Using string, bubble gum, and a model of a GPS station, demonstrate how GPS work to pinpoint a location on Earth.Precisely knowing a location on Earth is useful because our Earth's surface is constantly changing from earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tectonic plate motion, landslides, and more. Thus, scientists can use positions determined with GPS to study all these Earth processes.

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This is an introduction to Pioneer Life for 4th graders. They will read an article and take a quiz. The students will also be square dancing in this lesson. 

In this tutorial students will use some simple tools to create a border and add a drop shadow to create a postcard effect using a free browser-based image-editing program (pixlr.com).

This tutorial will go over how to create a "pop out" effect in a free, browser-based, raster-based editing program (pixlr.com).

This Google Doc guides students through the process of planning balanced meals for one day.

In this activity/project, students are able to look through a slide show of information about the planets in our solar system (with the exception of Earth) and select a planet to "visit." Students will then write a postcard home describing the planet they were able to visit.

Uma breve explicação sobre o plano estratégico de desenvolvimento e implementação do Software de Gestão e vendas em fase de desenvolvimento 

In this lesson, you will learn all about the life cycle of a plant. You will describe plant parts and the role they play during each phase of the plant’s life cycle. Standards3.1.4.A3Identify differences in the life cycles of plants and animals.

This lesson presents an overview of how plants are propagated. Upon completion of this unit students will know how to propagate plants both sexually and asexually. 

Play is something that every child enjoys doing. Since this is the case why not use play as a tool for education? Playing with the intent to learn is a great way to keep students interested and motivated in the lessons. This OER talks about different aspects of using play as a learning tool and why it is beneficial for all students. 

An exhaustive compilation and index of all eighteen editions of the first volume of the Dancing Master, 1651-1728. Extensive indexes provide access to all of the almost 500 dances in a wide variety of ways, covering publication information, musical elements, arrangements of dancers, and even the dance steps. Every dance step or figure used throughout the 18 editions is indexed with a list of all the dances that use it.

Students will be working on identifying pluralizations and deciding which of the three pluralization sounds are used for the words on the worksheet after watching the video.

Freshman Success Storie is the podcast where we help you navigate your first year of college with tips, stories, and expert advice. I’m your host, Anna, and today, we’re diving into two essential skills that will transform your interactions: active listening and non-verbal communication. Whether you're making new friends, working on group projects, or networking for future opportunities, mastering these skills is crucial. Let's get started!

This site allows teachers to find supplemental listening materials for academic themes. Here you will find links to podcast episodes and corresponding worksheets. Approximate CEFR Levels have been included for each podcast episode and its corresponding tasks. Teachers are welcome to download worksheets and use them as is or adapt them for specific class needs or objectives.

R. Scott Stephenson, Vice President of Collections, Exhibitions and Programming at the museum of the American Revolution explained the life and significance of Phillis Wheatley during the time of the American Revolution. During this time, Phillis Wheatley became the first published African American poet and was well known in England and the American colonies.

Poetic Douglass is a fun way to read and engage in a text while still respecting the content of the material. It is part note taking, part creative expression, and the end result is a comprehensive class wide interpretation of the text.

This resource provides lecture notes and writing assignments for the study of poetry. While specific poems are presented here, these notes and assignments can be adapted and applied to practically any thematic group of poems.  The unit contains several modules. The first posits the work of African American poet Langston Hughes as poems that establish a legacy of oratorical poems addressing social issues faced not only by African Americans, but by any and all Americans, especially the historically disenfranchised.  The unit explores poems in Hughes' legacy, focusing on three poems by African American poets Maya Angelou, Elizabeth Alexander, and Amanda Gorman, who composed U.S. presidential inaugural poems. The second module explores nature poetry. Students read and analyze poems that explore, ponder and sometimes celebrate the relationship between human beings and nature. Ultimately, students compose poetry explication essays. The third module explores the book-length prose poem "I Remember" (Joe Brainard), teaching students to locate and make use of peer-reviewed articles.  Additionally, students write their own "I Remember" poems. Included are introductory lecture, discussion , short writing, explication , and several other assignments. Unless otherwise noted, the materials in this unit are licensed under CC BY-NC-SA.