Student have learned about the Sun from the Sun, Earth, and Moon science unit. During the process of learning about the sun students research solar energy. It is hard to do hands on learning when talking about the Sun, however concepts learned can be applied to build a successful solar oven. When the solar over has been constructed, have the student test it out!

This lesson unit is intended to help teachers assess how well students are able to: interpret a situation and represent the variables mathematically; select appropriate mathematical methods to use; explore the effects of systematically varying the constraints; interpret and evaluate the data generated and identify the break-even point, checking it for confirmation; and communicate their reasoning clearly.

Students are given 2 different types of candy in a mystery bag and they will have to write their own system of equations. Then they will analyze the equations to determine how many of each type are in the bags.

In this activity students become familiar with the math vocabulary more/less/same and most/least as they count and compare small groups.

This simulation lets you see sound waves. Adjust the frequency or volume and you can see and hear how the wave changes. Move the listener around and hear what she hears.

This collection of activities is based on a weekly series of space science mathematics problems distributed during the 2012-2013 school year. They were intended for students looking for additional challenges in the math and physical science curriculum in grades 5 through 12. The problems were created to be authentic glimpses of modern science and engineering issues, often involving actual research data. The problems were designed to be one-pagers with a Teacher’s Guide and Answer Key as a second page.

Watch the video clips, waiting for a bus in Spain, and answer the questions using complete Spanish sentences.Photo: CC-BY-NC-ND deming131

This is a lesson for students to discuss the different stereotypes they have or see in our world. 

Telling time in Spanish. (Students may need to review number 1-59 before starting this unit)

This a quick review of the verb tener and expressions that use the verb. 

This video segment adapted from Shedding Light on Science uses historical illustrations and everyday examples to show that light has a speed and does not travel instantaneously.

Background information for a simplified version of the "stages" of the French Revolution.

This is a simulation for a beginning econometrics course that shows students how heteroskedasticity biases an estimator and why the power of a statistical text is important.

Watch different types of molecules form a solid, liquid, or gas. Add or remove heat and watch the phase change. Change the temperature or volume of a container and see a pressure-temperature diagram respond in real time. Relate the interaction potential to the forces between molecules.

This is an assignment for an Introduction to Media course. The activity includes students comparing and contrasting historic radio productions and contemporary podcasts. Students then choose their own short story, essay, poem, etc. that is approximately 200-300 words and/or under 5 minutes when read aloud. Students create a transcript of their story selection and create an audio recording on Padlet.com, a free media platform. Students then share their readings with classmates, listen to each other's recordings and discuss several creative attributes of their audio recordings.

This Softchalk Course, Ballard Substitute Teacher Support, is designed to assist our Ballard substitute teachers at our West building (PK - 2nd grade) in learning about Seesaw.

Iowa Teaching Standard

7: Engages in professional growth.

a. The teacher demonstrates the habits and skills of continuous inquiry and learning.

b. The teacher works collaboratively to improve professional practice and student learning.

This course/training does not go into the depth required for understanding the big ideas related to remote teaching, but instead, the aim is to provide Ballard substitute teachers a unique opportunity to experience Seesaw as a student and teacher.

This is an instructional video demonstrating how to subtract integers using colored chips to visually represent the subtraction rule of adding the opposite.

Students will use a fictional Farmers Market Menu to solve word problems requiring the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and or division of decimals and whole numbers.