Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mi país

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners research Spanish-speaking countries on the Internet and make a presentation.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Forests, Deserts, & Grasslands

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders complete activities to become familiar with the content and vocabulary related to biomes and ecosystems in order to mainstream into the classroom.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geography and Social Sciences

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify and explain how geography is connected to other academic areas and historical events.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Science: Trouble in the Troposphere

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research a NASA Website and record information about an assigned city's tropospheric ozone residual monthly climate. In groups, they graph the information for the past year. They form new groups and compare their city's...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rain and Our Environment

For Teachers 1st
First graders understand the importance of rain in our environment by writing a sentence about something in existence that would cease to be without rain. They use describing words to describe the living thing's color and draw and color...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Prescription For Survival

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a instructional activity that is focused upon the survival of populations located in third world countries. They conduct research using a variety of resources while focusing upon the delivery of healthcare with the...
eBook
Other

Classzone: Weather Forecasters Use Advanced Technologies [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
An excerpt from an earth science textbook. The chapter shown here covers concepts about how weather data is collected, displayed and how meteorologists forecast fronts and storms.
Website
University of California

Earthguide: El Nino: Illustrating the Concept

For Students 3rd - 8th
Do you know what happens during a typical El Nino? This overview provides a description, characteristics, and animated maps showing sea surface temperature changes during past El Nino events.
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Air Pollution

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students are introduced to the concept of air quality by investigating the composition, properties, atmospheric layers and everyday importance of air. They explore the sources and effects of visible and invisible air pollution. By...
Handout
Other

Government of Alberta: Agroclimatic Atlas of Alberta: Climate of Alberta

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the climate of Alberta and how it is different in different regions of the province. Provides a map that illustrates this concept. Includes links to other articles on Alberta's weather and climate.