Curated OER
Where in the World is Cynthia San Francisco? A weather-related challenge
Students investigate concepts of weather using a guided, essential question. They collect data from satellite weather images and create models to track the progress of weather changes.
Curated OER
Classes of Sailing Vessels
Young scholars examine the construction and operation of various sailing vessels. In groups, they use the internet to make flash cards of the different types of classes of sailing ships. They participate in a game in which they use the...
Curated OER
Recycled Sailing Vessels
Students discuss how recycled materials can be used to create art and how this will apply to their artwork. They create a sailing vessel using recycled materials that they find.
Curated OER
Sailing Vessel Postcards
Students research a sailing vessel. They create sailing vessel postcards which include research information they located. Students also include any experiences they may have had on a sailing vessel.
Curated OER
Sunken Jell-O Ships
Learners use the internet to research a sailing vessel of their choice. Using toothpicks, they create their own models of the vessel and put into blue jello to appear like it is in water. They write a report based on their vessel and...
Curated OER
THE EARTH FROM ABOVE
Students comprehend the geographic themes of location, movement, and human-environment interaction. They identify ways in which individuals depend upon each other within their community. Students identify examples of linkages and the...
Curated OER
Lesson Six: Discovering the Power (Point) of Presentation
Students prepare multimedia presentations. In this computer technology lesson, students use PowerPoint and other multimedia sources to compose individual presentations. Students complete an interactive tutorial on how to use...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Mathematics Illuminated: Topology's Twists and Turns
What is topology? And how does this area of mathematics allow us to study the shape and interconnectedness of the universe we live in? Video presentation answers these questions via a lively presentation of discussion, examples, and...
Randall Davis
Esl Cyber Listening Lab: Basic English Quiz: Directions Around Town 3
This true-or-false exercise for English language learners tests their map-reading and listening skills. Using a small street map for visual reference, students answer a series of true/false questions about locations on the map.
Randall Davis
Esl Cyber Listening Lab: Basic English Quiz: Directions Around Town 1
This site has an exercise designed for English language learners that tests map reading and survival listening skills. The exercise incorporates a small street map. Students listen to statements about the map, then, using the map for...