Curated OER
Pumpkin Writing Paper
In this writing worksheet, pupils use the blank lined paper with a colorful pumpkin border for any kind of writing: reports, poetry, stories or letters.
Curated OER
ESL: Verb Forms
In this ESL verb forms learning exercise, students read a letter and fill in correct verbs to complete, then complete 2 multiple choice sentences questions.
Curated OER
Growing a Garden
Students research aspects of gardening including nutrition, costs, and soil preparation. They then write a report detailing the planning of the garden and compare costs to buying the items.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Real vs. Nominal Gdp
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and calculations used in calculating real and nominal GDP. Topics include the distinction between real and nominal GDP and how to calculate and use the GDP deflator. This...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Real vs. Nominal Gdp
Practice what you've learned about real GDP, nominal GDP, and the GDP deflator in this exercise.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Adjusting Nominal Values to Real Values
When you examine economic statistics, it's crucial to distinguish between nominal and real measurements so you know whether or not inflation has distorted a given statistic. Learn how to adjust GDP numbers for inflation in this article....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Nominal vs. Real Interest Rates
Practice what you've learned about the distinction between the nominal interest rate and the real interest rate, as well as how to calculate both of these key measures.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ornl: Radiocarbon Age Scale vs the "Real" (Calibrated) Years Age Scale
Here you can find a chart that shows the comparison between the radiocarbon dating years and real years.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Nominal vs. Real Interest Rates
This information is intended for AP Macroeconomics students or for those taking college macroeconomics. This lesson is a summary review of key terms and calculations related to the distinction between the real interest rate and the...
Science Struck
Science Struck: Guide on Interpolation vs. Extrapolation
Explains what interpolation and extrapolation are and methods used for them in statistics. Gives real-world examples of their applications in telecommunications, engineering, thermodynamics etc.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Algebra I: Exponential vs. Linear Growth Over Time
Practice analyzing the end behavior of two functions that model similar real-world relationships, where one function is exponential and the other is polynomial. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Algebra I: Exponential vs. Linear Models
Given a description of a real-world relationship, determine whether that relationship is linear or exponential. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Humans vs Narwhals
Who's the REAL meat eater here? Let's do some math and find out!
Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School: Symbolism vs. Allegory [Pdf]
Click through the slides to learn about different types of symbolism including religious, political, color, advertising, and literary. Then learn what allegory is and how it relies on symbolism. Examples from various texts and real-world...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Exponential vs. Linear Models
Given a description of a real-world relationship, determine whether that relationship is linear or exponential.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Who vs. Whom
This video lesson focuses on the use of who and whom in sentences. It provides background information including part of speech and the purpose of each, explains each individually with examples, and offers a memory trick to apply with...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Real Survival Skills
Learn about process analysis, writing procedurals texts, the steps of the writing process, and cause and effect in this unit. Also, examine patterns of organization in writing. A handy chart shows common organizational patterns which...
Other
Real Clear Politics: Polls: Election 2016 Presidential Polls
Website with news and information on the polls of the 2016 presidential campaign.
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas: Francais Interactif
This full-featured interactive textbook encounter utilizes French speakers in real life scenarios. Well structured for work on grammatical concepts (links to Tex's French Grammar), vocabulary, listening comprehension and exposure to...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Are You Dead or Alive?
A great site that offers real life examples of what makes something living or nonliving.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ch. 5: Measuring the Size of the Economy: Gross Domestic Product
By the end of this section, you will be able to identify the components of gross domestic product on the demand side and on the supply side; evaluate how gross domestic product is measured; and contrast and calculate gross domestic...
Science Struck
Science Struck: Real Difference Between Hypothesis and Prediction
Learn what a prediction and a hypothesis are in statistics and how they differ. Includes examples demonstrating the differences.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: What Skin Are You In?
Using two songs by India Arie as well as an excerpt out of Sharon Flake's The Skin I'm In, students will explore their own self image. After analyzing the qualities that each student feels that they embody, they will compare these to the...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Fiction Can Change Reality
Reading and stories can be an escape from real life, a window into another world -- but have you ever considered how new fictional experiences might change your perspective on real, everyday life? From Pride and Prejudice to Harry...