This video segment produced for Teachers' Domain features a time-lapse video of clouds forming, changing, and moving across the sky.
This brief video segment produced for Teachers' Domain features time-lapse video of a sunrise and a sunset.
This download features images of birds and their different adaptations.
Draw what you think a scientist
looks like and does.
This sheet provides a glossery of leaf shapes.
This slide labels and describes parts of a tree.
This activity asks students to label parts of an owl. Answers included.
This video segment adapted from NOVA follows the clean-up effort after the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill off the coast of Alaska. Also featured is a marsh where an oil spill occurred 20 years earlier; analysis suggests that environmental damage may last for decades.
Lesson Description: Students will learn about facts/opinions and claims/reasoning. Students will complete two nearpods and a prewriting assignment. Students will read a sample essay and will collaborate to think critically about facts and opinions. Students will also complete a 5-7 sentence opinion writing piece on a topic of their choice.Thumbnail citation: "A-kid-drawing-or-writing" by dotmatchbox at flickr is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
This resource includes two sets of posters to help students use transitional phrases in writing. Opinion Posters1) Expressing opinionIn my opinionIt seems to me thatAs far as I am concernedFrom my point of viewI am convinced that2) Giving reasons My main reason isOne reason isAnother reason isFirst, Second, ThirdBecuase of / Due to3) ConcludingTo sum up,To conclude,In conclusion,All in all,Finally,Informational Writing Posters1) Exprssing FactsResearch shows thatIt is a fact thatIt is clear thatIt is true thatEveryone knows thatEvidence proves that2) Giving ReasonsAccording to _______,(Title of text) says,Expert _________ says,Science concurs thatEvidence proves that3) ConcludingTo sum up,To conclude,In conclusion,All in all,Finally,Overall,
Against the backdrop of the devastating 1930's Dust Bowl, this video segment adapted from Interactive NOVA profiles an organic farmer and the techniques he uses to conserve topsoil.
This video segment adapted from NOVA explains the origin of the elements and how scientists use unique element profiles to identify supernova types.
This video segment adapted from NOVA follows the Apollo 15 astronauts as they collect samples of ancient rock from the Moon's crust, whose discovery helps lead to a radical new theory about the Moon's origin.
Second part to the C2 Superlesson for ROV's from Kim Stokes and Ben Wells, Siuslaw Elementary School.
This informational text introduces students to photosynthesis and lichens-plant-like organisms resulting from a symbiotic relationship between an alga and a fungus. The text is written at a grade two through grade three reading level. This version is a full-color PDF that can be printed, cut and folded to form a book. Each book contains color photographs and illustrations.
This informational text introduces students to photosynthesis and lichens-plant-like organisms resulting from a symbiotic relationship between an alga and a fungus. The text is written at a grade four through grade five reading level. This version is a full-color PDF that can be printed, cut and folded to form a book. Each book contains color photographs and illustrations.
This informational text introduces students to photosynthesis and lichens-plant-like organisms resulting from a symbiotic relationship between an alga and a fungus. The text is written at a kindergarten through grade one reading level. This version is a full-color PDF that can be printed, cut and folded to form a book. Each book contains color photographs and illustrations.
Infographic and teachers guide about the peaceful transfer of power within elections. Highlights the precedent, tradition, and legitimacy of this normed practice and its importance in our democratic republic.
Infographic for students about steps in the writing process.
This informational text explores how the Inupiat of Alaska's northwest have adapted to changing climate conditions throughout the past and present. The changes impact how close to the ocean they live and how easily they can hunt bowhead whales to maintain their lifestyle. The text is written at a grade two through grade three reading level. This version is a full-color PDF that can be printed, cut and folded to form a book. Each book contains color photographs and illustrations.