Curated OER
Creature Feature
Students research an animal, and create a video to share their information and pictures with the class.
Curated OER
Adjective Lesson Plan
Learners view a PowerPoint to introduce them to adjectives and complete a quiz. In groups, they travel between stations in which they work individually to correctly identify the adjectives in a sentence. They also create a list of...
Curated OER
Energy Audits for the Elderly
Students perform experiments to determine the nature of energy particularly in air, light and water. They conducted an energy audit using the Energy Audit Checklist and by looking at the school's bills for gas and power.
Curated OER
Digging Detectives
Students demonstrate basic procedures for archeological excavations. They explore an archeological site, students using various archeological methods and techniques to determine some of the aspects of past life and culture.
Curated OER
Mr./Ms.Scientist, This Is Your Life
Students create a timeline of ten events in chronological order about a scientist to include his/her accomplishments.
Curated OER
Movers and Trackers
Students work in pairs to research the changes in Florida's minority populations over the last fifty years. They prepare an oral presentation showcasing the contributions these populations have made to Florida's culture.
Curated OER
Phonics Instruction: Letter Sound Correspondence
The letter m is the first letter in many of my favorite words. It has the best /m/ sound ever. Get your little ones excited about letter m with this super simple, super short instructional activity. They work with the teacher to practice...
Curated OER
What's Your Adaptation?
Second graders gather information about the physical traits an animal has which help it survive in its environment. Using collected data, 2nd graders draw illustrations with adaptation features labeled.
Curated OER
Mousing Around
Students explore computer devices. They examine the input and output devices, monitor and speakers. Students input information into the computer by completing a web page assisted tutorial.
Curated OER
Plant Motion: The Untold Secrets
Students identify and categorize knowledge needed to design an experiment. They observe, recognize and describe the motion viewed. They document any changes caused by various solutions.
Curated OER
American Quilts
Third graders are introduced to new vocabulary associated with slavery and the Underground Railroad. In groups, they use the vocabulary to identify the various ranges of freedom and create their own vocabulary webs. To end the lesson,...
Curated OER
How to Get Rich Slowly
Fourth graders discover how to budget in order to live in today's world. Allocating their resources is of prime importance in the monthly budget. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to figure out their monthly budget.
Curated OER
Measuring the Merchantable Height of a Tree
Students explore techniques that determine the merchantable height of a tree and the number of logs a tree provides.
Curated OER
Geo Jammin' - Day 5, Lesson 17: Geo Sakes Alive!
Second graders, given geometric instructions, try to create their own Geo George puppet.
Curated OER
Themes and Patterns of History
Fourth graders, in groups, explore recurring historical and geographical themes.
Curated OER
Political Ramifications of the American Revolution
Young scholars, in groups, research a topic from the Revolutionary War. They present their research to the class as a review and the instructor summarizes important information. They take a test on the presented topics.
Curated OER
Record 'The' Results
Third graders predict how many times they'll see the word "the" in a newspaper page and highlight all the "the"s they find. After reviewing definitions of range, median, mode, mean they create a Stem and Leaf Plot and a Back-to-Back Stem...
Curated OER
Genetic Disorders
Seventh graders discuss traits, traits that are inherited and how genes and chromosomes carry the code for traits. They research genetic disorders and their link to chromosome abnormalites and write a report on their findings. which...
Curated OER
Wonderful Water
Students identify the various states of water and its natural flow downward. As a class, students take digital pictures of different forms of water and create a multimedia presentation describing their photographs. Groups of students...
Curated OER
Sensational Seasonal Students
First graders analyze the seasons and cycles of the Earth. In groups, they create a seasons book on the computer using their own photographs and graphics. Using the photographs, they note the differences in clothing and activities. They...
Curated OER
Habitat Is Home
Students are introduced to the concept and components of a habitat. They discuss the key components of a habitat and describe how certain factors can cause disturbances in a habitat and change its population. Activities are leveled for...