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Curated OER

Examining Endangered Species

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Middle school environmental science classes research the threatened, endangered, and extinct organisms listed for their state. They design and construct a poster of the information gleaned and write an essay about how they might be able...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Solving Linear Systems by Substitution

For Students 9th
Need a worksheet to reinforce using substitution to solve linear systems of equations? This one contains 4 problems and plenty of work space. Tip: This would be a great quick review, warm up, or pair exercise.
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PPT
Curated OER

Katalina Matalina

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Chant along to this odd rhyming game. Each slide requires students to recite the words Katlina Matalina Upsadina Walkadina Hoca Poca Loca. After each slide progresses another attribute is added to an image which will finally reveal an...
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Lesson Plan
NASA

Soda Straw Rockets

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
Three, two, one, blast off to a better understanding of force and motion with this exciting science lesson! Beginning with a discussion about rockets and gravity, young scientists go on to complete a series of worksheets about net...
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State of Michigan

Pre-K Mathematics

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Kick-start children's education with this pre-school math unit. Offering 31 different hands-on learning activities that develop young mathematicians' pattern and shape recognition, basic number sense, and much more, this is a...
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Federal Reserve Bank

Creditors’ Criteria and Borrowers’ Rights and Responsibilities

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Discover what criteria creditors use for making loans (the 3 Cs of Credit), and impress upon your young adults the rights and responsibilities related to using credit. Pupils role play as individuals seeking or providing credit, as...
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Visa

Nothing But Net: Understanding Your Take Home Pay

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Introduce your young adults to the important understanding that the money they receive from their paychecks is a net amount as a result of deductions from taxes. Other topics covered include federal, state, Medicare and social...
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Activity
Curated OER

Silly to Serious Cards and Panels

For Teachers K - 4th
What are the unwritten rules of formality in different social situations? Help learners identify when it is the appropriate time to be silly, funny, or serious with this collection of illustrated panels and cards.
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MENSA Education & Research Foundation

Magical Musical Tour: Using Lyrics to Teach Literary Elements

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Language arts learners don't need a lecture about poetry; they listen to poetry every day on the radio! Apply skills from literary analysis to famous songs and beautiful lyrics with a lesson about literary devices. As...
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Unit Plan
NASA

Food For Thought

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Science can be quite tasty. A delectable unit from NASA shows learners why it's important to consider food, nutrition, and health in space. Four lessons explore the idea in great depth, including testing cookie recipes. Along the way,...
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PBS

Character vs. Society in The Invisible Man

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed Standards
Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is difficult to read and difficult to teach. The novel is so highly regarded that it is one of most often listed as an option for the AP Literature and Composition exam. The materials in this packet from PBS...
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Curated OER

Quick-Sketch Artist Tips on Mind Mapping the Urban Landscape

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students interpret maps. They also create mental maps of regions in which they are studying. Students then explain the historical or cultural significance of map features orally or in written form. Students take a walking field trip...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Memorization Tips: Elements/Symbols

For Students 10th - 11th
In this chemistry learning exercise, students identify ways to memorize the elements and symbols of the periodic table for chemistry. They identify phrases that use each element in a unique way.
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Curated OER

Working With Young Children

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice using tips when working with small children. They discuss reactions of children given certain situations. They also research careers that focus on the development of children.
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Giving Good Advice

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students use prior knowledge of their own lives to come up with a list of tips for kids who are in the grade below who will be moving up to the next grade. The tips should include what they should know and what they should do. They...
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Curated OER

Cell Division and Mitosis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars identify each phase of mitosis and the main characteristics of each. Students prepare a microscope slide with onion root tip. Young scholars observe the cell division occurring in the cells and label the mitosis phases...
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Curated OER

Reading Aloud

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice their reading aloud skills. They examine different careers that focus on public speaking. They also gather new tips to practice when speaking aloud.
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Curated OER

Math: Mental Math

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate tips for calculating math problems mentally.
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What Is Our Plan?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify ways to handle pet emergencies. In this animal welfare lesson, students create a list of top ten pet emergency planning tips and checklist. Students construct an "Pet Emergency Kit."
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Curated OER

What are My Math Goals?

For Teachers 5th - Higher Ed
In this introductory worksheet, students evaluate their personal views on their study of mathematics and work to set goals to achieve greater success in mathematics. There are 7 questions to this questionnaire with bonus tips on study...
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Curated OER

Lexicheck

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review the production or reception of word usage. They practice using vocabulary tips in both written and spoken usage. Students incorporate a variety of ways to comprehend unknown words.
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Printables
Handwriting Without Tears

Handwriting Without Tears

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Does learning to write leave your kindergartners in tears? Use these easy and memorable strategies to guide their pencils in the right direction. With cute illustrations and simple instructions, your learners will be writing paragraphs...
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Interactive
Shodor Education Foundation

Whole Number Cruncher

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Time to crunch the numbers! Young scholars use an interactive number cruncher to practice operations with whole numbers. They input a number and watch as the number cruncher produces the output and then use the data pairs to determine a...
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Teach Engineering

Fun with Bernoulli

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Reduce the pressure in the classroom. The second instructional activity in an Airplanes unit of 22 introduces the class to Bernoulli's Principle. Pupils demonstrate the principle by blowing between different objects causing a reduction...