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Curated OER

Natural Hazards

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars evaluate the hazards of naturally occurring events. After watching a video concerning safety hazards, students work in groups to discuss the safety issues involved in taking a trip to a mountainous region. ...
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Curated OER

Changing Matter

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate the changing states of water.
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A Moment When My Life Changed

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners recognize symbols in a work of art, analyze composition of picture by Hollis Sigler, and plan and execute compositions that successfully tell stories, primarily with symbols.
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Skates

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners identify the unique parts of the body of skates and their egg cases.
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"The Universal Principal of Change"

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders research the Kamakura Period, along with Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist principles. Also, they study Yoshida Kenko.
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Curated OER

U.S. Place Names Show Our Diversity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners study place names for different area in the US and determine why they were named in such a way. They examine maps to look at the religious names, "new" beginning names, and copy cat names. They complete a word search to find...
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Mystery Card 1

For Teachers K - 8th
Students test their knowledge of electrical conductors and circuits by constructing an electric tester and using it to determine where electricity flows between circles on a mystery card.
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Curated OER

South Dakota Quarter Lesson Plans

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students research the history of the South Dakota quarter. Students study the rich history to South Dakota. Students share reasons why the South Dakota quarter was made the way it was made.
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Human Rights

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars explore the importance of laws and the need to speak up against wrong doing and how to bring change in society and in the law. They discuss the needs and concerns of others. Students explore the concept of bias and...
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Skates

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students gain understanding of structure, characteristics, and basic needs of living things and their role in world, identify parts of skate, observe details of skate's body and skate egg case, and identify unique characteristics of skates.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 40: Rock and Poetry: A Thematic Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Rock music can serve as a way to increase student interest in the curriculum, and a way to help students make sense of who they are and what their place is in the world, so asking students to bring in their own music to teach each other...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Karst Topography and Connection to Se Minnesota Sinkholes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this field investigation, students will be able to observe, record, compare/contrast a variety of sinkholes located in the southeastern Minnesota area, including a significant one at the Harmony Karst Interpretive Site. The students...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Erosion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this investigation, students will use sand to build a mountain and then use a straw and watering can to simulate wind erosion and water erosion. Students will make observations and then propose ways to slow the erosion and/or speed...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Architecture Helped Music Evolve

For Students 9th - 10th
As his career grew, David Byrne went from playing CBGB to Carnegie Hall. He asks: Does the venue make the music? From outdoor drumming to Wagnerian operas to arena rock, he explores how context has pushed musical innovation. [16:00]
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Correlation Using Relative Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How rock layers in different locations can be connected to make pictures of a region's geology.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Correlation Using Relative Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How rock layers in different locations can be connected to make pictures of a region's geology.