Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Discovering How a Car Works

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explain the four stroke process in internal combustion engines. In this physics instructional activity, students role play this process and present their reenactment in class. They draw and label the diagram of an internal...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Toxics Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners discover that chemicals and toxics are all around us and we can make a choice whether or not to use them.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Foreign Economics

For Students 7th - 10th
Why do so many countries export cars? Economists examine this and other foreign economics principles through this introductory worksheet. A brief text explains international trade, then lists the top 11 leaders in global trade, along...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Jobs

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students discuss jobs that could make you happy or unhappy and read articles about people who are happy and unhappy in their jobs. In this jobs lesson plan, students also match jobs to things they work with.
Website
American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Hompage

For Students 9th - 10th
ChemCenter, available from the American Chemical Society, provides chemistry news, reference sources and other public services.
Lesson Plan
TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Classroom Paper Recycling

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about the engineering design process as they devlop their own recycled paper using everyday materials. The objective of the lesson is to learn how chemical engineers work in teams to develop and improve the manufacturing...
Activity
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Center of the World: Teacher's Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will have an opportunity to create memorials at the World Trade Center site to commemorate the September 11th attacks. Come and check it out.