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Curated OER

Language Arts: A "Perfect" Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners read "Be A Perfect Person in Just three days," and participate in a host of activities. Connected to technology, they use online sources to create word searches and puzzles from vocabulary words. In addition, students create...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Animals Secret Decoder Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this animals worksheet, students use the letter key to match up to other letters to solve the code. Students solve the code for 15 different animals.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fire Safety Secret Decoder

For Students 4th - 6th
In this fire safety worksheet, students use a letter decoder key to determine 15 fire safety related words. A reference web site is included for additional activities. 
Worksheet
Curated OER

Plants Word Scramble

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this plants learning exercise, students unscramble a set of 15 words related to plants. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Recycling Word Scramble Worksheet

For Students 4th - 6th
For this recycling worksheet, students unscramble a set of 15 words related to recycling. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Curated OER

Investigating Sources-Artifacts

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners discuss artifacts. In this social science lesson, students realize that artifacts can help one in determining about the person the artifacts belonged to. Learners will be put into small groups and will look at objects from a box...
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Curated OER

Changing Ways

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine hard boiled eggs as possible models for the earth's layers.
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Curated OER

It's A Jungle Out There!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students report on an animal according to its appearance, habitat, and characteristics.
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Curated OER

FORCES, MOTION, AND ENERGY

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders engage in a variety of activities in order to investigate the basic concepts of physics. They read and answer questions in a written text. This is only one type of activity that is part of many others.
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Curated OER

The Excursion

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students throw dice and make their way around a board, answering questions, performing tasks and finding out about the environment as they go.
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Curated OER

How Do We Learn About the Past?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discuss the role of an archaeologist as a class. After viewing photographs, they relate the objects found in their local area and Ancient Egypt. They draw a picture of an object that represents their own culture and gives...
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Curated OER

Plate Tectonics: Recycling the Seafloor

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students classify earth's layers and plates using Ocean Seismicity data. In this plate tectonics lesson, students outline where the plate boundaries are on the world map. They then compare these predicted boundaries with USGS map of the...
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Curated OER

The Genetic Basis of Neurological Disorders

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers describe some aspects of known genetic defects on the human neurological condition. They participate in a variety of exercises including drawings, games, and analogies.
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Desert Discoveries

How Old is Old? (And, How Much is a Million?)

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Here is an interesting lesson on how old things are designed for young scientists. In it, learners compile a list of their birthdays, and the class puts them in sequential order from youngest to oldest. Then, they sequence 15 objects...
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Curated OER

Area Explorations

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore the area of rectangles. They practice finding area by playing an onliine computer activity where they calculate the area of a rectangle to solve a problem.
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Curated OER

Just the Facts! Exploring Order of Operations and Properties of Real Numbers

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the concept of order of operations. In this order of operations lesson, 6th graders view a powerpoint about order of operations in society. Students post on a blog about order of operations.
Interactive
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Science: Chemistry, Physics, Geology

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page has a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using 18 words pertaining to Science: Chemistry, Physics, Geology. It also provides an extensive list of science words.
Interactive
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Oceans

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page has a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using 20 vocabulary words pertaining to oceans. It also offers an extensive list of ocean and maritime vocabulary and some lesson plan ideas.
Interactive
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Biology and Cells

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page has a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using 15 vocabulary words pertaining to Biology and Cells. It also offers an extensive vocabulary word list for biology.
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Science Crossword Puzzles: The Ear [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Practice with vocabulary about the ear by completing this seven-question crossword puzzle.
Activity
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Science Crossword Puzzles: Matter Changing States [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 6th
Practice with vocabulary about the changing states of matter by completing this seven-question crossword puzzle.
Activity
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Science Crossword Puzzles: Common Molecules [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice with vocabulary about common molecules by completing this seven-question crossword puzzle.
Activity
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Science Crossword Puzzles: Atoms and Matter [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice with vocabulary about atoms and matter by completing this seven-question crossword puzzle.
Interactive
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: List of Themes for Science & Math

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a list of interactive vocabulary activities for science and math.