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Curated OER

Kinds of Weather and What to Wear

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore how temperature and wind contribute to types of weather. In this weather lesson, students observe an experiment in which ice, steam, and an electric fan are manipulated to produce results that simulate how fog and snow...
Interactive
Curated OER

ESL: Tenses in Passive Voice

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL passive voice tense worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences, writing verbs in proper tense and passive voice.
Interactive
Curated OER

TAKS Quiz-Punctuation

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this TAKS math quiz worksheet, students take an online quiz focused on correct punctuation. Quiz may be graded online by clicking a link.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Riddles are Word Puzzles

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this riddle worksheet, students solve 5 short riddles that are accompanied by pictures, writing what is described in each riddle beneath its picture.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Curator's Report

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students write a curator's report in order to persuade a board of directors to purchase an artwork for a museum.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

You Are Where You Live

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore where insects live and how they have adapted to their environment.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

You Are Where You Live

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders observe insects in a number of habitats. They recognize which insect characteristics are adaptations to their habitats.
Unit Plan
Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: The Umbrella Movement: Protests in Hong Kong

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module uses multi-media sources to teach about the relationship between China and Hong Kong. Students use primary source material to analyze the recent protests in Hong Kong and explore the symbols and messages that protesters...
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Umbrella" by Guy De Maupassant

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Umbrella" revolves around a couple's fight over a broken umbrella. Read the full text of this Guy de Maupassant short story.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Umbrella Man" by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

For Students 7th - 9th
Read the full text of "The Umbrella Man" by Mary Wilkins Freeman on this site.
Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Hong Kong's Student Led Umbrella Revolution

For Students 3rd - 8th
A report covering the events in Hong Kong where citizens are opposing China's insistence on vetting any candidates for upcoming 2017 elections.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Goddess of White Umbrella: Buddhist Deity Ushnisha Sitatapatra

For Students 9th - 10th
The Goddess of the White Umbrella (the Buddhist deity Ushnisha-sitatapatra) is one of many powerful female deities. She manifests her power with her thousand heads, arms, and legs. She has eyes on the palms of each of her hands and soles...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The White Umbrella

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the short story "The White Umbrella" by Gish Jen, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
Article
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Under the Giant Panda's Umbrella

For Students 9th - 10th
"Under the Giant Panda's Umbrella," in Zoogoer Magazine, focuses on facts and information related to the giant panda. Topics introduced in the article include More Gold, Diverse Deer, Fantastic Flyers, Predators, and more.
Website
Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Lewis Carroll

For Students 9th - 10th
The Victorian Web provides extensive information on author Lewis Carroll. A biography, bibliography with online text to some of his works, analysis of his writings, and much more. Links are also provided for additional information.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: Latino, Hispanic, Latinx, Chicano: The History Behind the Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
The effort to coin a term to describe a wildly diverse group of Americans has long stirred controversy. The terms Latino, Hispanic and Latinx are often used interchangeably to describe a group that makes up about 19 percent of the U.S....
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 5: 3 D Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This fifth unit of a course on Art Appreciation looks at different forms of three-dimensional art. Students learn about sculpture and its history, government-funded art works, and controversy in art. They look at other types of 3-D...
Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: The Umbrellas (Les Parapluies)

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "The Umbrellas (Les Parapluies)", created by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1883 (Oil on canvas, 180 x 115 cm).
Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Ewe and Fon

For Students 9th - 10th
"Ewe" is the umbrella name for a number of groups that speak dialects of the same language and have separate local names. Fon and Ewe are often considered to belong to the same, larger grouping, although their related languages are...
Article
PBS

Pbs: American Roots Music: Historical Background

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What is American roots music? The term "American roots music" may not be a familiar one, and requires some explanation. At the beginning of the 20th Century, the term "folk music" was used by scholars to describe music made by whites of...
Website
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Umbrella Assassin: Biochemical Weaponry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Research the first case of ricin poisoning in 1978, from a scientific and political perspective. Identify and rate potential sources of biochemical warfare available today.
Website
Other

Canadian Aids Society: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
The Canadian AIDS Society is the umbrella organization representing more than 125 AIDS groups in Canada. Its purpose is to advocate at the government policy level for those affected by AIDS, provide resources, and to educate the public.
Website
Other

Musei Capitolini: Museum History

For Students 9th - 10th
This museum is one of many under the umbrella of Rome City Council. It is also the oldest public museum in the world, having been established in 1471. Throughout the site, there is extensive information about its history and collections,...
Website
Stanford University

Stanford University: Spatial History Project

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Several individual projects are going on under the umbrella of the Spatial History Project. These projects are developed and worked on by students, staff, and scholars as they expand studies within the humanities through spatial,...

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