ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Grade 3: Rock N Art
In this arts integrated unit, 3rd graders will explore Rocks and Soil. These projects focus on bringing multiple art forms to the Earth Sciences for third graders. Students will focus on comparing and contrasting the 3 types of rocks, as...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Scientific Community
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How the scientific community shares results and monitors scientific integrity.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Hidden in Plain Sight
Steganography is the science and art of hiding messages in plain sight so only the sender and intended recipient know the existence of a message. Steganography can be characterized as security through obscurity. Through this...
Other
Inspiration: Integrating in Your Classroom
Explore ways to integrate Inspiration into your classroom with ideas for each of the subject areas.
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Eduscapes
The creators of eduscapes have designed this website to share their love of learning and teaching with others. The site aims at effectively integrating technology into the classroom in a fun and seamless way. Use the site to get lesson...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: The Art of Anatomy [Pdf]
For this lesson, 5th graders learn about value and draw a 7-tone value scale. They then observe and draw an area of a skeleton model on a 6x6-inch square, incorporating line, shape, and value. They color the negative space and add...
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Arts Now Learning: Microorganism Freeze Frame [Pdf]
In this lesson, 5th graders will explore the concepts of beneficial and harmful microorganisms by creating tableaux.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Water Dance [Pdf]
In this instructional activity, 4th graders use movement and dance composition to aid their comprehension of the water cycle.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: What Class Are You In? [Pdf]
Drawing evidence from informational text and using it to compose text for ABA form in music, 5th graders will add onto a poem about vertebrates and how they are classified.
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Arts Now Learning: Rocky Movement [Pdf]
In this lesson, 3rd graders will investigate the three types of rocks and personify the formation of each type with movement.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: States of Matter [Pdf]
In this lesson, students will move and generate choreography to understand different states of matter.
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Arts Now Learning: Sounds of Storms [Pdf]
In this lesson, 5th graders learn about the sounds of weather. They create an instrument that mimics rain, wind, or thunder, then use them for sound effects during an interactive story called Gracey Goose.
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Arts Now Learning: Using Tableau and Role Drama to Examine the Ecosystem [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, 4th graders use tableaux to dramatize their roles in the food chain of an ecosystem. Next, they write in role arguing why they are important to the ecosystem. This is followed by a debate in the format of a Character...
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Arts Now Learning: This Land Is My Land, This Land Is Your Land [Pdf]
In this lesson, 3rd graders take on the roles of characters in a drama centered on preserving the environment. Students will play different living things that inhabit a forest. They will improvise dialogue and analyze environmental...
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Arts Now Learning: Using Tableau to Explore Physical & Chemical Changes [Pdf]
In this lesson, 5th graders explore how to use tableaux to dramatize physical and chemical changes, and add dialogue to the tableaux to support their argument of whether the change is physical or chemical.
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...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: What Is an Inch?
This activity gives the students the opportunity to see what an inch really looks like. It also provides them with a chance to be creative using various inch materials and to create a visual for what an inch is. It is a great lesson to...
Crayola
Crayola: Insect Addition Game
Learning how to add two or more numbers? This appealing, child-made board game integrates, math, science, and the visual arts using an Earth-friendly recycled box.
Other
I*earn (International Education and Resource Network)
This nonprofit organization creates structured projects that facilitate engaged learning and youth making a difference on an International scale. Project areas include interdisciplinary topics such as the environment/science,...
SEDL
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory: Spiders
This detailed lesson, designed to integrate mathematics, science and language arts, explores the world of the spider. Through a variety of learning activities, students will learn about spider characteristics, their life cycle, their...
Cyberbee
Cyberbee: Who Dunnit?
If you are a crime scene investigation (CSI) fan, then you will love this site! You get to be the detective by examining the evidence, viewing the crime scene, dusting for fingerprints, interviewing the suspects, and solving the crime.
My Learning
My Learning: Wacky Races
Bursting with ideas and inspirations for designing and making a wacky races vehicle and organizing a wacky races challenge.
Cyberbee
Adventures of Cyber Bee
CyberBee is designed for K-12 teachers and encourages engaged learning and problem solving skills through a variety of activities based on frameworks such as the WebQuest, treasure hunts, and Big6.
PBS
Pbs Teacher Line: Professional Development for Educators
PBS TeacherLine offers a wide range of professional development courses and resources to help teachers acquire the skills they need. Through this site you can explore courses in your area, facilitated discussions with teachers across the...