Better Lesson
Better Lesson: First Week of School, Day 1
Sixth graders will learn about each other from a toilet paper activity.
Harvard University
Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground: The Earth's Orbit
Students perform many inquiry activities related to Earth's orbit. Included are recording daily temperatures, observing the sun's path over several weeks, tracking sunrise and sunset times, and angle of sunlight. Diagrams make lessons...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Light Plants and Dark Plants, Wet Plants and Dry Ones
Students plant sunflower seeds in plastic cups, and once germinated, these are exposed to different conditions of light levels and/or soil moisture contents. During exposure of the plants to these different conditions, students measure...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Trash Talkin'
In this activity, students collect, categorize, weigh and analyze classroom solid waste. The class collects waste for a week and then student groups spend a day sorting and analyzing the garbage with respect to recyclable and non...
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: A Proven Classroom Management Plan
A teaching resource to aid in developing a classroom management plan. Topics addressed include Building a Foundation, Warm-Up Activities, Structuring the Instructional Day, Going to the Movies, Structuring the Instructional Week,...
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: A Proven Classroom Management Plan
A teaching resource to aid in developing a classroom management plan. Topics addressed include Building a Foundation, Warm-Up Activities, Structuring the Instructional Day, Going to the Movies, Structuring the Instructional Week,...