Michigan State University
Create an Animal
Think beyond the animals and habitats we've already discovered and allow scholars to dream up their very own habitat and an animal that lives there. Class members present the new habitat and animal on a poster alongside an...
PHET
Features of the Sun
There are so many things to discover about the sun! Pupils discuss their knowledge of the sun, explore its features, apply their knowledge by labeling photographs, and then reflect on their learning by working in groups to draw and label...
Balanced Assessment
Bicycle Chain II
Apply geometric concepts to a design problem. Individuals examine the structural setup of the chain on a bicycle and use the measurements of the circles to determine the length of the chain.
Henry Ford Museum
You Can Be an Innovator ... Like Henry Ford
Why did Henry Ford want to invent a car for the masses? Why did Henry Ford locate his factory in Detroit? Why did Henry Ford encourage the idea of a 5-day work week? Young innovators find the answers to these and other question in a unit...
State Bar of Texas
Gibbons v. Ogden
Have you ever played the game Monopoly? Do you know what it takes to win the game correctly? Scholars research the nature of outlawing monopolies in the United States while controlling trade. They investigate the court case Gibbons v....
Curated OER
Innocents Lost
Students use discussion and writing to express their views about the causes, circumstances and impact of the shooting of a six year old girl by a classmate.
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Dictionary Dig
Learners practice their alphabetizing through practice with a dictionary. They use alphabetizing skills to place words with proper guide words and to look up words in a dictionary.
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Thinking It Through: Discrepant Events
Students practice their skills of forming hypotheses by conducting various experiments.
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Line Boogie
Pupils complete an activity to improve their spatial awareness and loco-motor skills. In this spatial and loco-motor skills instructional activity, students pass a beanbag down the line of pupils.
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Using a Dictionary - Meanings
In this research skills worksheet, students use a dictionary to find the meaning of words. Students answer 4 multiple choice, word definition questions.
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Springtime Flower Fun
Students study directional skills and participate in a scavenger hunt to find flowers. They compare, group and classify the flowers by their similarities and differences.
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Wars and Conflicts
Students explore the concepts of war and conflict. In this research skills lesson, students use Internet and print sources to research the causes, effects, main events, and significant figures of selected wars.
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How To Start Your Own Book Club: Artichoke's Heart
Students read the book Artichoke's Heart and complete discussion questions about it. In this Artichoke's Heart lesson plan, students discuss the book with the class in a book club format.
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Reported Speech Survey
In this conversation worksheet, 4th graders walk around the classroom asking each other ten to twenty simple questions from flash cards in order to improve their conversation and speech skills in English.
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Best lesson in the whole world!
Students study the concept of fraction using mathematical reasoning. In this problem solving fraction lesson, students use various methods to explain their reasoning in solving fractions. Students use a number of different prompts to...
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Household Chores
In this chores at home learning exercise, students read a passage, answer five true or false statements and write a conversation between Tanya and her mother.
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Travel Brochure Prewriting Worksheet
In this prewriting skills worksheet, students complete the provided graphic organizer as they research the Greek islands in order to create informative brochures about the area.
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Letter Angles
In this angles in alphabet letters worksheet, 3rd graders study 6 capital letters and answer 8 mathematical questions relating to the angles of each letter.
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Day Six: Bible A Tribute to the One True God - Athens
Students study the Bible to understand the importance of impacting another's life and being able to walk in their shoes. In this Bible study lesson plan students role play and discuss Acts from the Bible.
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Making the Most of Primary Sources: The Successful Interview
In this interviewing skills worksheet, students read a 2-page outline of tips for conducting interviews as part of the research process and then use the tips to interview someone.
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the Sound Detective Scientist
Students identify sounds in their environment and acquire listening and inferring skills.
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Our Treasured Trees
Students discuss natural resources and renewable resources with trees being considered renewable resources which need special attention. In this Earth science lesson, students write a list of reasons for why it would be good to stop...
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Pumpkin Investigations
This series of investigations lead students to have a greater understanding of the pumpkin and give them a chance to experience scientific study.
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Cut Up Painting
Students work on color planning and painting skills and reinforce principles of design. They alter a work of art to create a low relief assemblage.
