Curated OER
Crossing the Border: Practicalities
Students plan a trip for a citizen of Mexico to travel within various regions of the US. Another group plans a trip for a citizen of the US to travel to a non-tourist area of Mexico.
Curated OER
Three R's on the Hill : Roles, Responsibilities, Relationships
Students develop an understanding for the Canadian Federal Parliamentary System by constructing a game.
Curated OER
Pageantry of the Senate
Tenth graders gain a better understanding of the historical significance of some of the procedures and traditions of the Senate. They see that the Senate in Canada is rich in traditions and pageantry.
Curated OER
Clouds
Students explore the characteristics of clouds, their formation, symbols used in their identification, and the relationship of clouds to weather. The lesson focuses on how they are formed and their classification.
Curated OER
Scotty T-Rex: Inspiring History All Year Round
Students study changes that occur in geological and historical time. They place themselves in relationship to the universe, the world, Canada, and Saskatchewan.
Curated OER
Establishing Borders
young scholars will discuss a few of the issues related to expansion. The establishment of a personal opinion is a strong skill this instructional activity could reinforce. The influence of economic developments is covered during the...
Curated OER
The Role of Government in Utah
Seventh graders examine the need and function of government. They explore the role of government in their lives and identify the services government provides. They role-play citizens identifying these needs and decide which...
Curated OER
Young Readers
Students experience early readers. In this early childhood introduction to literacy, students are read a story (four book options) then complete associated, simple activities. Activities include ideas such as coloring pages, simple...
Curated OER
Working Animals
Learners discuss the role of animals and how they can work with people to better the community. In this working animals lesson plan, students discuss how animals and people work together to complete different tasks in the community.
Curated OER
How Much Will This Cost?
Students determine how much money is needed for a service learning project. They create a graph or chart to explain the budget for the service project. They complete budget worksheets as their plan goes into action.
Curated OER
Written Report How Music Motivates
Middle schoolers examine the role of music in their lives. They listen to songs from the Civil Rights movement. They explain how music effects their thinking.
University of Pittsburgh
Digital Research Library: Visuals for Foreign Language Instruction
This site contains hundreds of illustrations that can be used to support instructional tasks such as describing objects and people (i.e., teaching vocabulary) or describing entire events and situations (i.e., teaching grammar).
Other
Swan Catalog: Searching All Libraries
This System-Wide Automated Network serves 77 libraries in the Chicago suburbs. It's instructive in how a computer catalog of library materials works.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: General Science: The Scientific Method
Instructional module focusing on the scientific method as a process of investigation into the natural world rather than a linear collection of facts. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links relating to the topic.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Preparing to Write the Research Paper
This lesson introduces young scholars to research materials in the library and electronic materials available through the Alabama Virtual Library(AVL). The instruction emphasizes "how-to-use" multi-volume encyclopedias, multi-volume...
Other
The Open Video Project
The Open Video Project offers a repository of videos and video clips that are easy to search for and download. The videos and video clips are from a wide range of sources, including U.S. government agencies, commercial entities, and...
University of California
University of Cal: Critical Thinking in an Online World
This article discusses why and how to encourage the development of critical thinking skills for students conducting research on the Web. The author even presents an overview of a project that you could adapt to your class.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Natural Disasters in the United States
During the course of this instructional activity, the students will research various forms of natural disasters that occur in the United States and what someone should do in the event of that disaster. The teacher and library media...
Other
Information Literacy Activities
These worksheets cover many aspects of the research process, as well as censorship, web page evaluation and boolean operators.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: What's Your Style?
Through collaboration with the art teacher and library media specialist, students will use various electronic information sources to research an artist and discover the style of the artist through examination of the artist's work....