Assessment
CCSS Math Activities

Smarter Balanced Sample Items: High School Math – Target M

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Your knowledge of graphs is a function of how much you try. Young mathematicians work on a set of 12 questions that covers graphing functions, comparing functions, and rewriting functions in different forms to determine key features....
Assessment
CCSS Math Activities

Smarter Balanced Sample Items: High School Math – Target N

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Let the resource be part of your lesson sequence. Learners work through eight questions given as part of a PowerPoint presentation in the Claim 1 Item Slide Show series. They must come up with functions for contextual situations and...
Assessment
CCSS Math Activities

Smarter Balanced Sample Items: High School Math – Target E

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils rewrite expressions in equivalent forms to identify key features. They use the vertex and factored forms of quadratic expressions to identify the extrema and intercepts. To finish the installment of the Claim 1 Item Slide Show...
Assessment
CCSS Math Activities

Smarter Balanced Sample Items: High School Math – Target I

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Here's the solution to your needs. A PowerPoint presentation from the Claim 1 Item Slide Show series gives 17 questions for scholars to complete. They must solve linear equations, linear inequalities, quadratic equations, and literal...
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CCSS Math Activities

Smarter Balanced Sample Items: High School Math – Target H

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Don't let the resource become extraneous. Learners review the concept of solving equations, including rational and radical equations. Part of a larger Claim 1 Item Slide Show series, a PowerPoint presentation gives 11 questions for them...
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CCSS Math Activities

Smarter Balanced Sample Items: High School Math – Claim 4

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What is the appropriate model? Sample problems show the extent of the Smarter Balanced assessments Claim 4, Modeling and Data Analysis. Items provide pupils the opportunity to use mathematical modeling to arrive at a reasonable answer....
Lesson Plan
PBS

Opioids in Our Community—Middle School

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
How do opioids affect the lives of families and individuals within a community? Scholars explore the topic with a series of informative, thought-provoking videos. They also complete worksheets and discuss the effects of the opioid...
Lesson Plan
Space Awareness

Fizzy Balloons - C02 in School

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Carbon dioxide is a very important gas; it is present in the air, used in cooking, and supports plant and animal life. Scholars investigate the properties of carbon dioxide with three different activities. They experience a color change,...
Activity
Discovery Education

School of Rock

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Why do rocks break down over time? Learners explore this concept by simulating physical and chemical weathering of different types of rocks. They use an abrasive to demonstrate physical weathering and acid to demonstrate chemical...
Activity
Teaching Tolerance

Artistic Expression Showcase

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
No one is too young to create a masterpiece. Elementary artists delve into the topic of social justice with original artwork. Scholars keep journals to reflect on their experiences before putting paintbrush to paper. Final artwork is...
Activity
Teaching Tolerance

Community Newsletter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
What does it take to develop and publish a newsletter? Young academics create a newsletter with original artwork for their school or community. They explore social justice themes and spread messages of tolerance and inclusion. Scholars...
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Overcoming Obstacles

Developing Personal Power

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The final lesson in the series teaches participants that they can use their personal power to bring about positive change. The class engages in a series of activities that reveal the kinds of personal power they have, including the power...
Printables
Teaching Heart

Proud To Be Me!

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Another school year brings another group of unique and interesting students into your classroom. Learn what makes these new kids tick with this questionnaire that asks for basic background and personal interest information.
Printables
Blogger

Get to Know Your Teacher

For Teachers K - 6th
Skip the traditional introduction and give your learners a fun way of getting to know a little bit about their teacher for the new school year. Youngsters guess at such things as their teacher's favorite color and candy, what...
PPT
Curated OER

Health and Safety!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
If you are a woodshop teacher, here is an excellent presentation to show your new students at the beginning of a school year. Important safety rules and procedures are present, as well as instructions for the very first project of the...
PPT
Curated OER

Lord Shaftesbury

For Teachers 7th - 8th
One of the negative effects of the Industrial Revolution was the advent of child labor. Discover the good deeds and law making powers held by Lord Shaftesbury. Each slide describes his life and his contributions to child welfare,...
Lesson Plan
National First Ladies' Library

Funding America's School Libraries

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars discuss ways in which their own school library is funded, explore organization and funding of other school libraries, research Laura Bush's initiatives for school libraries, and gain experience planning projects and/or...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Recognizing and Combating Segregation in U.S. Schools Today

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the prevalence of racism and statistical segregation in America's schools. They design a project to investigate how the racial makeup of their school compares to other schools. In addition, they evaluate their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The School: School Culture Across Louisiana

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify and research school customs and folk groups through discussion and interviews. Then they identify and learn that traditional culture exists within other cultural contexts, such as the academic world of school, and in...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

School Advisory Council

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss issues facing teenage students at their school.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Healthy School Food

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students design a balanced school menu or a healthy snack vending machine. Students create a colorful wall display. Students demonstrate about food groups on a spreadsheet. Students answer a survey on what foods to eat and why.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Charter Schools: Can They Survive in Utah?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the challenges charter schools face in receiving similar funding as districts. They explore possible policy solutions to the problems faced by Utah's charter schools. They Investigate how government services affect the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Charting the Changes in Our School Forest

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the ecosystem and how forests are disappearing.  In this environmental protection lesson plan, 4th graders analyze the changes in their school for 2 weeks.  Students practice identifying trees, birds,...
Interactive
Curated OER

Native Plants at School -- A Garden Landscape Project

For Students 5th - 7th
In this native plants at school -- a garden landscape project activity, students design the landscape for a school garden by identifying native plants, creating a presentation and creating a plot plan within the budget.  This page...

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