Maine Content Literacy Project
Exploring Text with the iMovie Application
Get your class going on one of the final assessments for a unit on short stories by introducing iMovie and its main features. In this tenth lesson in a series of fourteen, pupils take some time to explore iMovie before conducting an...
Penguin Books
An Educator’s Guide to Gayle Forman
Sometimes a novel is the best way to tackle a tough topic. A helpful educator's guide for the novels of Gayle Forman discuss tough topics such as teenage suicide. Discussion questions and writing activities encourage readers to think...
Curated OER
Online video games plus curriculum-based math equals an engaging educational tool.
Seventh graders use online math games to practice understanding the skill of estimation and order of operations. For this lesson, 7th graders use the internet to play online games to strengthen their understanding of these...
Curated OER
Producers of Goods and Services
Students use newspapers to brainstorm a list of the producers of goods and services in their community. In groups, they organize coupons based on the good or service and create a chart to organize the information. They discuss the...
Curated OER
Copyright, Sampling and Mashing
Students examine copyright laws in regard to sharing, sampling and mashing music. After listening to pieces of music, they create their own music sample by combining musical elements and expression. Students visit a specified website...
Curated OER
Multiple Operations (P)
In this mathematical operations activity, 4th graders enhance their math skills by solving the 30 addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems.
Curated OER
Multiple Operations (O)
In this multiple operations worksheet, 4th graders enhance their math skills by solving the 30 addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems.
Curated OER
Multiple Operations (C)
In this multiple operations worksheet, learners improve their math skills by solving the 30 addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems.
Curated OER
Multiple Operations (D)
In this multiple operations worksheet, 4th graders enhance their math skills by solving the 30 addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems.
Curated OER
All Operations Word Problems One Version 3
In this word problems worksheet, students read the word problems and solve using mixed operations. Students solve 5 problems.
Curated OER
All Operations Word Problems One Version 4
For this word problems worksheet, students read the word problems and solve using mixed operations. Students solve 5 problems.
Curated OER
All Operations Word Problems Two Version 3
In this word problems worksheet, students read the word problems and solve using mixed operations. Students solve 5 problems.
Curated OER
Students Get Animated: Make Existing Lessons Move and Motivate Students
High schoolers study the chemical elements in a computer generated cartoon format. In this computer animation and chemistry lesson plan, students learn how to animate using computer programs. High schoolers use animation to learn about...
Ms. Amber Nakamura's Mathematics Website
Algebra Project
What would your dream house look like? A cottage? A medieval castle? High schoolers enrolled in Algebra design the perfect house while using slopes to write equations for various aspects of the project.
Curated OER
What is Timbre?
Students analyze the differences in similar songs. In this music appreciation lesson, students discover the meaning of timbre and how it can drastically change similar pieces of music. Students sing two pieces of music with...
Curated OER
Order of Operations
Sixth graders participate in an introductory lesson plan on the order of operations. In this order of operations lesson plan, 6th graders watch a video clip and a SMART Notebook or PowerPoint presentation of the concept. They apply a...
Curated OER
Equations in Motion: Design and construct a mobile
Students participate in a lesson that covers the concepts of solving equations and inequalities. To master the concept they must demonstrate visually and verbally how both sides of an equation must be balanced. They construct a balanced...
Curated OER
Integers
For this integers worksheet, 8th graders solve 10 various types of problems to include rewriting each statement using the convention for Positive integers and then calculate their answer. They also rewrite each statements without the...
Curated OER
Tectonic Plates, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes
Challenge geography classes to locate the major volcanoes and earthquake faults on a world map. In groups, they identify the pattern made and examine the relationship between the locations of the faults and volcanoes and tectonic...
Curated OER
Geography And The Gulf War
Students develop maps, tables, graphs, charts, and diagrams to depict the geographic implications of current world events, and analyze major human conflicts to determine the role of physical and cultural geographic features in the...
Curated OER
Nibble, Nibble, Little Mouse
Students complete activities to analyze points of view in different texts. For this point of view lesson, students read Hansel and Gretel and The Magic Circle and discuss the points of view. Students choose a character from the story and...
Curated OER
PUBLIC POLICY AND THE GOVERNMENT
Learners analyze the pros and cons of public policies. They analyze how public policy issues are influenced by government actions (e.g., transportation, the environment). They research the elements and requirements of the...
Curated OER
U.S. And Global Deforestation
Students analyze graph showing global deforestation, view photograph of deforestation in Brazil's interior rain forest and examine three maps showing deforestation within the United States, describe political, economic, and social...
Curated OER
World Oil Reserves and Trade Routes
Students analyze the global distribution of natural resources to determine the relationship of resource availability to international problems and issues. They explain how the uneven distribution of resources can result in global...