Handout
ProCon

Milk

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Milk: It does a body good ... or does it? Using the provided website, scholars sort through information to answer the question. They review a chart demonstrating lactose intolerance by ethnicity and region, and they also compare the...
Handout
ProCon

Voting Machines

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Does technology always mean advancement? Scholars take a close look at the use of voting machines. Does using a machine make voting more effective? Readers consider the advantages and disadvantages of the current voting process. They...
Lab Resource
Pingry School

Determination of the Percent Hydration and the Simplest Formula of a Hydrate

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Does the crystal structure of a hydrated solid determine the proportion of water absorbed, or does the application of heat change the absorption? Scholars experiment with both variables to determine the answer. They add their collected...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Addition and Subtraction: numbers to 20

For Students 2nd - 4th
Does your school encourage learning math facts or fast facts? If it does you can definitely use this resource. There are 20 lists, each list contains 10 problems, and each problem set focuses on adding and subtracting specific numbers,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Rhyming Words: Spoon and Moon

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
One of these things is not like the other, one of these things does not belong. It's true! Little learners will say each of the four words in each of four rows, to determine which one does not rhyme with the others. After that, they...
Worksheet
DK Publishing

Different Numbers - Ladybug's Spots

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
How many spots does this ladybug have? Young counters record the number. Next, they examine three ladybugs, count their spots, and circle the one that has a different number. After repeating this with another set of ladybugs, they can...
Lesson Plan
World Wildlife Fund

Shapes

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Investigate the properties of three-dimensional figures with this Arctic-themed math lesson plan. Beginning with a class discussion about different types of solid figures present in the classroom, young mathematicians are then given a...
Assessment
Achieve

Corn and Oats

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
How much land does a parcel hold? How much fertilizer does it take for a field of corn? Pupils answer these questions and more as they apply ratio reasoning and unit analysis. 
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Hot Oven

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Why does the air in a hot oven not burn skin, but metal in the oven does? The simulation focuses on the difference between temperature and thermal energy and the way these are transferred. Scholars adjust the temperature of an oven and...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Stow Lake

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Does the depth of a pond matter to the waves created when rain is falling? Many people assume the answer is no, but interestingly, it does matter. Pupils explore this concept and other variables related to wave behavior through a...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Flashing Neon Light

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How does a neon light work and does it actually contain the gas neon? An enlightening simulation encourages pupils to play with circuits and neon lights. They control the capacitance, resistance, and color of the bulb, and the simulation...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Power and Efficiency Simulation

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How much energy in Jewels does it take to tow a car up a slope? Scholars explore different values of both kinetic and potential energy to answer that question. Through multiple levels, the difficulty increases — as does your young...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Limit of a Sequence: Finding the Limit of a Sequence (Part 2)

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
What does it mean if young mathematicians cannot put the squeeze on a sequence? Learners investigate a divergent sequence and find the formula for the nth term. Using the definition of a limit of a sequence, pupils try to find the limit...
PPT
All-in-One High School

Elements of Plot

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Cinderella wants to go to the ball and marry the prince. At the end of the story, she does! But how does the plot move from the exposition to the resolution? Teach language arts learners and fairy tale fans about the basics of plot...
Study Guide
Reed Novel Studies

Where The Mountain Meets The Moon: Novel Study

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Does good fortune lie within the man in the moon? Minli, a young girl in Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, sure hopes it does, so she sets out to find the Old Man of the Moon for answers. Along the way, Minli meets several magical...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making the Old New Again

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
How does a new version of a Shakespearean play change in the adaptation process? Use this New York Times' Learning Network lesson to consider texts that have been produced in different media. Middle schoolers examine the latest...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rebuilding and Recovering

For Teachers 6th - 12th
What does it mean to rebuild and recover after a major event? Your class will explore this theme while they discuss and discover the events surrounding September 11. They will also look at other examples and then create art pieces that...
Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

From Probability to Combinatorics and Number Theory

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
What middle schooler does not enjoy an occasional online game? In this lesson play, you will find embedded links to an online probability game, and informative pages about how division is used in probability, the concept of tree models,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Culture Commotion

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Exposing young children to the wonders of world cultures is very important. Here is a sweet lesson which does just that! In it, learners listen to music, and stories from cultures around the world. They learn greetings in different...
Lesson Plan
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Curated OER

The Gingerbread Man Trail

For Teachers K - 2nd
What a fun way to familiarize your young learners with friendly faces on campus! Scholars read "The Gingerbread Man," discussing the characters he meets. Then, they examine a map of the campus, placing photos of employees (such as the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"The Tell-Tale Heart"- It's a Matter of Point of View

For Teachers 8th
How does the point of view of Poe's protagonist in "The Tell-Tale Heart" contribute to the suspenseful tone? Help your middle schoolers identify the point of view in a literary work with this lesson plan, which goes on to discuss the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sediment Sleuths

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Are you looking for a good, solid lesson on sedimentary rocks? This one, produced by the Illinois State Museum, is just such a lesson. Middle schoolers identify common rocks and minerals by analyzing sediments from local water sources....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Stock Market and the Great Depression

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How does the Stock Market work, what was Black Tuesday, and how did the Market crass of 1929 lead to the Great Depression? Have your class play this stock market game for two weeks to better explain how the stock market works.
Lesson Plan
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Curated OER

Cotton Swab Skeletons

For Teachers K - 3rd
To truly teach through the arts means one must tackle both art and core content in one lesson. This quick activity does just that. Learners make skeletons out of cotton swabs in order to study relief sculpture and the skeletal system....

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