This lesson plan was made as a summative assessment after reading the American novel, Of Mice and Men. It is essential that students have read the novel and have access to either an iPhone, iPad, or Mac Computer for completion of this project via the Pages App. Students are often disappointed and frustrated with the ending of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, feeling that there are many other solutions to the problems of the characters. They are not alone; thousands of readers have also pled the same case. Well now, they have their chance to rewrite the ending and give George and Lennie the resolutions they think they deserve. For this assignment, they are to rewrite the final chapter using the Pages App via iPhone or iPad. "… of Mice And Men …" by bjornmeansbear is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.

Use aluminum foil, salt water, and activated charcoal to construct a simple battery strong enough to power a small motor or light.

This video segment from the Secret of Life School Video: "Genetic Medicine: Tinkering with Our Genes" explores the potential for gene therapy to cure diseases like Alzheimer's.

This week in UEN Homeroom we're pleased to welcome Amanda Del Balso, Manager of the Google Certified Coaching Program, and Chris Leighty, an Instructional Coach from Oklahoma. Our conversation centered around the new Google Certified Coaching Program and how it can help improve classroom instruction. As part of the conversation, we discussed how coaching provides teachers with the support they need, the role Google can play to help educators, and we learned about the Google Certified Coaching curriculum.

In one of our Lost Episodes, Jared and Dani connect with Amanda Souza, Manager of Community Partnerships for the Southwest with Girls Who Code. During our conversation we cover topics including: the role that Girls Who Code plays in Utah, the need for gender equity in computer programming, the skills that students develop in Girls Who Code, and the need for teachers and schools to get involved in teaching computer programming to students.

The amniotic egg is watertight, and consists of several layers of membranes. Among other structures it contains a food source for the developing embryo in the form of a yolk.

Amphibians possess a three-chambered heart that pumps blood throughout the body via a network of blood vessels.

In this lesson, students will research the physical characteristics, adaptations, and habitat of an animal and share their findings through a question-and-answer (interview) session with the animal that will be presented using a PowerPoint presentation.  Following their research, students will write a script they will use to narrate their presentation.  Images, text, animation/transition of slides will be evaluated along with the content and the writing mechanics.  This is a face-to-face format but could be virtual/distance learning.

This resource includes the sheet music, activity instructions, and audio files for "Amazing Grace" from the Elementary Songbook.

This resource is a free, downloadable audio file of short music clips to use for instruction.

This resource is a free, downloadable audio file of short music clips to use for instruction.

Nerve impulses occur when the electrical charge across a neuron cell membrane reverses. Nerve impulse is also referred to as "action potential" and involves the reversal and restoring of charges across a neuron cell membrane.

Neurons are one kind of nerve cell that transmit signals throughout the body.

The brain has three main parts-- the brain stem, the cerebellum, and the cerebrum. Let's start with the brain stem. It consists of the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata. Located just above the brainstem are the thalamus and hypothalamus.

When you respond involuntarily to a hot object, a reflex arc begins when sensory neurons in your hand detect pain. Sensory neurons then carry information in the form of a nerve impulse to the spinal cord.

The backbone encases the spinal cord, a bundle of nerves that play a key role in the central nervous system.

Nerve impulses move across spaces called "synapses" via specific chemical messengers referred to as "neurotransmitters." Special structures located on the ends of axons release neurotransmitters into the synapse when an impulse is received.

This is a phenomenon video for Strand 3. Science Phenomena: 3rd grade - Forces and Interactions

This is a phenomenon video for 3.3.1. Science Phenomena: 3rd grade - Forces and Interactions