Skyscraper Museum
Designing a Skyscraper
Besides serving as awe-inspiring monuments of human achievement, skyscrapers are built to perform a wide range of functions in urban communities. The second lesson in this series begins by exploring the history of the Empire State...
Santa Ana Unified School District
The Power of Point of View
Sometimes a whole story can change based on the perspective of the person telling it. Practice identifying and analyzing point of view in various reading passages and writing assignments with a language arts packet, complete with Common...
Center School
The 16 Habits of Mind
Which of Costa's 16 Habit of Mind best describes you? Take a short assessment to see which quality is most consistently like you, or which quality is not like you at all.
DiscoverE
Air Train
Train your pupils to be master engineers. Young learners design a train that travels along a fishing line. The train needs to safely carry pennies as passengers without falling out.
DiscoverE
Product Dissection
Sometimes, taking things apart is more fun than putting things together. Groups of learners participate in a reverse engineering activity. They dissect a device of their choosing to see how it works—great hands-on learning from the...
DiscoverE
Ice Cream Special
We all scream for ice cream! Individuals create home-made ice cream in the classroom. This is a delicious way to show a real-world application of the freezing point depression to your class.
Progressive Phonics
Short Vowel “A”
Support your phonics instruction with this beginner reading book that focuses on the short vowel /a/. The book is divided into four chapters based on the word families at, ad, an, and am. Letters and words used are c, a, t, s, m, n,...
Institute for Energy and Environmental Research
Practice with Scientific Notation
Zeroes are more important than they look! A guided practice activity takes learners through the process of both scientific and decimal notation, culminating in more complex word problems and equations.
Curated OER
Michigan Web Page
Fourth graders locate and evaluate websites about the state of Michigan. In collaborative groups they create a web page that includes lessons and links appropriate for other fourth grade students to study information about the state of...
Curated OER
Writing a Research Paper
Students work through the steps of writing a research paper in this lesson. They define their problem and decide what sources of information to use. They read, take notes, and organize the collected data. Finally, they write the...
Curated OER
Adjectives - Writing Sentences
In this grammar worksheet, 4th graders write 10 original sentences using the adjectives that are given in a word bank at the top of the page. They use words such as green, bright, orange, and skillful.
Curated OER
Reading a Map 1
In this map reading learning exercise, students examine the map of Melton Park and determine if the sentences are true or false. Students answer 20 questions.
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Study of States in the five U.S. Regions
Fourth graders identify the five regions and the states within them. They research a state from each of five regions, then they choose one of those states to do an extensive research report on following teacher guidelines. They work in...
Curated OER
Breaking News English: Average Worker Wastes 2 Hours a Day
In this English worksheet, students read "Average Worker Wastes 2 Hours a Day," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Curated OER
Breaking News English: London to Host 2012 Olympics
For this English worksheet, learners read "London to Host 2012 Olympics," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Curated OER
Vocabulary Review
In this vocabulary review activity, learners read for comprehension and complete conversations. Students choose words and phrases to complete eight sentences.
Curated OER
Count and Noncount Nouns
For this count and noncount nouns worksheet, students choose multiple choice phrases to complete conversational sentences. Students determine endings for six sentences.
Curated OER
The Apple Pie Tree
Young scholars read The Apple Pie Tree and discuss the story and talk about what was living in the tree. In this life comprehension lesson, students write the main idea of the book in a few sentences.
Curated OER
Multiplication Table (12 x 12)
In this multiplication table worksheet, students multiply the numbers 1 through 12 on both sides of the chart to complete the multiplication table.
Curated OER
"How Big is a Foot?" by Rolf Myller
Middle schoolers use estimation and fractions and standard units of measure to measure foot strips.
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Nanaotechnology: Small Science, BIG DEAL!
Pupils read an article that introduces them to the science and applications of nanotechnology. They discuss the the everyday examples of how nanotechnology is and can be used. In small groups, they observe and make inferences about...
Curated OER
Einstein's Big Idea
Students create a time line of scientists involved with E = mc2. They describe experiments that led to an understanding of energy, mass, the speed of light squared, and the equivalence of mass and energy. Students relate challenges...
Curated OER
Test Your Vocabulary Skills - Emotions and Feelings 2
In this vocabulary worksheet, pupils demonstrate an understanding of various feelings and emotions by matching the beginnings of sentences to the correct ending. Ten sentences are included.
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Test Your Vocabulary Skills - Abstract Nouns
In this vocabulary worksheet, young scholars learn that an abstract noun is a noun that does not have a physical form. Students write abstract nouns to match twenty adjectives.