Lesson Plan
Curated OER

LESSON 3: Riding the Underground Railroad

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Learners explore the Underground Railroad.
Interactive
Kidport

Kidport: United States of America Geography

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site contains a fun way to learn about the states within the United States. Click on the state that you want to learn more about and it provides facts, geographic landmarks, points of interest, major industries, a quiz and more.
Primary
S.E. Schlosser

American Folklore: Michigan Folklore

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Read brief folktales, myths and legends from the state of Michigan.
Handout
CRW Flags

Flags of the World: Clickable Map of the United States

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Includes both printable images and fascinating trivia behind the flag of each state. It includes alternate flags used in the past.
Website
A&E Television

History.com: The States

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn unique facts about each American state. You can also read a more in-depth history of each state, watch videos and play a game about all the states.
Handout
University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Museums

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to dozens of art museums all over the world, by geographic region.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: United States Geography for Kids: Michigan

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn facts and geography about the state of Michigan including symbols, flag, capital, bodies of water, industry, borders, population, fun facts, GDP, famous people, and major cities.
Handout
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: United Kingdom: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the island country of the United Kingdom in Western Europe.
Handout
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: United Arab Emirates : Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East.
Handout
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Physics: Coulomb's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a presentation of Coulomb's Law and the electric field potential formula, with example problems.
Lesson Plan
Other

Upper Eastern Peninsula Intermediate School District: Unit 2: Where Am I?

For Students K
This unit plan from the Upper Eastern Peninsula Intermediate School District provides focus questions, content expectations, and resources to support social studies units. During Unit 2, students will learn about their "local" and...
Graphic
Other

Detroit Institute of Arts: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
The Detroit Institute of Arts is the fifth-largest fine arts museum in the United States, with over 60,000 works. Individual artworks may be viewed in "Collections". Areas include Asian art, African, Oceanic, and New World art, ancient...
Primary
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: United States History Since 1920: Truman Loyalty Oath, 1947

For Students 9th - 10th
In March, 1947, President Truman issued an executive order requiring that all Federal employees take a loyalty oath swearing loyalty to the United States. This was a time of fear of Communists and the Soviet Union. Read the entire...
Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Week of 8 8 16: Has My Child Been Exposed to Lead? When and How to Test

For Students 9th - 10th
Connie Hill of Columbus, Ohio, got some unsettling news after her son's 12-month checkup .A nurse called to say that the 1-year-old's blood lead level test had come back as slightly elevated, which would put him in the top 2.5 percent of...
eBook
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Founding of the Last 'Colonies'

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay on the last mass emigration of Dutch citizens from the Netherlands in 1800s who came for economic and religious reasons and settled in Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin.
Lesson Plan
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Lets Net: Global Connection: Art Across the Planet

For Students 3rd - 8th
Art unit in which students draw their homes and share these drawings with students in a foreign country Includes unit description, list of materials, and links to lesson plans.
Lesson Plan
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Lets Net: Electronic Field Trips: Comparing Landscapes

For Students 9th - 10th
Art unit teaching how to compare landscape paintings. Includes unit description, list of materials, and links to lesson plans.
Lesson Plan
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Lets Net: Virtual Ellis Island Museum Unit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A great compilation of ideas to use when teaching about Ellis Island. Lists of resources, materials, and very detailed lessons are provided in an easy to follow and organized way.
Lesson Plan
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Lets Net: Holiday Explorations Unit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A great compilation of ideas to use when teaching about celebrating holidays. Lists of resources, materials, and very detailed lessons are provided in an easy to follow and organized way.
Lesson Plan
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Lets Net: Global Connection: The Language of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Art unit that integrates foreign languages. Students learn how to discuss and critique art in a foreign language and then write about a piece of artwork in that foreign language. Includes unit description, list of materials, and links to...
Handout
Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez: Gratz v. Bollinger

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a great resource that gives both a brief summary of the case Gratz v. Bollinger and audio of the oral arguments heard before the Supreme Court. A great resource for teachers/students learning about the court's position on...
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Anishinabe Ojibwe Chippewa: Culture

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Though written for grades 3-5, this lesson plan can be easily changed to help students of all ages learn about the Chippewa people. Additional resources provide historical, cultural, and geographical facts concerning this Native American...
Handout
Cayuse Canyon

The Us50

For Students 9th - 10th
This clickable map of the United States gives students access to research information from history and tourism to attractions and famous historic figures.
Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Ford, Gerald Rudolph, Jr. 1913 2006

For Students 9th - 10th
List of Gerald Ford's accomplishments during his political career, including his terms as a Representative from Michigan, Vice President, and thirty-eighth President of the United States.