Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Journey to the Afterlife

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to design an Egyptian funerary barge. They discover the importance of the afterlife to Egyptians. They create their boat and share their design with the class. They compare and contrast the technology of Ancient...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading to Calculate

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students follow directions utilizing the Casio calculator to accurately solve calculations involving fractions in preparation for the math portion of the GED test. They stress the ability of reading instructions precisely and accurately....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Flowering Philanthropy

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students plant flowers for others. They care for flowers. They summarize experiences through drawing, discussions and writing.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Medals of Honor

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify their strengths and find out what careers they would do best in.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigating the Biosphere with Planetary Models

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students model the biosphere and manipulate variables affecting change and plan their experiments with the help of others. They describe their question, hypothesis, and methods of investigation.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exercise for the Heart

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss and understand relationship between physical activity and healthy heart, describe long-term effects of daily physical activity on heart, and set personal goals for daily participation in physical activities that...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Map on the Wall

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the Ogallala aquifer water storage facility, identify rivers that refill the aquifer, and locate major cities near by. Students make maps of the area.
Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigation a Food Web: Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Being field scientists, students will explore a wooded area in their community and journal about their observations. Students will collect information about producers, consumers, and decomposers in the ecosystem. They will then construct...
Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Community Meeting [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
"Community Meeting" is a one page, fictional reading passage about the needs of a community and how they need to work together to meet those needs. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide...
Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: A Better Community [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
"A Better Community" is a one page, fictional reading passage that focuses on recycling. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it includes skills such as sequencing,...
Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: My Community [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
"My Community" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a child talking about how his community has changed since his grandmother moved into that neighborhood 50 years earlier. It is followed by constructed-response questions...
Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: My Community [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
"My Community" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a child talking about how his community has changed since his grandmother moved into that neighborhood 50 years earlier. It is followed by constructed-response questions...
Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Community Progress? [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 6th
"Community Progress?" is a one page, nonfiction passage about three community projects in Chicago; each group saw a problem, decided on a solution, and implemented it. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require...
Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Community Progress [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
"Community Progress" is a one page, realistic fiction passage about how students created a mural for their school, which generated lots of attention from the press, parents, and other schools. It is followed by constructed-response...
Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Community Progress [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
"Community Progress" is a one page, realistic fiction passage about how students created a mural for their school, which generated lots of attention from the press, parents, and other schools. It is followed by constructed-response...
Handout
Other

Bellevue Community College: Writing Lab: Parallelism [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A printable guide with explanations and examples of sentences with and without parallel structure. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF] L.9-10.1a Parallelism
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Exploring a Decomposition Community

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A lab where young scholars construct Decomposition Columns from two-liter plastic bottles, and then observe them over a period of time.
Article
Other

Gurley Mountain Communities Tell Vulcan: Be a 'Good' Neighbor Somewhere Else

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes a public meeting held in Gurley, Alabama over an application by Vulcan Material to establish a quarry near that community. It discusses the arguments put forth by company officials and by residents over the pros...
Activity
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Keeping a Field Journal

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to record observations about the wildlife in your community by constructing a field journal.
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Kenyon College

Hypertext Academic Projects: Large Dams in the Western United States

For Students 9th - 10th
What is good, bad, and next for large dams in the United States? Examine biological and ecological, sociological and cultural, legal and political, and economic effects of building a dam.
Website
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Great Pyramids of Giza

For Students 6th - 8th
The great pyramids at Giza are one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Learn the role the sun played in the construction of the pyramids. Included is a map of where the pyramids are located in Giza, a bibliography for further...
Lesson Plan
National Pest Managment Association

Pest World for Kids: Pest Taxonomy

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
During the first session of this two-session lesson, students use the different species represented in the PestWorldforKids.org's "Pest Guide" section to learn how living things are grouped together according to the characteristics they...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Friendly Faces

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about friendly community members including: a police officer, a doctor, a firefighter, a teacher, and a construction worker. A question sheet is available to help students build reading...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Friendly Faces

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about adult helpers in our community including: a police officer, a doctor, a firefighter, a teacher, and a construction worker. A question sheet is available to help students...