Lesson Plan
Curated OER

MountainQuest!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Your scientists are employed by NASA! They have to evaluate five potential sites around the world and decide which location would serve the scientists best. There are comprehensive lesson plans for this electronic field trip, and your...
Lesson Plan
Monterey Bay Aquarium

What's in a Name?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Combine art and word analysis in a lesson about genus and species. Elementary children sleuth out the meaning of scientific names for a number of shark species using a prefix and suffix definition chart. They then draw an image of the...
Worksheet
Grammar Net

Past Simple v. Past Perfect Simple

For Students 4th - 10th Standards
Help English learners tell the difference between the past tense and the past perfect tense with a grammar worksheet. As kids read twelve sentences, they change the given verbs to the correct tense based on context clues.
PPT
Biology Corner

Meiosis

For Students 9th - 12th
Does day one of meiosis in your biology classroom make you wanna split? Get the class off to a great start using this attractive and thoughtfully worded slideshow. In addition to explaining what happens during each step of meiosis,...
Lesson Plan
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Lesson 4: The Judiciary: A Brief Introduction to the Courts System

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Focusing on the judicial branch of government, the fourth instructional activity in this series explores the structure of the US courts system. Beginning with an engaging activity based on the short story The Lady or the Tiger,...
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation

Making a Difference

For Teachers 5th - 12th Standards
After learning about the effects of water pollution, your class will discuss ways to make people in their community aware of the importance of water conservation. Then, your young environmentalists will write a letter to the local...
Assessment
New York State Education Department

English Language Arts Examination: June 2018

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Is graffiti art? Writers explore that question as part of a source-based argument within a set of questions from the NY Regents examination. The assessment from June 2018, part of a larger set of standardized tests, consists of three...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Chance Experiments

For Teachers 7th Standards
Class members are introduced to probability using terms such as impossible, unlikely, likely, and certain. Numbers between zero and one are associated with the descriptions of probability. Pupils find the likelihood of chance experiments...
Professional Doc
National Science Teachers Association

Using Concept Maps in the Science Classroom

For Teachers 4th - 12th
A good concept map requires high thought processes. This makes it a great tool for teaching and evaluating your pupils. A helpful article describes a great approach for teaching young scholars the art of concept map building and how best...
Lesson Plan
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Become a Word Detective

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the origin of words in the English language.  In this language history lesson, students examine words by breaking them down and finding their roots.  Students analyze words from a poem and complete a word...
Worksheet
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Sight Words - Word Search

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this sight words worksheet, students look at the list of sight words (at, big, can, funny, get, help, me, we) and locate them within the word search puzzle.
Worksheet
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Thanksgiving Word Search

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this Thanksgiving word search worksheet, students locate and identify 14 Thanksgiving-related words in the word bank within the word search puzzle.
PPT
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Academic Raceway 500: Vocabulary Using Context Clues

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This vocabulary skills PowerPoint presents a game to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues within a sentence. The game is based on the theme of a car race. The goal of the PowerPoint game is to finish the race...
Lesson Plan
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Here's an Instant Activity for December 20, 2004

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Help learners improve their spelling skills by completing a word analysis activity. They complete the instant activity by finding the hidden words inside each given word. There is a menu of skill ideas and various ways suggested to...
Unit Plan
Learning to Give

Teaching Playwriting in Schools

For Teachers 1st - 12th Standards
The world is a stage, and so is your classroom! Hone the skills of the next generation of Tony® award winners with a set of exercises, reference pages, writing prompts, and excerpts from famous plays.
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Science 4 Inquiry

Atmospheric Layers

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Space diving refers to the act of jumping from outer space and falling through Earth's atmosphere before parachuting to land. Scholars learn about this extreme activity and study the layers of the atmosphere they must conquer in the...
Unit Plan
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Photosynthesis

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
We all know photosynthesis happens, but why should we care? Here is a unit that covers everything young scholars need to know about photosynthesis. Hands-on activities, assessments, and lectures guide pupils though the physiology of...
Worksheet
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Culture Word Search Puzzle

For Students 4th - 5th
In this word search puzzle worksheet, students examine 12 words in a word bank. Students find the words in the word search. The topic of this page is somewhat unclear and the words do not seem to have a connection.
Worksheet
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Chapters 12 - 14 Word Search Puzzle

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this mathematical concepts instructional activity, students after discussing and reviewing about math expressions and equations, locate and circle nine key terms within a word search puzzle.
Worksheet
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Geographic Terms Word Search Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this geographic terminology worksheet, learners after discussing and reviewing concepts dealing with the environment and community, locate and circle thirteen key terms within a word search puzzle.
Worksheet
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Metrics 2 Word Search Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this mathematical metrics activity, students after reviewing and discussing metrics terminology, locate and circle nine key terms associated with metrics within a word search puzzle.
Worksheet
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Literary Terms Word Search Puzzle

For Students 6th - 9th
In this literary terms worksheet, students define and review ten key literary terms and then locate and circle those ten terms within a word search puzzle for mastery.
Worksheet
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Civil War: Word Search Puzzle

For Students 8th - 10th
In this civil war worksheet, students study and discuss the importance of six key characters involved in the civil war and then locate and circle those six characters within a word search puzzle.
Worksheet
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Mr. Biando's Lab Word Search Puzzle

For Students 9th - 11th
In this energy and force lab terminology worksheet, students review, study and discuss fifteen key terms associated with energy and then locate and circle each key term within a word search puzzle.