Curated OER
Water Treatment Plant Tour
Young scholars define vocabulary related to geometry and calculate the volume. In this geometry lesson, students calculate flow rates, and volume as it relates to a water plant facility. They calculate the volume of three dimensional...
Curated OER
Traits of Nonfiction
Here are some lesson ideas for teaching students about the traits of nonfiction text.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: Dancing With the Math Stars
This is a great math writing assignment. First, students learn about the patterns and shapes of polynomial equations and their inverses by making their bodies imitate mathematical concepts, using popular disco & 80's dance moves....
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Top Secret Rule Reasons!
In The Secret Knowledge of Grown-ups, David Wisniewski uses a pattern throughout his book. A grown-up rule is shared, the grown-up reason for the rule is shared, and the "real" reason for the rule is revealed in a fantastic tale. This...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Rolling With the Animals
After reading Duck on a Bike by David Shannon, the writer will plan an original story where an animal (other than a duck) finds itself in a human mode of transportation (other than a bike). Three other animals will react to the unusual...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Japanese Mythology
This is a comprehensive unit on Japanese Mythology including key terms, Japanese history including Buddhism and Shintoism, creation story animoto, creative writing, quizzes, tests, final assessment to create a business project as a...
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Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Visual Essay [Pdf]
This PDF is a visual essay assignment in which students create a visual presentation of a choice of poems read previously. It must be planned, organized, and created in such a way that it reflects the meaning of the poem.
PBS
Pbs: Roman Empire of the 1st Century: Slaves, the Labor Force, and the Economy
In this lesson, students will examine the various social classes and learn about the critical role that slaves, freemen, and plebeians played in the day-to-day operations of the Roman Empire. Students will learn about the various social...
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Songs My Teacher Taught Me
Twenty day poetry unit plan provided by The Academy of American Poets. Contains three thematic sections: "What is Poetry?", "Poems of Childhood," and "Self and Society." Each section contains a reading list, introduction, analytical...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Autobiographical Magazines
This assignment is designed for learners to tell about themselves through writing and creative media. The students compile original articles and illustrations into an autobiographical magazine.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Jason and the Golden Fleece
Explore characterization, plot and setting and compare these elements in mythology and modern works of literature, film and television. Retell myths in modern settings or modern-day stories using a mythological Greek setting. While this...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning:american Literature:contemporary Prose: Project Requirements
This lesson offers a list of creative projects for a student-selected novel/play assignment, as well as a reflective writing and a quotation analysis assignment. A rubric is also available.
Library of Congress
Loc: Making Connections Through Poetry
Why not assign a creative project through which students analyze historical documents and share their understanding through poetry and art? All of the resources for this project (documents, images, and examples of famous poems) are...