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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Observing Eye

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1853 publication of The Observing Eye by Anne Wright, a nonfiction book for children.
Handout
First World War

First World war.com: Encyclopedia Observation Balloons

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes how observation balloons were used during World War I, the dangers of piloting one, and difficulties the enemy faced in trying to bring one down.
Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Photo Analysis Presenting the Statue of Liberty

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
The ability to examine a primary source is a gateway to building critical thinking skills and constructing knowledge. This lesson provides the students an opportunity to observe similarities and differences between 2 visual images,...
Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Against All Odds: Experimental Design

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Video program explains the difference between observation and experiment and the principles of experiment design. Lesson draws on real-life example of heart disease study and a double-blind experiment. [28:39]
Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Bill of Rights Day Is Observed

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Contains plans for seven lessons that ask students to examine Supreme Court cases that have impacted civil liberties in the United States. Students work in groups and report their findings using PowerPoint presentations. In addition to...
Professional Doc
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Earth's Systems Collection: Bringing the Universe to America's Classroom

For Teachers K - 1st
Explore different landforms and bodies of water around the world, observe and map landforms and water features, and practice observation and analysis skills through a virtual landscape and animated adventure in Plum's Island Explorer....
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Supporting Details Explained

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow focuses on supporting details; it discusses their purpose, the audience, and the point to be made. It lists the five most common types of supporting details: facts, statistics, opinions, examples, and personal observations...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: S Ic Words and Music Ii

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Given a hypothetical situation, students will decide if this is an experiment or observational study and why? They will also learn the importance of random assignments in this particular example. Explanations are provided.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Plum's Island Explorer: Land and Water

For Students K - 1st
Navigate around the island to explore various landforms and water bodies in this interactive game from PLUM LANDING. Journey around the island and pick up trash to unlock information - including videos and ground-level and aerial images...
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement:african Americans and the New Deal's Civilian Conservation Corps

For Teachers 9th - 10th
One of the New Deal programs, the Civilian Conservation Corps, provided over a quarter of a million young black men with jobs and was thus another arena of the struggle for greater equality. This lesson explores that struggle and its...
Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: Every Picture Has a Story

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Smithsonian Education presents "Every Picture Has a Story". Teachers can download this comprehensive teaching package in which students examine some of the millions of photographs in the Smithsonian. This amazing teaching package comes...
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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Milk River

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover facts about the valley of the river Lewis and Clark named Milk and read about their observations.
Article
Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Fort Mountain (Square Butte)

For Students 9th - 10th
Features images and a vivid description of "Fort Mountain" or Square Butte as it is now called. Also, includes the observations of Meriwether Lewis from July of 1805.
Website
Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: On Jefferson's River

For Students 9th - 10th
This section from Discovering Lewis & Clark provides observations and views from the expedition's journey down the Jefferson River in 1805.
Website
Other

The Carter Center: Postelection Statement on Mali Elections, June 7, 2002

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the final statement issued by The Carter Center regarding the 2002 democratic elections in Mali, Africa. It covers in detail the Mali election process, counting and tabulation, constitutional court, observers, voter...
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Tonight's Homework Watch Cartoons

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners will make observations about different types of advertisements. Students will watch distinguish the types of advertisements shown during commercial breaks associated with their cartoons and the news.
Website
NOAA

Noaa: Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System: Data in the Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
NOAA Smart Buoys collect and transmit real-time weather, water conditions, and water quality data. Chesapeake Exploration gives teachers and their students unprecedented access to lessons designed around real-time observational data from...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Construction Technologies: Construct the Strongest Bridge

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students will work in pairs to create three simple types of bridges. They will observe quantitatively how the bridges work under load and why engineers use different types of bridges for different places. They also will...
Professional Doc
Other

Loughborough Univ.: Young Children's Problem Solving in Design and Technology

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This 1997 article from the Journal of Design & Technology Education at Loughborough University in the UK looked at the problem-solving strategies young children use in design and technology tasks, both independently and when working...
Unit Plan
Other

Kid Citizen: Capture the Flag

For Students K - 1st
By investigating primary sources displaying the American flag, students will explore the various ways people use the flag to show characteristics such as pride, loyalty, and unity for the nation. In this tutorial, students will engage in...
Website
Stanford University

Stanford University: Conventionality of Simultaneity

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Stanford University is on the topic of simultaneity in relativity.
Activity
NOAA

Noaa: Be a Citizen Weather Reporter [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Report the local weather to your community after deciding which data to collect and reading some of the National Weather Service's forecasting tips for amateur weather reporters.
Unit Plan
C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Geography, Humans, and Environment

For Teachers K - 1st
A learning module on how humans change and shape their local environment. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include...
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National Science Teachers Association

Nsta: Science & Engineering Practices: Obtaining, Evaluating, Communication

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This site from NSTA includes a progression of the Science and Engineering Practice for obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information. In addition, thereare performance expectations that make use science and engineering practices.

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