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Curated OER

Create a Career Flyer: Marine Mammal Rescue

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Pupils study prerequisites for a career. After they explore a selected career, students create a tri-fold flyer describing the positive aspects of the job. Pupils include job description, skills, education, salary and work environment...
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Curated OER

Masks from Around the World

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine the history of masks, and create their own mask as a culminating activity. They view and discuss a PowerPoint presentation about the history of masks, complete a class KWL chart, create their own mask, and write a...
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Curated OER

Flying With The Wright Stuff

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the history of flight, specifically the Wright brothers. Pupils create paper airplanes. They discuss considerations in building an aircraft such as drag, thrust, and weight. Classmates compare the Wright Brother's...
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Curated OER

Whale of a Web Site

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research the characteristics of toothed/baleen whales in books and on the internet. The students participate in whale projects, quizzes, and activities on the internet sites provided.
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Curated OER

A Soldier's Valentine

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create Valentine's for soldiers in Iraq. They review how to write a friendly paragraph and discuss the military and duties of soldiers in Iraq. They create postcards and write reasons why they are rpoud of the military and how...
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Marilyn J. Brackney

Imagination Factory: Wrap It Up for Chanukah

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Creative ideas for making unique and personalized packages for Hanukkah presents.
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PBS

Pbs: Multimedia Storytelling (A Lesson Plan Family Memories)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson for exploring the use of multimedia presentation techniques in effective storytelling. Design, write, storyboard, and create a multimedia presentation of a story about an important family event or memory.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Poetry for the Elementary Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Site contains a narrative and three lesson plans. These plans are designed to assist students with various aspects of poetry. This site discusses strategies which enable students to effectively, memorize, recite, and correctly pronounce...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Electricity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this interactive activity, students will explore electricity and be able to design and create a complete electrical circuit. Students will also learn what is necessary to light a light bulb. Creative thought, ideas, and,...