Worksheet
Curated OER

Intelligence

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this psychology worksheet, students complete a 5 short answer quiz on intelligence. They identify evidence on hereditary influences on intelligence.
Unit Plan
Curated OER

The First American Party System: Events, Issues, and Positions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine and discuss the philosophical differences that arose during the Constitutional Convention and how these differences played a role in the formation of the first political parties.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson 2. Symbols of the Stalemate

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders identify and analyze the factors that led to WWI's stalemate. They examine The Schliefflen plan and analyze and rectify its strategic flaws.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

American History Through Architectural Masterpieces: Monticello

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the life of Thomas Jefferson, explore great American landmark Monticello, discover relationships between climate, geographical factors, and time as to what kind of architecture was used, conduct research online, write a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Economics Unit 1: Crossword Puzzle

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this economics worksheet, students use the 35 clues in order to fill in the crossword puzzle with the appropriate answers pertaining to economic terminology.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fair Haven Community and the Grand Avenue Bridge

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet to research the history of Fair Haven, Connecticut. In groups, they are introduced to the socio-economic developments and how the area has grown over time. They work together to create their own bridge design...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Germs and the Body

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore biology by completing an illness worksheet. In this human germs lesson, students identify how germs are transferred from one body to another and the prevention methods that can be taken. Students complete a worksheet...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fly, Fly Away

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use materials from their own environment to design a kite. For this kite design lesson, students research the history of kites and obtain a formal mathematical definition of a kite. Students sketch kite designs after discovering...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Astronomy

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students complete a series of activities to better understand space studies. In this space science lesson, the teacher is provided with a number of activities for students to complete such as finding words that begin with the prefix...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the states of matter. In this physics lesson, students use water and ice to demonstrate the characteristics of a solid and liquid. Students record their observations as the state of the water changes.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sorting

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners study how things are stored and how information is retrieved.  In this investigative lesson plan students play a game that helps them to see how things are sorted in a library. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Endangered Species

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate endangered species. In this animal science instructional activity, students identify endangered animals and use the Productive Thinking Model to come up with a solution to the problem. Students present various...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lives, Fortunes, Sacred Honor

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students discover details regarding the signers of the Declaration of Independence. In this civics lesson, students read mini-biographies of some of the signers of the document. Students then create a model of one of the 10 signers.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

American Revolution Tug-of-War

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the strengths of the colonists and the British. In this American Revolution lesson, 5th graders participate in a tug-of-war game that requires them to consider the strengths of the colonists as well as the British...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Gandhi's Autobiography and the Study of Memoir

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the life of Gandhi using his autobiography and memoir. In this Gandhi exploration instructional activity, 7th graders analyze Gandhi's literary voice by reading his autobiography. Students identify literary...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Baltimoreans in the California Gold Rush

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the reasons for migration to California during the Gold Rush.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders read letters about the opportunities and obstacles people faced.  Students create a map of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reliability Check of Power Grid

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners complete a simulation on power grid reliability check. For this physics lesson, students discuss the consequences of power grid failures. They complete a simulation worksheet.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Great Explorations: To the End of the Earth and Beyond

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students analyze the factors that affect exploration such as religion, trade, territorial expansion, and science. In this Great Explorations lesson, students determine the names of famous explorers as well as their routes and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan: Images of the American Revolution

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this American Revolution lesson, students examine international involvement in the war as well as major events of the war.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Eco-Graphics - Photographic Studies of Man's Impact on the Environment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students, in groups, explored and photographed their own community disposal problems, focusing on the impact of waste disposal behaviors, laws, systems, and management.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Germs and the Body

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students illustrate where germs exist, how they can get into and affect the body, and how the body defends itself against them.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Microbes 1: What's Bugging You?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students build on existing knowledge of microbes, focusing on the relationship between microorganisms and foodborne illness, as well as the implications that foodborne illness has on human health.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nature and Nurture

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students look into the role both nature and nurture play in determining an individual's traits. They examine how genes and the environment affect personality
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nature And Nurture

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students develop an understanding of the role both nature and nurture play in determining an individual's traits. Using a website, students answer questions about nature and nurture in order to solve the riddle, What do you call a smart...