Learn about the physics of resistance in a wire. Change its resistivity, length, and area to see how they affect the wire's resistance. The sizes of the symbols in the equation change along with the diagram of a wire.

Use this collection of tools to facilitate efficient, effective use of technology in the classroom. After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

Effectively host a virtual conference or class
Navigate Google Classroom
Access instructional content online
Utilize technology resources to facilitate and enhance instruction

Watch a reaction proceed over time. How does total energy affect a reaction rate? Vary temperature, barrier height, and potential energies. Record concentrations and time in order to extract rate coefficients. Do temperature dependent studies to extract Arrhenius parameters. This simulation is best used with teacher guidance because it presents an analogy of chemical reactions.

Students will be able to explain the rise and fall of Napoleon in France. Student will also be able to formulate an argument using evidence from the sources if Napoleon was a “hero” or “villain”.

This activity is designed to help students reflect on the role of revision in the composition process. Designed for an end-of-semester portfolio project for a high school Creative Writing course, it could be easily adapted to be used in any classroom setting in which students have been expected to write and revise an original work.

Presentation explaining and giving examples of elements of literature in Romeo and Juliet.

 This plan was created by Jean Harper  as part of the 2020 ESU-NDE  Learning Plan Project. The attached plan is designed for Grade 4 English Language Arts students. Students will evaluate sentences, recongize and correct run-on sentences. This plan addresses the following NDE Standard: NE LA 4.1.6, LA 4.1.6dIt is expected that this plan will take students 60 minutes to complete.

How did Rutherford figure out the structure of the atom without being able to see it? Simulate the famous experiment in which he disproved the Plum Pudding model of the atom by observing alpha particles bouncing off atoms and determining that they must have a small core.

Students will discuss the definition of a biography and determine what elements it contains.  They will research a saint and create a web graphic organizer with key achievements and personal information from their life. Peer feedback will be given on the web creation and then an oral presentation may be given.

Observe what happens to an image when the scale changes. This interactive exercise focuses on visually comparing multiplicative and additive relationships.

This lesson is meant for teachers to use during a professional learning session around the science of reading.  Teachers will read an article and reflect on it using the "What, So What, Now What?" routine from Making Thinking Visible.

This website allows young learners to practice their coding skills. The website and app are free.
The website also provides several beginner tutorials to familiarize teachers and students with how the tools work.

Students will learn the basic features of Scratch, a block-based visual prgramming language, and create a simple program using Scratch.

Searching library databases can be frustrating, since they don't understand human language as well as regular search engines. This tutorial will discuss how to build a search so you can find sources you need with less frustration.

An interactive simulation of Earth's seasonal dynamics that includes the axial tilt and other aspects of Earth's annual cycle. This is part of a larger lab from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln: http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion1/motion1.html

See-Think-Wonder - This is an introductory activity for my birth control unit.  I introduce a lot of different forms of birth control that the students haven’t heard of before.  So the plan would be to have different stations with the examples of the birth control on each table (room set up attached below).  I will have the students fill out the note organizer (attached below) and have them fill it out.  Students will receive a worksheet for each birth control that is out.  It is okay if they don’t know what it is, as we will be covering all the birth controls in depth.  It will be a fun way for the students to walk around and get introduced to new forms of birth control, also it can be funny to see what they students come up with.

"See, Think, Wonder" is a "Visible Thinking Routine" developed by Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This activity invites students to "make their thinking visible" by responding to a selected poem.

This SoftChalk starts out reviewing self esteem and self concept and ends with assessment activities for the students to take.

The high school earth and physical science unit moves through an exploration of tectonic plates, why and how they move, and the earthquakes that they cause. As the final project, teams learn about Early Warning Systems for earthquakes and how they have saved millions of lives in other countries. Teams take on a population in Oregon and design a ShakeAlert system to give them the seconds required to prepare for a mega earthquake.