Curated OER
Seeing the World Through A Different Lens
Students participate in activities in which they model different disabilities. They discuss their experiences as a class. They work together in groups to discuss how to improve an adaptive device.
Curated OER
Total English Elementary: Read All About It
In this reading comprehension activity, students read a 4 paragraph passage about a charity fund-raising effort and then respond to 8 short answer questions.
Curated OER
Fabulous Felines- Lesson 2- Your Cat's Health
Students explore cats. In this pet care lesson, students participate in a discussion with a local veterinarian about proper health care for cats. Students name reasons it is important to protect against pet overpopulation. ...
Curated OER
Is There Life Before 121?
Students observe microbial growth in the lab. In this biology instructional activity, students determine the conditions suitable for bacterial growth. They explain the methods of sterilization and bioburden testing.
Curated OER
Blood Tonic
Young scholars investigate the process of osmosis using fresh potato cuttings in saline solution. In this biology lesson plan, students explain the difference between hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic solutions. They collect...
Curated OER
Comfort Quilts Project
Students help create quilts to be used for students who need to know someone cares for them around the world. They document all of the work on the quilt and write descriptions to be sent on to the person or community receiving the quilt.
Curated OER
What Would You Take to Sea? Instructions for Teachers
Students, who are teachers, discover the hazards facing sailors hundreds of years ago as they prepare a lesson to use in their classroom. They examine what each group of students will investigate, and how the findings will be discussed.
Curated OER
How Do Things Fall?
Students observe falling objects. They discover the rate of falling is based on air resistance and not the weight of the objects. They discuss how engineers use this type of information to design aerodynamic shapes.
Curated OER
Teaching Biology Through Problem-based Activities
Students plant seeds and observe the life cycle of the organism. They experimentally research the effects of radiation on seed growth. Students determine the effects of environmental pollutants on harvested seed.
Math Medics
S.o.s. Math: Trigonometry: The Addition Formulas
This math lesson contains a list of trigonometric addition formulas. Includes example problems involving these formulas along with solutions.
Math Medics
S.o.s. Math: Solving Equations
This tutorial explains how to solve a variety of equations, from simple to complex, and gives examples and solutions. Students are asked to solve for x before looking at a solution.
Math Medics
S.o.s. Math: On Inverse Functions With Restricted Domains
Offers a step-by-step explanation of a one-to-one function problem on inverse functions with restricted domains, clearly using the horizontal line test. Includes sample problems.
Math Medics
S.o.s. Math: Absolute Value Inequalities
After explaining the geometric definition of absolute value, this lesson will guide you through several examples in solving inequalities that involve absolute value. Practice exercises and their solutions are also included.
South Carolina Educational Television
Know It All Media: Nasa Online
Find award-winning science, math and technology videos and interactives for grades K-12 produced by NASA and provided for distribution to South Carolina ETV's Knowitall.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Gmd Doctor's Appointment
In preparation for some medical tests, Jared must drink 3 liters of water today, but he has forgotten his water bottle at home and must use paper cone cups at work. Students are asked to calculate how many of these he must drink if that...
Other
Wpi: Exponential Decay and Effective Medicine Dosage
This site is an example of the use of exponential decay. The example involves the effectiveness of a medical dosage over time.
PBS
Pbs: The Lowdown: Living Wages in Ca: Ratio and Rate in the Real World
In this KQED infographic, find out how much an adult in different-sized households needs to make to pay for basic monthly living expenses. In the accompanying classroom activity, students solve real-life problems involving rate and ratio...
Other
Lund University Libraries: Directory of Open Access Journals
Open access journals are offered in all scholarly and scientific disciplines such as Biology and Life Sciences, History and Archaeology, and Physics and Astronomy. Site offers a search for new titles as well as archived journals....
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Hs Statistics & Probability: Using Probability to Make Decisions
Learn about probability concepts with fun learning games including Algebra II Jeopardy, Deal or No Deal, Decisions Decisions, Show Time, Playin' against All Odds, and more.