Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hormone-Induced Plant Propagation Lab using Carrot Root Cultures

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars evaluate the importance of hormones in living things. In this biology lesson, students experiment on carrots to differentiate how humans and plants reproduce. They collect data from experiment to answer analysis questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Double Exposure Lesson Plan: Eye on Your Community

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Pupils demonstrate their knowledge of a camera by taking pictures of people, places, and things that make up their neighborhood or school. They select the photographs that tell a better story than others and explain their reason.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Honor Your Special Qualities

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students view different sculptures from artist Ronald Baron. They discuss what the sculpture depicts. They are to create a thank you trophy for someone they know. They are to focus on that person's special qualities.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson Overview for Confucian Ideals: "The Analects" and "Miss Li"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze various sayings by Confucius. They view a Powerpoint Presentation, answer discussion questions, complete a translation activity, and write an essay.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Tall Are We?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students in a Kindergarten class measure each other's height using large building blocks and then visit a 2nd and a 4th grade class to measure those students. They display the results in bar graphs, comparing the different age groups.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Malia

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders begin their examination of the Hawaiian Islands. Using their island bookmarks from a previous instructional activity, they work together to put the information into a book. They identify the physical and human...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cladistics Is a Zip...Baggie

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore how the grouping of organisms based on their shared derived characters forms the basis of a cladogram.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Jason: Leaf Cutting Ants Fungus Farmers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Rainforests at the Crossroads: Use a TI-73 Explorer to become familiar with a graphical technique for measuring the amount of leaves Leaf Cutter Ants chew. Measure the mass of a chewed leaf and then find its area.
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Other

Abc: Paper Folding Techniques

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Simple pictures and diagrams of different paper folding techniques that you could use in a number of art projects. These are not limited to origami paper projects.
Website
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Exploring Paper

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the history of the Asian art of paper folding, also known as origami. Check out a few videos demonstrating techniques and understand what superstitions accompany the art.
Online Course
Other

Video 101: Editing

For Students 9th - 10th
Video 101 is a fascinating introduction to television production--an impressive collection of engaging, interactive lessons with plenty of example video clips to explain concepts. This chapter on Video Editing covers topics such as...
Activity
Other

Abc Art, Books, and Creativity: Book Instructions

For Students 9th - 10th
With this resource, students can learn how to make a variety of handmade books with simple paper folding techniques. All directions are easy to follow and come in a printable pdf format.
Article
Other

Joseph Wu Origami: What Is Origami?

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of the art of Origami by Joseph Wu. Basic techniques, types of paper, and terminology are discussed.
Lesson Plan
Other

The New Children's Museum: Face It

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Create a self-portrait using a variety of art techniques and styles by cutting construction paper into facial contour lines.
Activity
Other

Abc: Pop Up

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Simple directions that explain how to create a pop-up box from a single sheet of paper. Great for beginners looking to create a pop-up feature in a book.