Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math Lesson: How Many People Live There?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are able to calculate the population density of a country, and calculate the population density of large cities in that country. They are able to create an appropriate graph to represent their data for that country.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Write It Short

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students listen the books, "Today Is Monday," "Chicken Soup with Rice," and discuss how we use abbreviations for days of the week. This simple lesson is a good way to introduce the common abbreviations that young readers will encounter...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Walk a Mile in Albatross Shoes

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars recognize the correlation between the trash they dispose of around their school and the environmental hazards that face wildlife, specifically the Laysan albatross. They determine three ways that they can help the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Very Hungry Kindergartner

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners create The Very Hungry Kindergartner books. In the books, students will write in and illustrate a page for each month they are in school.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Free Standing Structure

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students demonstrate basic construction skills by building a free standing structure, using predetermined materials. They compute cost of structure by using multiplication skills or calculator.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Water Plan for Dryville

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners use the internet to read about the water plan for Dryville. They work in small groups to develop a picture representation of each phase of the story. Students assemble their illustrations to create an entire illustrated edition...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Burial Practices and Memorials

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast burial practices in ancient Egypt, the former Soviet Union, and the United States.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ancient Abstraction

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils compare and debate how an ancient Greek sculpture is similar to modern art. Then they orally describe the cultural contributions of early Greek civilization and their relationship to the modern world.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Stream Study: Assessing the Relative Health of Streams

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will collect invertebrate samples from three different streams using nets and kick-seines. They then identify what they have found and add the information to the whole class data. Afterward, students propose a new question about...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Energy Flow Through Organisms: Introduction to Photosynthesis/respiration

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this life science classroom activity, middle schoolers will use cooperative learning and whole class discussions to be introduced to the concept of energy flow through organisms, and understand the basic processes of photosynthesis...
Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Light (K 4)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site provides two activities that young scholars can do in class. One uses mirrors to reflect light beams whole another is making a kaleidescope.