Curated OER
Lessons From the Lorax
Young scholars read and discuss Dr. Seuss's The Lorax. They explore the changes the characters could have made to preserve the environment and relate the plot to real-world places and events.
Curated OER
Endangered Animals
Students discuss animals then research endangered animals using the computer and the Internet. They organize information then create a report on a chosen animal using Appleworks.
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Forests, Deserts, & Grasslands
Third graders complete activities to become familiar with the content and vocabulary related to biomes and ecosystems in order to mainstream into the classroom.
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Saint Lawrence Island Rain Parka
Students make a Saint Lawrence Island Rain Parka after researching walrus life.
Curated OER
What is Credit?
Pupils listen to a guest speaker discuss credit, and what lenders look for when approving loans. They investigate savings and loans, banks, credit unions and finance companies to find out what A.P.R. they charge for certain items.
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The Berlin Wall
Students enter the classroom and observe a wall that is set up with desks, bookshelves, or anything else available. to create a barrier that they cannot cross during the class. The class then is divided into East and West Berlin with the...
Curated OER
Science: Designer genes
Students engineer new organisms using biotechnology. In small groups, they write procedures, list benefits and drawbacks, and explain how their new organism might affect the environment. After creating their new organisms, they present...
Curated OER
Welcome to Populations!
Students define what population is in their own words. In this biology lesson, students explain different ways to measure population density. They interpret population graphs.
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Economic Interdependence
A learning module on the concept of economic interdependence. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students will explore how people meet...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Symbiosis: A Surprising Tale of Species Cooperation
Video explores the interdependence of two species to define the concept of symbiosis. [2:23] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
Council for Economic Education
Econedlink: Trade, Exchange and Interdependence
This video teaches the concept of Trade, Exchange and Interdependence. People do not make everything that they and their family use: that is, they do not grow all their own food, sew their own clothes, build their own house and provide...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Basics of Biology Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a biology unit.
American Forum for Global Education
American Forum for Global Education: Parts of You
This site is provided for by the American Forum for Global Education. Exploration of body parts is the format used to teach the economic concept of interdependence to primary students.
George Mason University
Chnm: Differences Among Colonial Regions
Students will explore the differences among the three colonial regions of New England, Mid-Atlantic/Middle, and the Southern colonies. In small groups for each region, students will observe and note details of pictures, maps, and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Economic Systems, the Role of Incentives, and Circular Flow Model
A summary of the circular flow model which demonstrates the interdependence of households and firms in a market system.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Planet Food: Explore the World Through Food
Students discover their own global food network by playing "Planet Food"-a two-part interactive game that introduces the concepts of interdependence and globalization through the geography of food.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Evolution: Natural Selection
The concept of interdependence in an ecosystem and its effect on the evolution of populations is further explored through a model of a dam. Students build a dam in the middle of the field, dividing the ecosystem in half to illustrate the...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Crowding Animals How Close Is Too Close?
In this instructional activity students will explore the concept of crowding as it relates to people and animals. The main purpose of this instructional activity is for students to recognize the possible negative consequences to people...
American Forum for Global Education
American Forum for Global Education: How Many Systems Do I Belong to Right Now?
This site is provided for by the American Forum for Global Education. Using the concept of belonging to groups, children come to understand the concept of economics as it applies to "People Systems", or interdependence and cooperation.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Biodomes
Students explore the biosphere's environments and ecosystems, learning along the way about the plants, animals, resources and natural cycles of our planet. Over the course of lessons 2-6, students use their growing understanding of...
American Forum for Global Education
American Forum for Global Education: A Simple Chocolate Bar
This site is provided for by the American Forum for Global Education. Using a candy bar as a theme, young scholars will explore their common link to other "systems on a global scale." Mutual dependence is a key concept taught in this...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Companion Curriculum: Girl Rising
Girl Rising tells the stories of nine girls from nine different countries and the power education has to change their lives. The accompanying curriculum provides teachers with a unique opportunity to educate students about the issues...