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Curated OER

Letters From The Diaspora

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of mass migration and conduct research using a variety of resources. The information is used in order to create letters written from the perspective of a person who may have migrated during the time period.
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Curated OER

Wintry Warmers

For Teachers 5th - 6th
For this season worksheet, students read facts about winter and find 20 homophones. Students also correct the errors in the sentences.
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Curated OER

Water: to the Last Drop

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research how water played an important role in US history. In this social studies lesson, students make a mock newscast from one of the events they researched. They present their newscast to the class. 
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Curated OER

Rivers... for Kids

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Pupils investigate U.S. geography by exploring it's bodies of water. For this river formation lesson, students identify the reasons rivers are needed in our country by reading assigned text. Pupils examine a diagram which explains how...
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Curated OER

Giving Generously

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are read a book about giving. They discover that giving to others is rewarding. They also locate China on a map and make their own rice cakes.
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Curated OER

Life in Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students write a timeline showing significant events in the Plymouth Colony that occurred between 1621 and 1628. They define and illustrate key vocabulary words which are imbedded in this lesson plan. This simple activity is designed to...
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Curated OER

Sweethearts and Data Analysis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept collecting and representing data. In this collecting and representing data instructional activity, students record the different colors of sweetheart candies in their sweethearts box. Students create a table...
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Curated OER

Retirement: Show Me the Money!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the concept of retirement finances. In this retirement finances instructional activity, students discuss what it means to save, invest, risk, or the time value of money. Students play the stock market game. Students...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Drought

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The unit teaches students to interpret climate data to recognize the symptoms and evaluate the severity of drought. It helps them realize that drought can still devastate areas that have stable infrastructure and access to expensive...
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Torrents, Droughts, and Twisters Oh My!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students review what scientists know and what they're working to understand about the relationship between extreme weather events and climate change.
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The Tech Interactive

The Tech Interactive: Lesson Plan: Catch It if You Can! [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Students will learn about the ongoing issues associated with drought in California and how water conservation can be part of a solution. Students will design a rooftop water catchment system for drought-conscious Ms. Drizzle to install...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Dry as a Bone

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson examines the current state of drought in the United States and the economic impact of drought on local communities.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Moving West, Natural Disasters

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Assign reasons from Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to explain pioneers' migration to and return from the American plains in the 1800s. Research, write and produce a newspaper dedicated to a natural disaster such as the 19th-century drought.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Effects of Natural Selection on Finch Beak Size

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, students examine research on finches on the island of Daphne Major in the Galapagos Islands. The depth of the finches' beaks was measured before and after a drought. This data is displayed in graphs and students are...
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University of North Carolina

Univ. Of Nc: Impact of Global Warming on Nc's Wildlife & Habitats [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Global warming is "the most dangerous threat to the future of wildlife," according to the National Wildlife Federation website. This visual matching activity was designed to engage students in learning about how a variety of NC species...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Precipitation on the Planet

For Students 3rd - 5th
Precipitation affects many aspects of our lives, from drinking water and food to devastating rain or snow storms. NASA gathered information from satellites to study factors that influence precipitation. View these narrated and unnarrated...
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Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Teaching With the News: Famine in Somalia

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use a video, handouts, and news sources to explore the crisis in Somalia and examine the factors exacerbating the famine.
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Other

The Plant Cell: Teaching Tools in Plant Biology: Why Study Plants?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Plants are essential for all life and development. Teach your students about this incredible lifeforce with this teaching guide, lecture notes, and PowerPoint presentation. [PDF]
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: The Dust Bowl Blues

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The 1930's Dust Bowl era was about the grueling times of people suffering in the drought-stricken region of the Oklahoma pan handle. This activity will help students to gain an understanding of the plights of the people. Using Woody...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: North American Monsoon

For Students 3rd - 5th
NASA tracked rainfall and soil moisture for a three-month period in 1993 to confirm that these rain patterns were indeed a monsoon. Watch this animation to see the relationship between soil moisture and rainfall in the Southwest U.S. By...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Tapped Dry: How Do You Solve a Water Shortage?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Economists do not operate in a vacuum. If an economist is going to suggest that the price of a good needs to be increased, he or she needs to consider who will bear the increase in costs. Will the costs be distributed equally or will one...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Rain Erosion: Does the Rate of Water Effect Erosion?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lab, students investigate whether the rate of water falling (rain) affects the amount of erosion (soil movement). This experiment could lead to further questions: how does grass or rocks effect soil erosion, does erosion lead to...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Climate Change Is About Water

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through a range of voices and multimedia materials, discover the story of climate change and its impacts on water in Bolivia. Case studies bring the explanatory analysis of vulnerability and the social, economic and cultural impacts of...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Exploring Weather Disasters

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
During this lesson, students will discover the differences in four types of weather disasters. They will collect information from selected Internet websites and create a multimedia presentation to demonstrate what they have learned.

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