Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Locating the Salt Front

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners use Hudson River salinity data to create a line graph that shows the location of the salt front, and use math skills to explore how this location varies over time. They use the graph to estimate the location of the salt front...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lousia May Alcott

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine the life of Louisa May Alcott. Using the Internet, they examine the types of books and plays she wrote. In groups, they compare and contrast the types of covers used on the various publishing's. They design and color...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Social Studies:Anglo-Saxon Dress Accessories

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discover the materials and designs used by Anglo-Saxons. By examining an ancient village, they determine materials and shapes most frequently used to make brooches and strap fittings. Finally, students draw pictures of the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Earthquakes!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students experiment with the concept of earthquakes while completing a lab with marshmallows, toothpicks, modeling clay and firm Jell-O and rectangular pan. They explore what kind of soil earthquakes do the most damage in and how...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using Current Data for Graphing Skills

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students graph demographic information. In this graphing lesson, students choose what type of graph to create and what information to display. Links to examples of graphs and statistical data are provided. The graphs are created on the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Domino Dash

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the relationship between speed, time and distance.  For this motion lesson students complete a lab activity that allows them to calculate average speed. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Let's do dinner

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students observe the benefits of family structured activities. For this social studies lesson, students keep a journal of their experience in having dinner with their families every night for a week. Students research the importance of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Narrative Procedure

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students identify narrative procedure. For this narrative procedure lesson, students analyze a recipe and visit the website www.ehow.com. Students discuss narrative procedures and answer questions. students make a list of the procedures...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Do You Have Number Sense?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders are grouped according to their ability level with a captain who is elected by the students in that particular group. Students demonstrate their knowledge of rational and irrational numbers by defining them. Students use a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Square Numbers Closure Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Learners discuss square numbers. In this math lesson, students find square numbers and support their answers. Learners find sums and products that are square numbers.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Penny Moves

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore math functions by completing a worksheet in class. In this spatial movement lesson, students utilize a four square grid and a penny to practice moving the coin horizontally, vertically and diagonally as instructed....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Edible Model of the Sun

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify the different features of the Sun. In this space science lesson, students create a model of its surface using cookies and candies. They compare and contrast their model to the real Sun.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Being a Good Detective

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine a variety of reference resources when seeking information. They discuss atlases, almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, online search engines for the Internet, and online library card catalogs. They complete a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Multicultural Canterbury Pilgrimage

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers create travel brochures that detail various people and places that are encountered on the way to Chaucer's Canterbury.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Taxes: Where Does Your Money Go?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of taxes. In this tax instructional activity, students investigate types of taxes and deductions taken out of a paycheck before they see it. Students calculate the tax on a given dollar amount. Students...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Just Graph It!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders evaluate various graphs for the best way to reflect statistical data. They use a spreadsheet to organize data and generate varied graphic representations. They select the graph they feel best shows their results.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Acids and Alkalis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine and explain the characteristics of alkalis and acids. With their list of characteristics student groups conduct an investigation into whether various household substances are alkali or acid. Their lab findings are...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cubic Volume

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders record measurements and calculate the volume. They select and use appropriate units and procedures to measure volume # use tools such as technology to solve problems
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Animals Galore

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use structural characteristics to sort and classify animals into groups.
Lesson Plan
Other

Brookfield High School: Lesnansky's Control Center: My Favorite Movies

For Students 9th - 10th
The student will complete exercises using Microsoft Word that are designed to showcase the different commands and the components of the various ribbons. Includes examples with explanatory captions.
Lesson Plan
Other

Laus Dnet: Kinder. Word Lesson Alphabet Potluck Feast [Pdf]

For Teachers K Standards
Students will create a class book (PDF) modeled after the book Potluck, by Anne Shelby, to identify the beginning sounds of words and the letter of the alphabet representing that sound (phonemic awareness). Contains links to step sheets...

Other popular searches