Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Distinguishing Between Inductive and Deductive Reasoning

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on distinguishing between inductive and deductive reasoning. Sometimes it's difficult to separate these two types of reasoning because we often use them together; drawing conclusions in inductive reasoning is likely...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy Intelligence Agency

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This activity provides an active way for students to discover a few critical facts about how we use energy and how much energy we use. Each student has a "clue", some of which are pertinent energy facts and others are silly statements...
Lesson Plan
NASA

Nasa: An Educator's Guide to the Engineering Design Process: K 2 [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
The NASA BEST Activities Guides were designed to teach students the Engineering Design Process. This is one of three guides targeting different grade groups. All follow the same set of activities and teach students about humans' endeavor...
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Virus Information and Prevention

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What are viruses and how do they spread? Find resources for students of all ages that explore the nature of viruses, how they are transmitted, and the healthy habits we can all engage in to prevent their spread. From the common cold to...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Theories of the Early Stages of Language Acquisition

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Language is the primary method of human communication, but there are also other ways to communicate without the use of language. Language in its most complex form is unique to humans, although some animals have been found to have basic...
Primary
Josie's Poems

Josie's Poems: "Expressing Ourselves"

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
A poem about how animals communicate and how humans are different because of the way we can communicate.
Professional Doc
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Expanding Narratives Using Media: A Planning Kit: Collection

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This planning kit has resources, tips, and professional development opportunities rooted in skills supporting critical media literacy. Media literacy education emphasizes skills of inquiry and expression and empowers students to think...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Expanding Narratives Using Media: A Digital Notebook

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The resources, tips, and professional development opportunities shared throughout this digital notebook are rooted in skills supporting critical media literacy. Media literacy education emphasizes skills of inquiry and expression and...