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Curated OER
Geo-Vistas
Students create a geometric cardboard sculpture covered with personal drawings.
Curated OER
Science: Hurricanes As Heat Engines
Learners conduct Internet research to track the path of Hurricane Rita. They record the sea surface temperature of the Gulf of Mexico during and after the hurricane and draw conclusions about how hurricanes extract heat energy from the...
Curated OER
The Chromosome Connection
Students evaluate the degree of chromosome similarity and difference between humans and apes. Students infer about the relationship between a human and ape based on similarities found.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Divergent Plate Boundaries in the Oceans
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers divergent plate boundaries in the ocean and on land.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Divergent Plate Boundaries in the Oceans
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers divergent plate boundaries in the ocean and on land.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Divergence
Site gives formula for divergence as well as several examples. Presents a good informational lesson on the topic, and has links to other related topics.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Divergent Plate Boundaries
Covers divergent plate boundaries on land.[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Making a Phylogenetic Tree Lesson Plan
Constructing phylogenetic trees may be a daunting task for students, but this lesson plan is a simulation of what molecular biologists must do to determine relationships. This plan is for students who have a good grasp of DNA structure...
Other
Seton Hall University: The Divergence Test
This lesson, which is provided for by the Seton Hall University, explains the divergence test.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light: Diverging Lenses
In this illustrated tutorial, students will see a specific method for constructing ray diagrams for double concave lenses.
Math Medics
S.o.s. Math: Convergence and Divergence of Improper Integrals
This lesson explains in detail the Convergence and Divergence of Improper Integrals. Includes many formulas and examples.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Image Formation by Lenses
This lesson explains what lenses are, the different between a converging and diverging lens, the difference between a double convex and double concave lens, and gives definitions for terms related to lenses.
Math Medics
S.o.s. Math: Sequences Limits
This lesson discusses the limit of a sequence in mathematics. Compares convergent and divergent sequences and presents numerical and graphical examples.
Other
Digital Library for Earth System Education: Teaching Box: Plate Tectonics
A suite of lessons focusing on finding the fossil evidence for lithospheric plate tectonics. Inquiry-based exploration of plate tectonics evidence includes fossil distribution, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Plate Tectonics
In this interactive lesson you will learn about the theory of plate tectonics and the three types of plate boundaries that are responsible for Earth's geologic features.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light
Six complete lessons on refraction and the ray model of light. Tutorials include informational text, interactive activities, animations, and quick, interactive comprehension checks along the way.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: A Model of Three Faults
In this lesson, students learn about the different kinds of faults and plate boundaries and where they can be found. They research and report on the faults that are present in their state. They are also asked to develop models of three...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Refraction and Ray Model of Light: Refraction by Lenses
Students use this tutorial to investigate the refractive ability of converging and diverging lenses.
National Health Museum
Nhm: Amino Acid Sequences Show Evolution
This lesson plan focuses on differences in the amino acid sequence of hemoglobin and myoglobin proteins. They use the number of differences to create a phylogenetic tree.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Molecular Biology/primate Phylogeny
This lesson plan involves comparison of amino acids to create a phylogenetic tree of primates. Students will also use other species information to draw conclusions about evolutionary relationships.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Writing About Plate Tectonics
This lesson is a writing assignment focussed on the use of data to support the theory of plate tectonics. It includes a scoresheet that was created for a calibrated peer review assignment. The assignment directs young scholars to...
Math Medics
S.o.s. Math: More on Limit of a Sequence
A detailed lesson explaining the uniqueness of a convergent sequence. Explains what happens when a sequence is bounded. Gives properties of sequences with limits.
Math Medics
S.o.s. Math: Sequences: Special Limits
This lesson discusses important limits of particular sequences that can be very "useful in many branches of science." Includes good proofs.
Other
Interactive Real Analysis: Sequence of Numbers
This is a short lesson from the Seton Hall University explaining increasing and decreasing sequences.