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Curated OER

Constructing a Protein Sentence

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, in pairs, examine how every cell contains a 'blueprint' coded in DNA molecules. They use a DNA template to determine the m-RNA and t-RNA sequences for protein.
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Curated OER

Design a Building

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students design a blueprint of a building. In this measurement activity, students design a building on paper. Students copy their building's measurements into the Microsoft Paint program and write word problems about their buildings....
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Nancy Fetzer's Literacy Connections

Expository Paragraph

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Upper elementary and middle school writers learn how to craft an expository paragraph by following the six steps detailed in a 48-page instructional guide. Learners learn how to write six different types of informational paragraphs:...
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Curated OER

Gazebo Construction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create and give oral proposals for the construction of a gazebo using a blueprint created with Geometer's Sketchpad. They then build a gazebo model using the blueprints created and provide evidence why it should be selected for...
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Curated OER

Ceramic Clay Birdhouses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create plans for their ceramic birdhouse and draw up a "blueprint" for their design. They cut patterns on clay slabs for the house walls and score and slip each piece as they assemble their house.
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Curated OER

Reading: Two Beautiful Homes

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students examine the blueprints for two homes and read a letter from the real estate agent. Students answer 8 true/false questions about the information.
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Curated OER

Stable and Unstable Structures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers consider ways to create stable bridges. In this bridge design lesson, students view pictures of bridges that have collapsed. They use the information to work in small groups creating a blueprint for a bridge of their...
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Curated OER

Comprehension Webs

For Teachers 6th
In this character webs worksheet, 6th graders draw lines connecting characters and descriptions from the book Tennessee Blueprint. Students complete 2 webs.
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Curated OER

Planning a Healthy City

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders create a scaled model city. They create a blueprint that provides for the economic and cultural needs of a community. They identify where essential elements of the city should be located and explain the rationale for the...
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Curated OER

Designing, BUilding & Planting Appropriate Style Plantings in a Planter Box

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore designing and building a plant box. Based upon desired parameters, students create a set of plant box blueprints. Next, they choose the material and build the box. Agricultural teams select the soil mixture,...
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Curated OER

The Beatitudes

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students reflect on the beatitudes as blueprints for discipleship. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to help them write their prayer. They share their prayers with the class.
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Curated OER

Welcome to the Blogosphere

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Create a blog spot for your classroom and promote online discussions. There are several blogging websites listed here, and you can create one specific to each class or one collective site. Teach your learners how to post on the blog, and...
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Curated OER

Pre-Colonial Native American Groups

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate U.S. history by researching the Internet and taking a test. In this American Indian group lesson, students identify the many specific Native American tribes and their geographic locations. Students research the web...
PPT
Curated OER

Nucleic Acids

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A lively presentation presents general facts and history of nucleic acids in a note-taking format. Every slide contains colorful photos or graphics to illuminate and engage. Biology aces learn about the function and structure of...
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Curated OER

The Fabric of History

For Teachers 5th - 12th
African-American history is an integral part of what America is. Learners examine important events, read informational texts, and create quilts depicting specific eras in African-American history. Each image created for the quilt will be...
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Discovery Education

Exploring Geometry

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Middle schoolers construct a three-dimensional model of a city using both similar and congruent figures and geometric transformations. City must have at least ten buildings with each building labeled and may be constructed out of paper...
PPT
Curated OER

Conflict and Cooperation

For Teachers 3rd
After reviewing this ten-slide PowerPoint, students will be able to "distinguish between conflict and cooperation" amongst their peers. The presentation outlines the differences with pictures which students are asked to observe and...
PPT
Curated OER

History: Causes of World War I

For Teachers 5th
Exploring WWI in an interesting discussion of the key events, this resource could be as a great supplement to a classroom unit on this topic. The pictures and information make this period in history come alive. Students would also...
Assessment
Fluence Learning

Writing an Opinion: Buddies that Bark or Purr-fect Pets?

For Students 3rd Standards
Which animal is best for you—a dog or cat? Why? Engage third graders in an opinion writing assessment that prompts them to read facts about both pets, and then write and decide which pet is best for them.
Assessment
Fluence Learning

Writing About Informational Text: Music and the Brain

For Students 6th Standards
Even if you've never picked up a musical instrument, chances are that music has directly impacted your mental and emotional development. Sixth graders engage in a reading activity in which they read two articles on the impact of music on...
Assessment
Fluence Learning

Writing an Argument: Innovation in America

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Are American young people prepared to become tomorrow's leaders in technological innovation, or does an obsession with being cool sidetrack essential skills? That is the question freshmen and sophomores must address in a performance...
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Baylor College

Crossing the Synaptic Gap

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
As part of a unit on the chemistry of the brain, thinkers learn how chemicals work to transmit messages between individual neurons and how controlled substances impact the synaptic cleft. They do so by playing a dice-and-card game in...
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Baylor College

What Is a Neuron?

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Your class won't get on your nerves while doing this modeling activity! After teaching the structure and function of a neuron using the included diagrams, give individuals some clay and chenille stems so that they can make their own...
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Baylor College

Pre-Assessment: The Brain

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Break your class in to the general structure and function of the brain. Brainiacs discuss what they know about it and create personalized brain development timelines. They also take a true-false, pre-assessment quiz to get them thinking...

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