PHET
Where to See an Aurora
Where can you see an aurora in North America? After completing an astronomy activity, scholars can locate the exact coordinates. Pupils plot points of the inner and outer ring of the auroral oval and answer questions based on...
University of Colorado
Rings and Things
Galileo first observed Saturn's rings in 1610. Through the use of a flashlight and baby powder, classes see how they can observe the rings of the outer planets from far away. Another demonstration shows how these rings, made of ice and...
Curated OER
Martin Luther King and Malcom X on Violence and Integration
Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were contemporaries. Both were gifted orators, both were preachers, both were leaders during the Civil Rights era, both were assassinated. But the two had very different views on violence and...
NASA
Development of a Model: Analyzing Elemental Abundance
How do scientists identify which elements originate from meteorites? Scholars learn about a sample of material found in a remote location, analyzing the sample to determine if it might be from Earth or not. They study elements, isotopes,...
Farmington Public Schools
British Literature Honors: Beowulf
Whether new to teaching Beowulf or an experience pro, you'll find much to like in a richly detailed unit plan that asks readers to consider how the epic represents the difficulty in defining good and evil but also reflects the changing...
University of Oklahoma
Putting It All Together: Assessing My Progress and Portfolio
Celebration time! The final unit in a 10-unit series asks learners to review their work and assess their progress. They complete another YOU! Scale and ME! Scale worksheet and compare the results with the worksheets they created at the...
Curated OER
Humongous Vegetables
Humongous vegetables can inspire and awaken your mathematicians to the large math concepts in our Common Core standards. What is the secret to growing such gargantuan garden objects in Alaska? In the state that is closest to the...
EngageNY
Complex Numbers and Transformations
Your learners combine their knowledge of real and imaginary numbers and matrices in an activity containing thirty lessons, two assessments (mid-module and end module), and their corresponding rubrics. Centered on complex numbers and...
Inside Mathematics
Population
Population density, it is not all that it is plotted to be. Pupils analyze a scatter plot of population versus area for some of the states in the US. The class members respond to eight questions about the graph, specific points and...
Creative Chemistry
Energy Changes in Reactions
For this chemical bonds learning exercise, students determine how much energy is needed to break bonds. Students classify reactions as exothermic or endothermic and identify a reaction as reversible. This learning exercise has four...
Curated OER
Caldecott Medal Winners
Second graders identify Caldecott Medal winners. In this library media lesson, 2nd graders view an overhead transparency of Caldecott Medal winners from 1987-2004 and answer questions based on the data that is displayed.
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Symbolic Logic: 3
Learners solve problems with symbolic logic about a truth table and make their own truth table. Students complete 9 problems total.
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House Plan
In this ESL learning exercise, students will learn house related vocabulary and create sentences about how they would arrange furniture in a home. Sample lesson ideas are included.
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Vocabulary Enricher-literature Circles
In this vocabulary worksheet, students are given a table to fill out as they encounter unfamiliar words in a reading book. They use this chart to share during a book club/literature circle setting.
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Inverse Reciprocals Quiz
In this algebra worksheet, students determine the inverse and reciprocal for 6 problems using a table and a graph.
Curated OER
Family
Students use Microsoft Word to create the family newsletter which can be mailed out with the family Christmas cards.
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Beginning Analogies 5
In this analogies worksheet, students read the pairs of words and choose the answer that best expresses a relationship similar to the original pair. Students complete 12 examples.
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Beginning Analogies 2
For this analogies worksheet, students analyze 12 pairs of words. From four choices, students choose the pair of words that best express a relationship similar to that in the first pair.
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Beginning Sentence Completion 5
In this sentence completion worksheet, students complete the sentences by choosing the best words to complete them. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Church Buildings
In this church items worksheet, students fill in the missing words to the names of church items and color the pictures. Students complete 8 problems.
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Choose the Operation and Method pg1
Being able to choose the correct operation to solve a math problem is a very important skill. In this math learning exercise, learners choose an operation and method, solve the problem, and explain the solution. One problem is solved and...
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Intermediate Synonyms and Antonyms #17
In this antonyms and synonyms worksheet, students choose the best synonym and antonym to complete the examples. Students complete 12 examples.
Curated OER
Choose the Operation and Method pg 4
Being able to choose the correct operation to solve a math problem is a very important skill. In this math worksheet, students choose an operation and method, solve the problem, and explain the solution. Four problems are solved and...
Curated OER
Blank Bar Graph -interval of 5
In this blank bar graph worksheet, students use the grid to display data in a bar graph. The intervals labeled are counting by 5s, from 5 to 50.