Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Impress Yourself: Textured Pendants

For Teachers K - 12th
Students experiment with textures and polymer clay while creating individual pendants. This lesson is suitable for all ages and includes ideas for adding "personal touches" to each pendant, baking the pendants, and applying texture and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Drugged Out Daphnia

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders participate in experiments to investigate the the effects of nicotine, caffeine, aspirin, alcohol, and sleeping pills on the heart rates of Daphina. They describe the relationships between common drugs and heart rates....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Angola

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers gather information on the situation in Angola. After reading an article, they answer comprehension questions and discuss with the class. In groups, they debate the situation in the war-torn country and develop possible...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cemetery Restoration Project

For Teachers K - 8th
Who is buried in this tomb? Trek to a local cemetery, take pictures of markers, explore records, and conduct interviews to bring to life the stories behind the stones. Use Olympus and Tool Factory to coordinate and gather information...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this literature worksheet, students read the novel Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli and then answer ten comprehension questions about the novel.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Word Problems: Mixture Problems

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this word problem worksheet, students read mixture problems and write equations to solve the problems. This two-page worksheet contains six problems, with answers.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Food Label Analysis

For Students 5th - 9th
Encourage healthy eating and demonstrate how to read a food label with this learning exercise. Class members choose a food and respond to fill in the blank questions regarding calories, daily values, and ingredients. Each individual...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Order of Operations with Variable Expressions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore grouping symbols to mathematical equations to discover the importance of the "order of operations." Learners compare the absence of commas in connected text to the absence of grouping symbols in mathematical...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shopping the Sunday Circular

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils demonstrate an understanding of price-per-unit mathematics. For this computation lesson, learners accurately figure the unit price of grocery items. They create a chart and record the item, the price, the size and the cost per item.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Explorations in Economic Demand, Part I

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Your economists will relate to the choices at hand in this personal budgeting scenario. A passage describes Bob's predicament: he's going away to college and must buy his own clothes, including the pricey Levis he wants to buy 8 of....
Worksheet
Curated OER

Toilet Paper

For Students 6th - 8th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 4-paragraph article titled "Toilet Paper" and respond to 8 multiple choice questions and 7 short answer questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Battle for Derby Bus Station

For Students 7th - 11th
Ever heard of the battle to save the Derby Bus Station? Built in 1933 by Charles Herbert Aslin, its art deco design was unique and The Beatles once dined at the café. The station closed in October 2005 and was scheduled for demolition...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Landscape Picture Map: Making a Map Grid

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a map grid system. In this map lesson, students discuss how mapmakers use a grid system to make giving directions easier. Students learn how the grid system works and create a grid system on their landscape pictures.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cost Effective Buying

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students evaluate energy-related purchases. In this consumer awareness lesson, students visit an appliance store and rank the products' cost effectiveness by using a mathematical formula.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Sports Survey

For Students 7th - 12th
In this sports survey worksheet, students respond to 16 open-ended and multiple choice questions regarding sports and advertising.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Ad Hangover?

For Students 7th - 12th
In this advertising and marketing activity, students read an article regarding alcohol marketing and then respond to 8 short answer questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Slavery, Society, and Apartheid

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine the St. John slave revolt of 1733. In this slavery and apartheid lesson plan, students view the DVD "Slavery, Society, and Apartheid." Middle schoolers respond to discussion questions regarding the content of the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Is Your Money Rolling Away?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars demonstrate how to solve word problems. They will watch the video "Math Can Take You Places" and identify three problem solving strategies.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Owen and Mzee

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the trait of compassion. In this character education lesson, students read Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship by Isabella Hatkoff. Students discuss the theme of the story as well as what it means to...
Interactive
Curated OER

English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 1 - Exercise 3b

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, learners answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

There's a Rainbow on My Plate

For Teachers K - 4th
Students complete a variety of activities to learn about the importance of eating fruits and vegetables. In this healthy eating lesson, students complete activity sheets, make a wall poster, create a take home flyer, participate in a...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Compare and Order Fractions

For Students 5th - 6th
In this compare and ordering fractions worksheet, students compare fractions and order them from least to greatest. Students compare 6 fractions and order 20 sets of fractions, and answer 4 word problems.
Lesson Plan
1
1
Curated OER

Critical Consumerism

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
What are ads really selling? High schoolers examine persuasive techniques used by print and television advertisements. They generate a list of persuasive techniques they're familiar with, and review other types argumentation and...
Lesson Plan
Arizona State University

Mining Shapes

For Teachers K Standards
Youngsters recognize and identify shapes. They draw, and use modeling clay to make shapes. They also identify shapes in their environment and in the Navajo culture, then compare the shapes and sort them into groups. This is the...

Other popular searches