Curated OER
Artistic Angles
Fifth graders explore angles by using protractors. They recognize, describe and determine the surface area and volume of three-dimensional shapes. Students recognize the right angle, acute angle, obtuse angle and vertex. They identify...
Curated OER
Three Chicago Painters: Self-Portraits
Students examine self-portraits on a Website. They create self-portraits which reveal something about themselves. They include objects which give clues to Students' personalities. The portraits are displayed in the school.
Code.org
Code.org: Lesson 2: Persistence & Frustration: Stevie and the Big Project
In this lesson, learners will develop an understanding of what it means to be frustrated while working on a large project. It's possible that not every student will experience frustration with this activity, but there are many...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Choose Your Attitude
This lesson engages students in determining the importance of attitudes on many facets of life. Students will view movie clips, view PowerPoint presentations, discuss how attitudes can change and influence people's lives, and look at...
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Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Does Our Background Shape Our Thinking About Environmental Issues? [Pdf]
A lesson where young scholars explore the positive and negative impacts of human activities on the environment today and in the distant past, and examine how attitudes towards the environment might be shaped by one's experiences growing...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Abraham Lincoln: A Good Man? Or a Good Man!
In this lesson, students use video from American Masters: Bill T. Jones: A Good Man along with primary sources to investigate the life of Lincoln and write a one page argument essay on whether Lincoln was "a good man."
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: The Industrial Age in America
In this lesson plan from EDSITEment, students will discuss the significance of the labor movement, the industrialists involved and the attitude of the American people toward working conditions in the United States. Contains links to many...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Nancy Etcoff on the Surprising Science of Happiness
Cognitive researcher, Nancy Etcoff looks at our pursuit of happiness and its surprising effect on our bodies. [14:22]