Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

The Colligative Properties of Solutions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How can you relate colligative properties of solutions to everyday situations? Pupils first discuss the concepts of density, boiling and freezing points, then demonstrate how to accurately determine the boiling and freezing point of...
Lesson Plan
Drexel University

Learning Roomba Module 5: Localization

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Where is my robot? Pupils create programs that utilize the localization services that a Roomba uses to determine its surroundings.
Worksheet
K12 Reader

Conjunctions: Or

For Students K - 2nd Standards
Flower or tree? Rabbit or goat? Hamburger or hot dog? Young grammarians practice connecting nouns with conjunctions in a worksheet that focuses on using the word or.
Assessment
Bowland

Taxi Cabs

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Determine the cheapest way to the airport. Pupils read a scenario about trying to get 75 people to the airport using two different sizes of taxis. Learners calculate the number of smaller taxis needed given a number of large taxis and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Air Car

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students, in groups, design and construct an air car capable of acceleration. They view a video on acceleration, test their cars and make adjustments as desired.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

No Fossils in This Fuel!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain how technology leads to a cleaner environment. They gain hands-on experience with ethanol as a fuel alternative.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pushes and Pulls

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils discuss and investigate how various vehicles move. In a small groups, students then create a wheeled vehicle and find a way to make it move using various resources provided by the teacher.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Health: Seat Belt Safety

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the importance of wearing seat belts and why it is one of the most common causes of traffic accident deaths. They also discover the importance of child restraints for younger children. Students examine the myths and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Laws of Canada

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners research Canada's employment standards, and health and safety issues in the workplace. It serves as a vehicle to promote problem solving, thinking and group discussion skills.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Magic Tree House Story

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars, while in the computer lab assessing how to use Hyper Studio, utilize computer technology as a vehicle to telling an oral story. They create a title page for their Magic Tree House stories. A variety of technology tools...
Writing
Curated OER

Creative Writing Paper

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this creative writing worksheet, students write a story about the clip art picture of a green alien in a space vehicle which is pictured at the top of the page. They concentrate on including adjectives to make the story as interesting...
Worksheet
Curated OER

ESL Transportation Word Matching Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this ESL transportation word matching worksheet, students examine black-line pictures of vehicles. They match the picture with the word that names it, such as a sailboat, a train, a motorcycle, or a canoe.
Worksheet
Curated OER

ESL Transportation Multiple Choice Worksheet

For Students 4th
In this ESL transportation words worksheet, 4th graders examine 8 clip art pictures of modes of transportation. They choose the name of the vehicle from four choices.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transport, Past and present

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners view the reverse side of coins and discuss vehicles shown.  in this past and present transportation lesson, students complete worksheets matching current and past transportation.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Newton's Three Laws of Motion Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore Newton's three laws of motion using a variety of activities. In this physics lesson, students calculate the average speed of a vehicle they constructed using distance and time information. They identify and draw the...
Worksheet
Teach-nology

Mike, Mike Motorbike

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
If your kids like motorcycles and dirt bikes, they'll enjoy reading about Mike and his daredevil tricks. After reviewing eight words in a word bank, they fill in the blanks throughout the short passage using context clues.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Far Will It Roll?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students construct a car with the longest roll using a ramp. They construct Lego cars, modify the wheel sizes and car configurations to evaluate which car design rolls the longest distance, develop a graph, and complete a worksheet.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hybrid Automobiles

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explain the basic principles of gasoline engines as propulsion for vehicles. They cite reasons why alternatives for gasoline engines are being considered and explain differences between a motor and an engine.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Types of Transportation

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students study different types of transportation including specialized trucks. In this transportation lesson, students look at a landscape picture map (not included) and identify all of the modes of transportation they see. They see...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Turn off your Engines!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils explore how idling vehicles contribute to the greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. They conduct a survey of idling in their community. Students calculate and develop corresponding graphs of the carbon dioxide produced by...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Heavy Duty

For Teachers K
Students examine various items in order to realize the weight difference between train, vehicles and humans. They realize that trains are heavy and cannot stop quickly.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Making It Look So Brown Outside?

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders analyze cars and particulate matter in the atmosphere. They analyze results of particulate pollutants and identify which vehicle gives off more particulates. They identify sources of particulate matter and relate to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Galapagos Rift Expedition Come On Down!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research the development and implementation of a research vessel/vehicle used for deep ocean exploration. For this oceanography lesson, students calculate the density of objects by determining the mass and volume.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Heavy Issues

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders compare the difference between the mass of people, vehicles and trains in order to explain why it is important not to trespass on railroad tracks.

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