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Teach Engineering

Club Function

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Let's get the herd to follow the rules. The activity associated with the second lesson in the unit introduces the class to the definition of a function. Individuals must gather in groups of zebras and rhinos defined by the general...
Activity
Harper Collins

The Giving Tree Anniversary Teaching Guide

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
Celebrate poetry month all of April with a guide that uses six of Shel Silverstein's most famous books as a basis for the lessons. Discussion questions and writing activities are provided for each of Silverstein's books.
Assessment
Concord Consortium

Gestation and Longevity

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Is the gestation length of an animal a predictor of the average life expectancy of that animal? Learners analyze similar data for more than 50 different animals. They choose a data display and draw conclusions from their graphs.
PPT
Biology Junction

World of Insects: Characteristics, Orders, and Collecting

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Every bug is an insect, but not all insects are bugs. A presentation lists the characteristics of insects, describes their body parts, and explains metamorphosis. It also details every order and includes photographs and multiple facts...
Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

What Do You Know About Horses?

For Students 6th - 12th
A 10-question online quiz tests scholars' knowledge about horses: all answers come with an informative explanation. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Feelin' Buggy

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discuss five senses, compare and contrast human and insect senses, use adjectives to describe things they touch, smell, and see, and write stories in first person describing what it would be like to be size of insect.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Shortened Words

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Shorten names and words with different activities. Nicknames, acronyms, and shortened words (fridge instead of refrigerator, for example) are ways for third graders to build their vocabulary and differentiate between formal and informal...
Printables
PreKinders

On Safari

For Teachers Pre-K - K
What kinds of animals would you see on safari? Hop in your jeep and watch this presentation, which is full of pictures of safari animals such as elephants, lions, and zebras. Each slide starts with the same line for kids to read, making...
Lesson Plan
Alliance Theater

The Jungle Book Post-Show STEAM Lesson

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An ecosystem is really just the flow of energy through many different living organisms. A study of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book leads to an environmental science activity in which learners study how various factors can affect...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Are You One Of Us?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover how to classify things based on their similarities and differences. Students give the characteristics of insects and create a classification list. Given examples of various types of insects, students classify them...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Sub-Saharan Africa: Physical Geography

For Students 6th - 9th
In this geography skills activity, students respond to 22 short answer and map skills questions about the location and geographic features of sub-Saharan Africa.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Seeing is Believing .... Or Is It?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students look critically at digital photographs, line drawings, and cartoon images in order to comprehend the differences between exact and exaggerated representation. They create their own drawings and cartoons based on their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Art of Flying: Insects

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students study insects. They examine how insect wings operate and make a model airplane that mimics the way insect wings operate as the insect is flying. They compare and contrast different kinds of insect wings and color a page of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Are You One of Us?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners compare and contrast insects and arthropods, identifying characteristics of each. In groups, they sort pictures of arthropods into the five different classes of arthropods. They also sort pictures into insect and non-insect piles.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Loneliest Animals

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the different species that are headed towards extinction.  In this animal population lesson plan students compare the causes of extinction, research an endangered species and present an oral report. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Animals of the World: An Internet Scavenger Hunt!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Animals of the World: An Internet Scavenger Hunt!
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

No Bones About It

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students act as paleontologists, examining pictures of dinosaur skeletons and applying their knowledge of the relationship between skeletal features and survival, to create 'Paleontology Reports' about their perceptions of the lives of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Power Point Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a multimedia animal research presentation based on the include criteria for both information and sideshow format. They follow directions on slide set-up from creating a slide to transitions and musical insertion.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

D¿rer Watercolor - Patterns and Texture

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars create watercolor paintings using their knowledge of elements of design, value, and texture, discuss concept of art reflecting time and place, review art-related vocabulary, and reflect on their work.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cell Study

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students (females) are introduced to the cell. They discuss what a cell is, and students define what a cell is. Students comprehend that all living things are made up of cells. They comprehend that life is defined as something that...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Sentence Maker 2

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this writing learning exercise students learn how to write a great sentence. Kids analyze 6 columns labeled with the parts of speech which have many word possibilities listed. Students choose one word from each column to write...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Outside Animals Crossword Puzzle

For Students 5th - 6th
In this outside animals activity, learners explore all the possible animals that live outside in the wilderness and their habitats and then find the answers to fifty questions associated with those animals in a crossword puzzle.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mystery Dinosaur: Who am I?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this dinosaur worksheet, students read a description of a dinosaur and then write down which dinosaur is being described. There are 6 questions to answer on this worksheet.
Interactive
Curated OER

English Exercises: Animals

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this animal exercises online worksheet, students choose the correct word from a drop down menu in each of 10 sentences to name the animal. They fill in the blanks in 10 sentences based on the description of an animal and complete a...

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