Curated OER
Shoemaker's Dance
Students explore the Shoemaker's dance. They review the steps needed for the dance; winding the thread, breaking the thread, and driving the pegs. They practice performing the dance.
Curated OER
Superhumans and Bionics: Building Hi-Tech Exoskeletons
Students explore how the body works. Students experiment and participate in activities to compare speed to stride length. Using the data collected, students draw conclusions about the biology of dinosaurs, their speed and stride length.
Curated OER
Good Advice 1
In this language arts worksheet, students read 20 questions and match them to the logical answers which give good advice. Example: Are you tired? (Go to bed!)
Curated OER
Test Your Reading Skills: Cloze Activity
In this reading comprehension cloze instructional activity, students are instructed to fill in blanks with any word or phrase that "fits." The paragraph is about a shopping trip. Possible answers are given.
Curated OER
"The City of Ember" Chapters 5 and 6
For this comprehension worksheet, students answer a set of 16 questions covering chapters 5 and 6 of The City of Ember. An answer key is included at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
Practice Test: Grammar
For this language arts worksheet, students find grammatical errors in 20 sentences. Students find the error and write each sentences correctly. No line is provided to write on.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Comparing Stress Exerted on the Body by Different Running Shoes
Read the passage Comparing the stress exerted on the body by different running shoes and complete the five-question quiz.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Adidas Unveils Limited Edition 3 D Printed Running Shoes
An article highlights a unique new shoe designed with style and improved comfort for athletes.
Other
Runner's World: Kids Running
A resource for kids and parents to promote kids running with advice, lists of races, essays and guest columns, and much more.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Convertible Shoes: Function, Fashion and Design
Students teams design and build shoe prototypes that convert between high heels and athletic shoes. They apply their knowledge about the mechanics of walking and running as well as shoe design (as learned in the associated lesson) to...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Shoes Under Pressure
Students explore the basic physics behind walking, and the design and engineering of shoes to accommodate different gaits. They are introduced to pressure, force and impulse as they relate to shoes, walking and running. Students learn...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: My Adidas: Letting Your Possessions Tell Your Story
For this lesson, young scholars will listen to Run D.M.C.'s classic, "My Adidas", then they will think about everywhere their shoes have taken them and the story they have to tell. Using literary devices such as personification, point of...