. They test their instructions by acting them out to see if they produce the desired structure.
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Teacher Created Materials

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Bring Julius Caesar to life with a reader's theatre approach that engages the entire class. The opening exercises model the importance of reading with expression while choral reading exercises permit class members to practice their...
Worksheet
Central Bucks School District

Making Generalizations

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Being able to recognize patterns, craft generalizations, and draw conclusions based on information in a text passage are essential critical thinking skills. Encourage learners to hone these skills with a learning exercise that asks them...
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WakeGOV

Plastic Sight Words

For Students K - 2nd Standards
Plastic math? Have young learners count and name the number of plastic items in their centers. Kindergartners match sight word cards to the number of plastics in a given group, while learning that plastics come in all different shapes,...
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Teaching American History

Interpretation of the Declaration of Independence

For Students 7th Standards
Ready to interpret the Declaration of Independence and understand its meaning? The resource divides scholars into pairs, where they work as a team to match translations with excerpts from the declaration. The class then engages in...
Lesson Plan
Curriculum Development Institute

Factors for Economic Integration in Western Europe since 1945

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
While the European Union has been a part of economic landscape for decades, it grew out of a period of economic integration after World War II. Using a round table method, class members analyze and discuss the events leading up to the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fractions and Decimals

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this fractions and decimals worksheet, students convert 6 fractions into decimals. Students work out their answers in the spaces provided.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Estimate High and Low: Compatible Numbers

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this estimation learning exercise, students read about compatible numbers and complete a chart, estimating quotients and determining if estimations were "over or under." Students then answer questions related to the chart.
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Curated OER

Parts of a Whole

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners gain an better understanding of how to figure out parts of a whole.
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Curated OER

Anatomy and Physiology

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the male sexual anatomy. Each part is discussed in detail with lecture from the teacher. The topic of circumcision is also covered and it helps to promote cultural diversity. The internal functions of the penis...
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Curated OER

Active and Passive Voice: Finding Examples Online

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Incorporate technological fluency with a search for examples of active and passive voice in online resources. Discuss how use of active or passive voice influences mood or tone and contributes to author's purpose. List of...
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Curated OER

Education Research Search

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners research post-World War II educational development and policy in the United Kingdom. In groups, they develop pro and con arguments about grammar, secondary modern, comprehensive, and independent schools. Collaborative work...
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Curated OER

What's The Story?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Teams of learners integrate reading, writing, math, social studies, and science in this simple, yet effective lesson. They work in groups in order to solve a ten-step problem which requires internet research, the use of a calculator, and...
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Curated OER

Introduction to the Concept of Probability

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Middle and high schoolers have a clarified definition of probability, they explore about outcomes in probability and how to calculate experimental probability. They use computers to learn about probability.
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Curated OER

Introduction to Bacteria

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Beginning biologists survey several websites to learn about the types, structure, motility, feeding habits, and reproductive methods of bacteria. All websites are linked to the lesson plan, so you can have individuals access it and click...
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Curated OER

Reading, Writing, and Math in Daily Living

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners use reading, math, and writing skills to complete this activity in which they make chocolate chip cookies. This instructional activity seeks to tie real-life skills to classroom learning to make curriculum more meaningful. While...
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Curated OER

Plants, Ecology, Seed Planting

For Teachers 1st
First graders use senses to examine objective or events, then gather and interpret data with instruments. They design invention to support or refute hypothesis, then generate, record, and organize data. They improve environmental...

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