Curated OER
Exploring Literature And Weather Through Chirps
Young scholars explore using crickets' chirps to calculate temperature. They read "Cricket in Times Square" and "The Quiet Cricket," read and discuss a Cricket eBook, develop a formula and calculate temperature using cricket chirps, and...
Curated OER
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
Sixth graders demonstrate the ability to process and evaluate content from a variety of sources and apply comprehension skills to the material read. They organize information for practical use and design and develop an informational...
Curated OER
Activity One -- Fundamentally Speaking
In this science worksheet, students examine how the universe is bound with the atomic particles and focus upon the findings of two historical scientists.
Curated OER
News to the Core Reported by Very Special Students
Students create news articles that help them build their knowledge, skills, and academic confidence. In this special education lesson, students use previous knowledge to write a newsletter and demonstrate their understanding of various...
Curated OER
Legacy Of The Roman Empire
Students explore the Roman Empire. In this ancient Rome lesson, students watch "The Legacy of the Roman Empire," and discover details about Vindolanda, the Roman fort. Students compose letters from Roman soldiers at the fort that reveal...
Curated OER
Protecting Man's Best Friend
Students read about how dogs help people. In this language arts lesson, students select a topic and create a presentation about dogs. Students choose the type of presentation to create.
Curated OER
Out of the Dust -- Part II
Eighth graders discover that literature can be a great way to gather information about the past. Using various types of text, they research its historical data and determine if it is correct. They write two papers to respond to the...
Curated OER
A True Story Appalachia
Students engage in a reading activity to learn about the Appalachia Mountains. The use of literature is important to provide context for the geography lesson. This lesson is strong because it allows the teacher to teach across the...
National First Ladies' Library
Science: The Purloined Letter
Students examine Edgar Allan Poe's "the Purloined Letter" from the perspective of a profiler. To sharpen search procedures, they examine the text and make lists of items and places in the house that were searched. Then students discuss...
Curated OER
Common Words that are Similar in Polish and English
In this foreign language worksheet, students discover that many Polish words are similar to those in English and the meanings can be guessed. Students read a chart of 220 Polish words and their English translations. Example: balon...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Characteristics of Science Fiction
This lesson focuses on the characteristics of science fiction including the three types of science fiction, a list of characteristics from National Geographic. It features links to Fact Monster: "Science Fiction," Goodreads: "Popular...
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: History Facts and Fictions
There are many versions of historical events, people, and places. This PBL offers an opportunity to students to actively explore a disputed event or urban myth to decide which version they will argue in favor of with supporting evidence.
Other
The Guillotine History, Facts and Fiction
The Guillotine, a formidable and central part of the French Revolution, maintains a position of prominence in French history. This site documents the importance of this device and it's role in French culture. An interactive feature,...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: An Epidemic for Reading
This lesson plan explores the facts and the history behind historical fiction. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Earthquakes O Logy Card
This interactive OLogy card defines earthquakes, provides fast facts about them, and lets you test your knowledge of earthquakes with fact-or-fiction questions.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Chromosomes O Logy Card
Flip this interactive card to start learning about chromosomes, tiny, spaghetti-like packages of information. Answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions and review some fast facts about chromosomes.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: California Condor O Logy Card
Flip this interactive OLogy card to start learning about the California condor. Review some fast facts about condors and answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions to test your understanding.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Venus O Logy Card
Flip this interactive card to start learning about the planet Venus. Answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions and review some fast facts about Venus.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Pelecanimimus Polyodon O Logy Card
Flip this interactive card to start learning about Pelecanimimus polyodon. Answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions and review some fast facts about this theropod dinosaur.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Gastonia Burgei O Logy Card
Flip this interactive card to start learning about the Gastonia Burgei, an armored dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous. Answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions and review some fast facts about this primitive dinosaur.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Europa O Logy Card
Flip this interactive card to start learning about Europa, one of Jupiter's largest moons. Answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions and review some fast facts about Europa.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Craters O Logy Card
Flip this interactive card to start learning about craters. Answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions and review some fast facts.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Drinker Nisti O Logy Card
Flip this interactive card to start learning about Drinker Nisti, an ornithopod from the Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous period. Answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions and review some fast facts about this dinosaur.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Alxasaurus Elesitaiensis O Logy Card
Flip this interactive card to start learning about Alxasaurus Elesitaiensis, a big-clawed therizinosaur. Answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions and review some fast facts about this herbivorous dinosaur.