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Curated OER

A Tree for all Seasons

For Teachers K
Students investigate seasons. In this environment lesson, students describe the four seasons by drawing an appropriate tree for each season.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coqui Frog Populations

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Pupils research Coqui frogs. Students explore the life cycle of coqui frogs and discover how these frogs have become an invasive species in Hawaii.
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Curated OER

Science Trail

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the solar system by conducting Earth science experiments. In this Sun lesson, students identify the different seasons on Earth and discuss their purpose and cause. Students create a sundial and observe the changes to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Understanding Cloud Formation

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore air and clouds by watching demonstration. They perform an experiment to measure air pressure changes.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Trees

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss the function of roots, trunk, crown, bark, cambium heartwood, and leaves of a tree. They create a tree diagram and label roots, trunk, crown, bark, cambium heartwood and leaves when shown a list of parts and an...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using the News

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students give oral predictions to news articles. They discuss and revise their interpretations of the content material.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

WWII: On The Homefront and Abroad

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils explore World War II from the perspective of both the sides. They research the changes that occurred on the homefront during 1942-1944. Students prepare and conduct an interview with a local veteran or spouse of a veteran...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Flying High in Our Imaginations

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners visualize they are any bird they want to be and visually create their surroundings. They share the type of bird they were and the surroundings with their peers. They read a chapter of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Picture It!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice visualization by picturing themselves in their minds at the beach. They share their visualization describing what they see, feel, and what they are doing. They discuss the importance of visualization, to picture in...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Second Grade Science Textbooks

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create their own science textbooks. They work in small, cooperative science teams to plan and create their textbooks. In addition, they photograph their group work, projects, materials and specimens, and other images.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Major Ocean Surface Currents

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate wind driven surface currents and prevailing winds by playing a card game. The cards are sorted by north or south and Atlantic or Pacific. They then predict where the two currents are found and what their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Celebrating our Heritage Buildings

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders create a scavenger hunt with clues related to a building they have researched. Working in small groups, they use the internet and traditional resources to find information pertaining to a historical building. Students use...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Future Time (Occupations)

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this verb usage worksheet, students recognize the future tense while identifying people and their jobs. Students are given ten statements and ten occupations which they are to match.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Let's Build a Truck

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the basics of trucks and transportation vehicles. In this transportation vehicles lesson, students study pictures of basic key truck components and recognize differences between various product transportation vehicles....
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Curated OER

Pen Pal Project

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write letters to a pen pal in proper letter form. In this writing lesson, 2nd graders discuss why they would write to a pen pal, brainstorm the elements that should appear in their letters, then write the letters. To close...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

European Newscast

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work in cooperative learning groups to create and perform a newscast about a European country. This geography-based technology instructional activity concludes with class presentations and student critiques.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Weather Fronts

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the weather fronts that occur when two air masses collide. Includes downloadable handouts.
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Weather Fronts Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the main types of weather fronts using this study guide.
Lesson Plan
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Modeling a Weather Front

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this demonstration, students observe how temperature changes can create a weather front, in particular how the mixing of warm and cold air can produce thunderstorms.
Website
Oklahoma Mesonet

University of Oklahoma: Weather Fronts

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Oklahoma explores what fronts are, as well as the different types of fronts: cold front, warm front, stationary front, and occluded front.
Article
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Weather Fronts

For Students 3rd - 8th
When a front passes over an area, it means a change in the weather. Many fronts cause weather events such as rain, thunderstorms, gusty winds and tornadoes.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Weather Fronts

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the fronts that occur when two air masses collide.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Weather Alert

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discuss the characteristics of storms, including the relationship of weather fronts and storms. Using simple materials, the students develop a model of a simple lightning detection system and analyze their model to determine its...
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Weather and Atmosphere

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this unit, students learn the basics about weather and the atmosphere. They investigate materials engineering as it applies to weather and the choices available to us for clothing to counteract the effects of weather. Students have...

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