Curated OER
Crossword
In this crossword puzzle activity, students fill in the crossword puzzle using the clues listed at the bottom of the page. There are 10 clues in total on this activity and it has a Christmas theme.
Curated OER
CVC Pattern with "o" as a Short Vowel- Picture/Word Identification
In this CVC short "o" spelling pattern worksheet, 1st graders say the name of each black line picture. They write the names using the 10 words that are listed in the word bank at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
Practice Writing Numbers
In this writing numbers practice worksheet, students practice writing the numbers 1 through 9 as they trace each number and then write it on their own in the 5 spaces provided for each number. In addition, students practice forming a...
Curated OER
Algebraic Equation
In this algebraic equation worksheet, students solve simple, one-step algebraic equations. This one-page worksheet contains 9 problems. Answers are provided at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
Sixteen Mutually Exclusive Probability Problems
In this mutually exclusive probability worksheet, students solve for the probability of sixteen mutually exclusive events. A short explanation is provided. Additionally students can find hints and check their solutions by...
Texas State Energy Conservation Office
Investigation: Greenhouse Effect
Pupils compare the temperature change in a closed and open box as a demonstration of the greenhouse effect.
NASA
Using Models in Climate Change Research
Explore models through the relevant lens of climate change! Investigators watch a video about using models and their application for evaluating temperature data and climate change. Scientists read an article on climate change and answer...
Exploratorium
Antibody Attack - Discover How Antibodies Launch Attacks on Invaders
Jump into the action and help antibodies defend against an antigen attack! Investigators match antibodies with antigens to model the body's identification and recall of specific pathogens. Young biologists also recognize that each...
PBS
Convection: Heat Transfer | UNC-TV Science
Learn why what goes up must come down in both air and liquids. Investigators discover how convection transfers thermal energy and the movement of particles in liquids and gases due to density differences by viewing an animated video....
NASA
On Target
Crash into engineering by sending a marble to land on a target by way of a zip line. Using a zip line, pupils put engineering design processes into practice by modifying a cup to carry and release a marble onto a target. Scientists test,...
NASA
Touchdown
Just how do astronauts stay safe during moon landings? Here's an activity that allows investigators to use the engineering process to explore how shock absorbers protect astronauts during landing. Applying knowledge of gravity, force,...
National Endowment for the Humanities
How to Win a World War
High schoolers are have begun to learn the art of diplomacy with each other, but do they understand how diplomacy works at a global level? The second in a series of four lessons, guides scholars in evaluating primary sources....
Education World
Every Day Edit - Prime Minister Tony Blair
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Prime Minister Tony Blair. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
NASA
Build a Relay Inspired by Space Communications
Learn how the professionals at NASA send information across space. Engineers use a microdevice, laser pointer, and mirrors as relays to model data transmission in space. Scholars program a microdevice to detect light received and test...
Education World
Every Day Edit - Montgomery Bus Boycott
Develop editing skills every day with these Every-Day Edits! This bell-ringer focuses on Rosa Parks and the infamous Montgomery Bus Boycott. As they read, learners search for errors in punctuation, grammar, spelling, and...
Education World
Every-Day Edit: Author Jan Brett
Who was Jan Brett? As learners read this short passage to find out, they search for any errors in punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and grammar. The document contains two copies of the half-sheet edit, so half the printing is required!
Education World
Every Day Edit - Hot Diggity Dog
Looking for a bell-ringer activity to get your grammar class started? Pass out this half-sheet on National Hot Dog Month! Budding grammarians will search for the capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar errors included.
Education World
Every Day Edit - Nellie Bly, Journalist
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about journalist Nellie Bly. The errors range from capitalization, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Education World
Every Day Edit - Ederle Swims English Channel
In this everyday editing instructional activity learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the first woman to swim the English Channel. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
Education World
Every Day Edit - First Woman Dentist
In this everyday editing worksheet, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the first woman dentist. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
Teach Engineering
Bridge Types: Tensile and Compressive Forces
Bridges rely on tension and compression to keep them standing. Pairs test this principle by constructing simple bridges and applying a force to the center. Teams use the provided activity to record their observations of the...
Global Oneness Project
Bearing Witness
A controversial construction project in South America, the Belo Monte dam, is endangering local cultures, ecosystems, and communities. High schoolers create a concept map based on an online article they read before engaging in...
US Institute of Peace
Maintaining Trusting Relationships
What role does trust play in diffusing a tense situation? Young social scientists explore trust on a personal and global level during a lesson on peace and conflict. After participating in a trust sit, participants work in groups to...
Kenan Fellows
Unit 1: Introduction to Biotechnology
Biotechnology is big! Introduce the uses of biotechnology to science scholars with a fascinating, fact-filled unit. The first installment in a series of four biotechnology units covers the role biotechnology plays in human and...