Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Atomic Time Lines

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students understand the evolution of the atomic model from Ancient Greece to the present. They then choose one of the options as a project using class time to do research and to be creative.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Safety And Health Programs

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students engage in a study of the proper components needed for the establishment of a health and safety program. They practice identifying various types of workplace hazards. Students are exposed to an informational lecture given by a...
Unit Plan
Curated OER

We're Building Bridges to School Readiness!

For Teachers Pre-K
Students participate in the activities their teaching initiates from the packet for classroom behavior, social skills, and learning environments.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rain Forests: Sustainable Use

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss their opinion on a teacher given scenario. In this chemistry lesson, students research the value of rainforests. They relate these ideas to current forestry practices.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where's the Beach?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students use beach profile data to analyze how erosion and sediment transport changed seashore slopes. In this geology lesson, students plot the data provided and analyze erosion patterns. They also assess coastal erosion management...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Different Fresh Water Ecosystems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students summarize the characteristics of an ecosystem. In this biology lesson, students identify five major fresh water ecosystem. They define terms and write a journal about what they learned.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction to Light

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study the basic structure of the atom. In this chemistry lesson, students explain how colors relate to energy that electrons emit. They calculate energy of the emitted photons.
Article
CNN

Cnn: Afghanistan War and Transition (2002)

For Students 9th - 10th
A special report on Afghanistan beginning with "Life under the Taliban," and more articles covering the years before the War on Terror. The second group of articles discusses the actual US-led Military Campaign. The Revolution,...
Article
LD Online

Ld Online: Planning Student Directed Transition

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teachers have reported that students who are involved in their transition planning experience success and a sense of accomplishment. This article discusses the importance of transition planning, and in involving the student with...
Article
Amby Duncan-Carr

Amby: Career Transition

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you nervous about changes in your career future? Explore the areas of your life that may be affected by career changes.
Unit Plan
Other

Mes English: Daily Activities Flashcards/daily Routine Flashcards

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This site includes flashcards that show daily people engaging in daily routine. PowerPoints are included to supplement the flashcards that show daily routines.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Life Came to Land

For Students 9th - 10th
This video explores arthropods, who first made the transition from water to land and who outnumber all terrestrial animals. [5:28] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hummingbird Species in the Transitional Zones

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment from Evolution: "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" shows biologists Chris Schneider and Tom Smith studying hummingbirds and other animals in Ecuador. Their research is investigating the processes by which new species are formed.
Professional Doc
Other

May Institute: Helping Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Adjust to Change

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This article contains several strategies to help students adjust to change. This article is targeted to those who work with autistic students but the strategies are appropriate for all students who struggle with changes and transitions.
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Other

National Center for Learning Disabilities: Transitioning to Life After...school

For Students 9th - 10th
Tips for students with disabilities for succeeding in college or the workplace after high school.
Professional Doc
Other

Raising Children Network Limited: Changing Routines: Autism

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource provides strategies to use with students who struggle with changes in transitions and daily routines. Examples of changes in routines are provided, along with visual strategies and social stories. These tools may be used...
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Other

Pdn and Kodak Professional: Migrations: Humanity in Transition

For Students 9th - 10th
Displays images by photojournalist, Sebastian Salgado, on immigrants in motion "seeking survival and a better life - one individual at a time, one family at a time, from field to town to city, and across national boundaries"....
Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Evidence of Evolutionary Transitions

For Students 9th - 10th
Charles Darwin's theory that all living organisms are connected in some way has been confirmed through intense studies over centuries. Understand the similarities that bond all things living to the same family tree by checking out this...
Handout
BBC

Bbc: Hamid Karzai: Shrewd Statesman

For Students 9th - 10th
The leader of Afghanistan's struggling transitional administration, he managed to escape the Taliban's attempts on his life. Karzai is attributed with diplomatic skills and strength to pull a war-torn nation together. (14 June 2002)
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Wessels Living History Farm

Wessels Living History Farm

For Students 9th - 10th
The Wessels Living History Farm of York County, Nebraska, offers a look at what it was like to live on a Great Plains farm in the 1920s. The farm's attractive and well organized website includes interviews with people who remember life...
Website
University of Calgary

University of Calgary: The End of Europe's Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
This useful tutorial includes information about the economy, feudalism, the Holy Roman Empire and other important topics pertaining to Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, a time of transition in European history. Easy to...
Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Nyc Subway Cars Transform Into Condominiums for Fish

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the disposal of New York City subway cars into the Atlanic Ocean, and how these cars are then used by the marine life. Includes video.
Handout
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Niels Bohr Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nobel Foundation provides this site about Niels Bohr's contributions to the world of physics, specifically his "investigation of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating from them." This biography includes information on...
Website
Other

National Military Family Association

For Students 9th - 10th
Website is the "Voice for Military Families" and provides help with topics such as "Deployment and You," "Education," "Family Life," and other emotional issues that military families must face.