Curated OER
Measurement, Perimeter and Area
Students explore the concept of measurement. In this measurement lesson, students collect data about themselves such as height, finger length, neck circumference, foot length, and other body measurements. Students cut squares...
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Make It All Better!
Students design an innovation that could help their community. In this technology lesson, students identify problems that could be solved by innovation. They present their ideas in class.
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Where Am I? Determining Relative Location
Students use position words to describe where their teacher is sitting and read a story that makes use of position words. For this spatial lesson, students make a stick puppet and play Simon Says focusing on using position words in the...
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Food Travels and Preservation
Fourth graders study food processing and distribution. In this food processing lesson, 4th graders investigate various methods of food preservation. Students study methods of food distribution.
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European Agriculture
Sixth graders explore differences between European agriculture and American agriculture. In this agriculture lesson, 6th graders investigate the role that cultural differences play in agriculture and how these cultural differences affect...
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Bryant Creek Watershed Project - Making a Karst Dictionary
Students explore the definitions relevant to Karst topography. They develop a Bryant Watershed Dictionary of the special words and terms that are used to talk about the topography and hydrology of the area they live in.
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Making a Karst Dictionary
Students practice using the correct vocabulary in geology and hydrology. They use the Internet to research topics and practice their researching skills.
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Lessons from History
Students review key vocabulary in history and review a specific website. They write a paragraph summarizing an event they read about on this website. They analyze the importance of studying and learning from history.
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Destination Reading
Students practice reading skills and comprehension through the use of computers and the educational software "Destination Reading" provided by Riverdeep in this self-directed lesson.
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Reading Portfolio
Students record their own voices using microphones, computers, and reading selections and chart progress at recognizing words, phonics, word structure, and context clues. This elementary lesson uses the computer program Timeliner.
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The Fed is Protecting Your Money
Young scholars are introduced to the role of the Federal Reserve. In groups, they discover the three functions of money and discuss the most common forms of payment used in society today. They develop a survery to give to the local...
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Bubble Gum Chemistry
Students explore the concept of graphing data. In this graphing data instructional activity, students determine the percentage of sugar in bubble gum. Students graph type of gum vs. sugar percentage. Students create a table of their data.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Professional Development: What Is the Flipped Classroom?
Part I of a four-part professional development tutorial on creating a flipped classroom. Become the commander of your classroom as you incorporate these new ideas and techniques into your teaching toolkit.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Differentiation via the Flipped Classroom
Part III of a four-part professional development tutorial on creating a flipped classroom. Learn how to manage objectives, assessments and lessons through new technologies and innovations.
United Nations
Unesco: Information and Communication Technologies in Schools
This UNESCO handbook for teachers delves into information and communication technologies in schools. Scroll down through the pdf document to pages 5 through 8 for a list of specific topics included in this extensive resource.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Prof. Development: Technology, Resources for Flipped Classroom
Part IV of a four-part professional development tutorial on creating a flipped classroom. Your students will never learn the same once you understand how to incorporate the technology they use on a daily basis.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech Digital Library: Teacher Socialization in Technological Education
Teacher preparation, and especially technology teacher preparation, is the focus here; the differences from a preparation for a classroom are explored through educational literature and research.
Other
Eduscapes: Hand Held Devices in the Classroom
What's the difference between Palms, Handsprings, and other hand held devices? This site presents the answer to this and many other questions about these technologies. If you want to know what they are and how you might use them, visit...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: What Is the Flipped Classroom?: Lesson 2
Introduce the flipped classroom to teachers who may be unfamiliar with the topic and educate them on the concept. Apply flipping classroom theory in lesson planning and delivery, create a personal philosophy related to this strategy, and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: What Is the Flipped Classroom?: Lesson 5
Introduce the flipped classroom to teachers who may be unfamiliar with the topic and educate them on the concept. Apply flipping classroom theory in lesson planning and delivery, create a personal philosophy related to this strategy, and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: What Is the Flipped Classroom?: Lesson 3
Introduce the flipped classroom to teachers who may be unfamiliar with the topic and educate them on the concept. Apply flipping classroom theory in lesson planning and delivery, create a personal philosophy related to this strategy, and...
Edutopia
Edutopia: Game Based Learning: Ideas for Using Minecraft in the Classroom
A brief article with some excellent ideas on how to incorporate Minecraft into the classroom. (Published April 13, 2012)
Other
Education Services Australia: Digital Technologies Hub: Systems Thinking and Ai Applications
This lesson takes a systems thinking approach to understanding the place of artificial intelligence (AI) as a component within solutions to real-world problems.
NASA
Dawn Mission: Dawn Classrooms: The History and Discovery of Asteroids
Student groups explore scientific breakthroughs and the development of technologies that eventually led to asteroid discovery aboard the Dawn space mission. Learning module components include jigsaw reading, model building, math...