Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Progress: From Chords to Melody

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review chord progression while listening to tracks of music. They write melodies to fit a given chord progression. They sing their melodies and analyze how it compares to the original melody.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Effective Lobbying

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study citizenship issues related to democratic process. They report to the class with posters, graphics and handouts.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Calculating & Graphing Using a Spreadsheet

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students use the lab apparatus to calculate the average velocity and average acceleration at several points and record the data. They use the spreadsheets to plot distance vs. time, velocity vs. time and acceleration vs. time graphs.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cancer Warrior

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students perform an experiment to determine how different salt concentrations affect the liver's ability to break down toxic hydrogen peroxide. They record and average their data which is then graphed.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

THe Decomposition of Water

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students collaborate in an experiment where they decompose water into simpler substances through the process of electrolysis. They collect, measure, and observe data and then place the data into a table. Accomodations for students with...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Let's Go!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create itineraries for a one-week journey. They design and create itineraries for a journey to three cities in their target language country. They write a report and research the Internet and other resources for their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Multiplication Algorithm (1)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders in a 3rd grade math class make connections from prior instruction and mastery to solve problems in new learning situations. Using logical thinking and prior knowledge to solve current math problems is the focus of this...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Emerging Viruses

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students study the characteristics of living things and explore the characteristics of viruses including their structure, function, and reproductive cycles. They also explore the impact of viruses on human health by discussing common...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transmission of Disease

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students provide names of viral diseases that they would possibly like to be infected with today; listing them on the Smart Board. They then come to an agreement about what virus to use and use beakers of fluids to simulate how viruses...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Creating A Document With A Table, Chart, and Watermark

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students demonstrate to instructor how to add a border and shading to a paragraph. They also insert a section break and create a header different from a previous header. Students design a poster showing characters formatted using the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Neutralization

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders study pH, acids, bases, and neutralization. They discuss and apply principles of neutralization to everyday situations (bee stings, indigestion remedies, soil acidity, etc.). They carry out several experiments using acids...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Smog Be Gone

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students begin the lesson by identifying greenhouse gases. In groups, they observe and record the effect of the gases on the atmosphere and the temperature of the Earth. They participate in activities that describe the role of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Controlled Water Fountain Procedures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students get drinks during physical education in a controlled manner when the water fountain is not in the gymnasium. Then they identify and practice that they do not have to interrupt class to ask for permission. Students also identify...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Basic Calculus II: Quiz 8

For Students Higher Ed
In this infinite series worksheet, students use comparisons to determine convergence for improper integrals. They use the integral test for infinite series. Students state the reasons they believe a given integral is converging or...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Cuisenaire Four-Pan Algebra Balance: Limitations and Suggestions

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students illustrate the concept of balancing equations using a Four-Pan Algebra Balance. In this balancing lesson plan, students visualize why it is necessary to add or subtract the same quantity on both sides of an equation when solving...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Micropipette and the Metric System

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Young scholars practice measuring the correct volume using micropipette. In this biology instructional activity, students determine the correct micropipette tip to use when transferring fluid. They convert metric volume from one...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Math Practice Exam

For Students 5th - 7th
For this math practice exam worksheet, students simplify expressions, find volume and area, write mathematical expressions multiple and divide expressions and reduce fractions. Mention is made of associated videos, but no specific...
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Acids and Bases: Cabbage Juice Indicator

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment, the ZOOM cast demonstrates how to use cabbage juice to find out if a solution is an acid or a base.
Lesson Plan
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Carbon Dioxide Can Make a Solution Acidic

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explain that carbon dioxide from any source reacts chemically with water to form carbonic acid. They will also be able to use the color changes of universal indicator to monitor the changing pH of a solution during a chemical...
Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Fat and Happy?: Testing for Simple Sugars [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Investigate different methods for testing the sugar content in foods, and determine relative amounts of sugar in several juices using a sugar indicator solution.
Activity
Chemistry Collective

Chem Collective: Determination of the P H Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
This virtual lab activity where students perform the method of successive dilutions using HCl, NaOH, a pH meter, and universal indicator solution to help understand the logarithmic nature of the pH scale.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Soil Acidity: Comparing P H and Buffering Capacity of Soils

For Teachers 6th - 8th
As part of acid rain study, (environmental chemistry lab) middle schoolers investigate the differences in pH of soil samples. They will collect and dry samples from the local prairie including grassland, transition, forest and riverbank...
Lesson Plan
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Project Learn: Where in the World Is Carbon Dioxide?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson on greenhouse gas, students conduct experiments to detect and collect carbon dioxide, then use titration to determine how much carbon dioxide is present in an indicator solution.
Lesson Plan
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: P H and Color Change

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students see a demonstration of a color change using universal pH indicator and then change the concentrations of an acid and a base using a universal indicator to test the pH of the resulting solutions. Through an animation, they see...