Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Film Interpretation of the Great Depression

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine major ideas, eras, themes, developments, turning points, chronology, and cause-effect relationships in United States, world, and Washington State history. They also analyze the chronology of the history.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Passport to the Eastern Hemisphere

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create a time line of significant dates in the history of their nation. This requires students to examine the entire history of a country and make informed judgments based on their historical knowledge.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Freedom to Worship

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate reasons why people sought freedom to worship in the United States and some of the difficulties and issues facing them in their immigration. As immigrants, they write letters to family members in the old country.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Causal Patterns in Air Pressure Phenomena

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars explore the concept of how air moves and reflect through working in groups about the scientific concept. This lesson plan is an extension to another similar lesson plan. Also students develop and draw their own models.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Standing in Your Way?

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore forces that hinder and help them achieve their goals. In this language arts lesson, students brainstorm ways in which they can address the forces that hinder and help. Students write in their journals. Students address...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Sentence Completion 8

For Students 7th - 9th
Review context clues with your young readers using this helpful resource. Eight questions contain a missing word that pupils choose out of five options. The sentences provide ample context clues, making the choice more about test-taking...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Was the Inside vs. Outside Paradigm Created?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers, after listening to a lecture, examine Nigeria from slave trading to the Civil War as well as listen to the Arrested Development song about slavery. In addition, they create a circle diagram for essay #1.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

In the Wake of Columbus

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students explore how the population decreased in native cultures.
Writing
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Oklahoma State Department of Education

Narrative Prompt

For Students 8th Standards
Reading about history is nothing like experiencing it firsthand. Encourage your eighth graders to do the next best thing with a historical narrative prompt, in which they describe the experience of a first-time traveler on the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Triangles Are Not Bad!

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Learners perform a play to explore diversity.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Impact of The Sacking of Rome on The English Reformation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the Sacking of Rome as a major event marking the culmination of the Renaissance Papacy. They explain the divorce of Henry VIII from Catherine of Aragon as the beginning of the English Reformation.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Student Newspaper on World War I

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore WW I through the publication of a completely student-compiled newspaper.
Interactive
Curated OER

How are People Changing the Climate: Basics

For Teachers 7th - 8th
For this climate change worksheet, students answer a series of questions about climate change. Students have multiple choice options for six online quiz questions
Interactive
Curated OER

Connectors

For Students 5th - 10th
In this connector words learning exercise, students choose the correct connector word to complete the sentences. Students complete 26 sentences.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Human genome project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils research writings on "the book of life." Students research the human genome project. Pupils discover the issues of nature versus nurture are still hashed over in the scientific community.
Handout
Other

California Air Resources Board: The Greenhouse Effect and California [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article has a brief summary of the causes and possible consequences of the greenhouse effect and global warming. In particular, the effects of the potential climate change in California are highlighted.
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Salem (And Other) Witch Hunts" by Mike Kubic

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
A learning module that begins with "The Salem (and Other) Witch Hunts" by Mike Kubic, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Air Pollution

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students are introduced to the concept of air quality by investigating the composition, properties, atmospheric layers and everyday importance of air. They explore the sources and effects of visible and invisible air pollution. By...
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Environment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Through 10 lessons and more than 20 hands-on activities, students are introduced to the concept of an environment and the many interactions within it. As they learn about natural and human-made environments, as well as renewable and...
Article
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Very Real Consequences of Fake News Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
Incidents like the #Pizzagate shooting signify one step in a long, dark trail of real world consequences caused by fake news. Experts explain this history and why these stories are so hard to ignore.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Earthquakes Living Lab: P Waves, S Waves and More

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn what causes earthquakes, how we measure and locate them, and their effects and consequences.
Unit Plan
National Archives (UK)

National Archive: The Great War: 1914 1918

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can examine original sources and how these have been used to support different viewpoints and perspectives on the Great War.
Website
Other

Lenntech: What Is Turbidity?

For Students 9th - 10th
This informative site defines turbidity, lists its causes, addresses how much turbidity is allowed in drinking water, examines the consequences of high turbidity, and more.
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Coping Mechanisms

For Students 7th - 8th
Work, school, money - these are some of the most common stressors in everyday life. The effects of stress on a person's mental and emotional health may vary, but without the proper tools to cope, stress can have serious consequences. It...