Curated OER
Aquatic Organisms
Pupils create a poster describing the five characteristics of a salt water organism compared to a fresh water organism.
Curated OER
Hyperstudio Solar System Review: Technology, Study Skills
Students use Hyperstudio to review important points before taking a test at the end of a study unit on the solar system. This concept could easily be switched to many different topics.
Curated OER
Celestial Photography
Students practice photographic skills and gain an awareness of photography as a scientific tool.
Curated OER
Mars Calendar Project
Students design a calendar that displays time on Mars. They explore the differences between time on Earth and time on Mars while making the calendar.
Curated OER
Lakes
Learners role-play members of an ecosystem. In this lake ecosystems lesson, students simulate various organisms within an ecosystem to discover the impact on the environment.
Curated OER
Water Use and Conservation
Learners discuss the different types of water found on Earth. They discover why not all water is used for drinking and calculate how much water they use. They create their own water conservation plan.
Curated OER
Wish You Were Here - Research Conditions on Mars
Students research conditions on Mars, then create a travel brochure or presentation to attract tourists. They work in cooperative groups. Each member is assigned a different role and contribute specific information to the group's brochure.
Curated OER
SUITE FOR ORCHESTRA NO.3
Students listen to a recording of Suite for Orchestra No. 3 by J. S. Bach, review and recognize basic musical instruments by sight, and begin to recognize sounds of some instruments.
Curated OER
Learning Lesson: Its a Gas, Man
Students participate in a demonstration in which they examine the effect on temperature by carbon dioxide. They discuss the effects of carbon dioxide on the environment. They also examine summer safety rules to end the lesson.
Curated OER
Geography: World Dynamics
Students discuss and examine how the world is changing. After reading an article, they discover the immediate changes that have taken place and how they have effected living things. They complete a worksheet identifying the changes as...
Curated OER
Water Chemistry
Students engage in a instructional activity that is concerned with the concept of water chemistry. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Students also consider an experiment to observe how water has the abiility to exist as...
Curated OER
Mixed Prepositions 12-ESL
In this preposition worksheet, students complete a given text, choosing the correct prepositions. Students click on a "check answers" button for immediate feedback.
Curated OER
Correcting Mental Mistakes
Students recognize common mental mistakes to improve their critical thinking. In this thinking skills lesson, students complete various activities to analyze mental mistakes.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Solar System Fact Sheet
Use this handy chart to help acquaint yourself with major facts about the solar system. This chart is broken down by planet and displays data such as the size of the planet, distance from the sun, rotation period, orbital period,...
Smithsonian Institution
National Air and Space Museum: Exploring the Planets: Venus
Get the facts on Venus. Resource offers a variety of satellite images and facts about the structure and features of Venus.
Defenders of Wildlife
Kids' Planet: African Lion (Panthera Leo)
Get the facts about African Lions! What do they eat? Where do they live? This site has a fact sheet for all of your questions.
NASA
Nasa Space Place: All About Jupiter
Discover interesting facts about Jupiter, the biggest planet in our solar system.
NASA
Nasa Space Place: All About Neptune
Learn fascinating facts about Neptune, the last of the planets in our solar system.
NASA
Nasa Space Place: All About Uranus
Discover interesting facts about the planet Uranus and what it looks like.
Nine Planets
The Nine Planets: Earth Facts
Find lots of information about our planet Earth here. Covers basic facts, Earth's history, layers of the Earth, plate tectonics, composition of the atmosphere, Earth's magnetic field, and some facts about our moon.
NASA
Nasa Space Place: All About Saturn
Discover facts about Saturn including its surface, moons and planets that surround it, and interesting images.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: All About Space: Mercury
The planet Mercury is profiled with information about its size, mass, atmosphere, length of day, and the like. Features include interactive activities and learning exercises.
NASA
Nasa: Earth: Overview: Our Home Planet
Provides a comprehensive look at the planet Earth including photos, how Earth got its name, and facts and figures about its size, seasons, moon, atmosphere, rotation, and lithosphere.