CareerOneStop: Career and Cluster Videos

These videos show the types of work people do in nearly 550 careers, organized by the 16 career clusters recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Material Type: Lecture

Let It Grow: An Inquiry-Based Organic Gardening Research Project

Students learn about organic gardening by developing their own research questions, conducting research, gardening at their school, creating signs about their plants, and presenting their research to the class.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Unit of Study

Eating & Exercise

How many calories are in your favorite foods? How much exercise would you have to do to burn off these calories? What is the relationship between calories and weight? Explore these issues by choosing diet and exercise and keeping an eye on your weight.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Interactive, Simulation

Authors: Franny Benay, Kate Semsar, Kathy Perkins, Noah, Noah Podolefsky, Sam Reid, Wendy Adams

Fitness Factor

In this online activity, learners partner up to complete several physical exercises and assess their starting fitness level. Over the course of 6 weeks, learners practice the activities and record their improvement. This is a simple way to get young learners interested in practicing fitness. When learners set up a free account at Kinetic City, they can answer bonus questions at the end of the activity as a quick assessment. They can also keep track of their progress in all of the Kinetic City activities, and compare their progress to other participants worldwide.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Game

Authors: American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Science Foundation

Zines for Kids: Multigenre Texts About Media Icons

Special edition! Students use ReadWriteThink tools to create magazines about prominent figures using a variety of writing genres and styles.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Unit of Study

Exploring and Sharing Family Stories

Writing gets personal when students interview family members in order to write a personal narrative about that person.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan, Unit of Study

Stress, Inc.

Students explore the physical and psychological effect of stress and tension on human beings. Concepts of stress and stress management are introduced. Students discover how perception serves to fuel a huge industry dedicated to minimizing risk and relieving stress. Students complete a writing activity focused on developing critical thinking skills. Note: The literacy activities for the Mechanics unit are based on physical themes that have broad application to our experience in the world concepts of rhythm, balance, spin, gravity, levity, inertia, momentum, friction, stress and tension.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan

Authors: Denise Carlson, Jane Evenson, Malinda Schaefer Zarske

Build a Borneo Glider

Bring the rainforest to life in your classroom! Give your students hands-on experiences that will build their understanding of the importance of tropical rainforests and the need for protecting these valuable ecosystems. Explore topics including the water cycle in the Amazon, the life cycle of rainforest plants, rainforest conservation challenges, and more. You can use this kit to prepare your students for a field trip to the Academy's Rainforest Exhibit. Or, if you can't make it to the Academy, use the kit on its own to bring the rainforest to you! This version of the rainforest kit is for grades 4 - 8.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan

Author: California Academy of Sciences