Digital History
Digital History: Explorations: The Puritans
No group has played a more pivotal role in shaping American values than the New England Puritans. The seventeenth-century Puritans contributed to our country's sense of mission, its work ethic, and its moral sensibility. Today, eight...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Number and Operation Sense: Whole Numbers
In this activity, students attain a basic understanding of numbers and number operations, developing number sense, and gaining fluency in arithmetic computation. They also learn to use the calculator to explore the mathematical...
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Explore Art
One way to make sense of the full scope of art history is to examine the collections of a world-class museum like the Getty. At the Explore Art site, the Getty makes it easy to peruse artwork across the centuries and across all media....
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Digital Compass
Explore digital dilemmas and make good (and not-so-good) decisions. Teaches students the fundamentals of digital citizenship through a choose-your-own-path interactive game. An educator's guide is available on the main digitalcompass.org...
Center for Educational Technologies
Exploring the Environment El Nino: The Child Returns
Use remote sensing data and background information to look at regional and global consequences of El Nino. Try working with the 'situation' to test your understanding.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: High Tech Art (With a Sense of Humor)
Explore how art and technology come together to create masterpieces.
SEDL
Sedl: Five Senses
Elementary students will gain great insight into the workings of our five senses through this collection of detailed, integrated lesson plans for grades K-3. Each lesson contains a list of needed materials, hands-on explorations...
Other
Siemens Science Day: Life Science: Fifth Sense
A hands-on science activity where students will explore how the body uses the five senses to make decisions.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Making Sense of Macroinvertebrates
In this field lab, small groups of young scholars will explore macroinvertebrates found in a pond system near school. They will explore and practice observation and communication skills, then formulate a question and procedures to "test"...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Eight Friends! Exploring the Number Eight
Many kindergarteners come to school with rote counting skills, but they often do not understand that the numbers they can recite actually represent quantities. This lesson helps to make that connection.
NBC
Nbc Learn: Common Scents: Chemistry of Smell
In this video/lesson series we will explore the sense of smell. We profile 21st Century Chemist Nate Lewis, who's working to develop an artificial "nose" that can help detect odors, including hazardous gases and chemicals. A story on the...
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Counting by Fives
This lesson is about counting by fives from AAAmath.com. There are separate sections for learning, practice, playing a game, and exploring more about skip counting.
Crickweb
Crickweb: Numeracy: Two Digit Number Labeling
Students explore two digit numbers in this learning activity. Learners drag and drop the names of the two digit numbers on to the picture.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Exploring Sets Through Math Related Book Pairs
After reading two math-related books, students investigate their home and school environments to find examples of objects that come in sets and then create their own books on sets.
Curated OER
History Matters: Making Sense of Letters & Diaries
"Making Sense of of Letters & Diaries," explores the historical importance of various types of "personal texts." Learn the general characteristics of personal texts and read various online diaries and letters of historical...
Other
Common Sense Media: The Power of Words [Pdf]
Students consider that while they are enjoying their favorite websites they may encounter messages from other kids that can make them feel angry, hurt, sad, or fearful. They explore ways to handle cyberbullying and how to respond in the...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Which Way Do I Go, George, Which Way Do I Go?
This lesson will explore the process of graphing inequalities on a number line. It will also explore writing an inequality when given a graph. This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Even and Odd Numbers
At this lesson you can learn, practice, play a game and explore all about even and odd numbers. There are lots of resources to use to learn about even and odd numbers.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Counting Even Numbers
At this lesson you can learn, practice, play a game and explore counting even numbers by 2. There are lots of resources to use to learn about even and odd numbers at this website.
University of Washington
University of Washington: Central Visual Pathways
Explore the world of central visual pathways. The visual pathway leads from the eye to the primary visual cortex. There is a detailed visual description of this process. Check it out.
Other
Athens State University: Greater Than, Less Than
A very thorough lesson plan where learners explore the concept of "less than" and "greater than," using cookies.
University of Waterloo (Canada)
Wired Math: Primes and Prime Factors [Pdf]
Explore primes, prime factors, and composites using this collection of worksheets. Lots of detailed examples, interesting math facts, and colorful visuals. Acrobat Reader required.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Let's Get Scientific With Numbers!
Using calculators, middle schoolers will write and interpret large and small numbers using scientific and calculator notation. This exploration will also help students to develop an understanding of the ways exponents are used in writing...
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Cyber Smart! Student Curriculum Lesson: Can You Hack It? [Pdf]
Students learn that computers and electronic files are property and explore the reasons for, consequences, and ethics of teen hacking. This ISTE-aligned lesson plan for Grades 6-8 includes student activity and Home Connection sheets....