Lab Resource
Colorado State University

If Hot Air Rises, Why Is it Cold in the Mountains?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Investigate the relationship between temperature and pressure. Learners change the pressure of a sample of air and monitor its temperature. They learn that as air decreases its pressure, its thermal energy converts to kinetic energy.
Lab Resource
Colorado State University

Why Do Raindrops Sometimes Land Gently and Sometimes with a Splat?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
A mouse can fall from large heights without injury! Air resistance is a large influence on small falling objects. In an exploratory lesson, young scholars build a raindrop bottle to compare the falling rate of different-sized objects.
Lesson Plan
Missouri Department of Elementary

Respecting Differences

For Teachers 5th
Differences make the world go 'round. Using a worksheet, scholars identify the similarities and differences that they have with their classmates. Next, pupils engage in a whole-class discussion about respecting differences in others. 
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Reading for Gist: “Middle Ages” Excerpt 2

For Teachers 6th Standards
Read and repeat. Scholars repeat the strategies for digging deeper into text from lesson two. This time they focus on Middle Ages Excerpt 2. Learners write unfamiliar words in the word catcher and use details from the text to add to the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Starting the School Year off with a Bang!

For Teachers Higher Ed
Student teachers learn the significance of asking questions of their principal and preparing/organizing their classrooms for a successful beginning of their school year.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Actions

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this ESL verbs word and picture matching worksheet, learners analyze 7 pictures that depict various actions. Students read the question and answer it in a complete sentence that tells about the action in the picture.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Incorporating Literature While Teaching Math

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders solve story word problems based on the story Twas the Night Before Christmas. In this word problems lesson plan, 3rd graders incorporate literature with math.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Launching an Inquiry into Endangered Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars create questions they want answered while they show what they comprehend about endangered and extinct species. They categorize photos of living things onto a contunum with the main points for use as a formative assessment.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bottled Water vs. Tap Water

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the similarities and differences between tap water and bottled water. They make informed decisions about their use of each. Students are asked if they drink mostly tap water straight from the tap or water fountain. They...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wastewater

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss what happens to their wastewater. They read about the wastewater treatment process. Students are asked what types of things get flushed down toilets or goes down drains in sinks and showers. They are taught what...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hiibel vs. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Did Hiibel's arrest and conviction for not telling a police officer his name violate his rights? Have your learners read a short description of the case and answer the comprehension questions that follow. Resource links and...
Worksheet
Teach-nology

Using the Thesaurus: Synonyms

For Students 7th - 12th
Kids are asked to choose the one option that is not a synonym for the provided keyword on a synonym worksheet.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who, What, When, Where And Why is He There?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine the process of asking the 5 W questions in order to increase their reading comprehension while reading non-fiction passages. They review silent reading techniques before listening to a teacher read aloud, and discussing...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stories

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners read and write a short story. In this short story lesson plan, students read a short story and answer comprehension questions on it that teaches them about the world around them. Then they write a short story to teach...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ESL: Warm-up Activities

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders practice conversation skills during various warm-up activities. They ask questions of each other on a host of topics including transportation, weather, and movies.
Worksheet
Curated OER

House

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ESL question answering activity, students analyze the 7 pictures of common household items. Students read each question about the picture and answer it in a complete sentence on the line.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Yes or No?

For Students 4th - 5th
In this ESL yes/no questions worksheet, students study 7 pictures that depict people in action. Students choose from 4 answers to respond to a question about each picture.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Where?

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this prepositions worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures that show the position of a ball in relation to a cardboard box. For each question "Where is the ball?" students write a sentence using a preposition.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Past Simple

For Students 4th - 5th
In this picture/word association worksheet, students view and discuss eight pictures and write a question on the line provided for each answer already stated for each picture.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Treasure Hunt

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students actively search a the ground outside and find several types of leaves, lichen, feathers and trash. They place items into journals, write entries, draw pictures and ask questions about the items found on their exploration.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Conversation Lesson – Music

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students discuss the type of music they listen to and discuss a set of music related words put on the board by the teacher. In this music lesson, students work in pairs to discuss words and complete an activity asking questions of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using Pictures in the Classroom

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students review vocabulary by answering questions about an image, drawing the picture and taking notes. They compare their pictures and describe the differences.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using Menus

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers practice foreign language vocabulary and problem solving, by asking questions and ordering from a menu. Working in pairs, students role play activities related to ordering from a menu in a foreign language. Activities for...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Day Ten: The Dating Game

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students participate in a game show to practice language. In this language lesson, students create their own Dating Game. Based on their level of language acquisition, students create commercials, make questions, become contestants, or...