In this Common Sense Education Nearpod lesson on Digital Citizenship & Literacy, students learn about tactics by which they can chat safely online. Students consider some benefits and risks of talking with people online that they don't know face to face.
In this video produced for Teachers' Domain, learn about MIT professor Cathy Drennan's research into microorganisms that remove carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere.
Students will be able to explain good hygiene and provide examples. The lesson will explore disease prevention, treating colds and flu's, and negative effects of poor hygiene habits.
Students will learn how to handle grievances without getting angry or using violence.
This activity explores the concepts of "choices" and "consequences".
This lesson uses My Plate to help students learn how many servings they need from each food group.
Students will read from selected materials about earthquakes, volcanoes, continental features, ocean floor features, rocks and/or fossils, and develop a question to investigate.
The traditional religions of Great Britain's North American colonies had difficulty maintaining their holds over the growing population. This did not, however, result in a wholesale decline in religiosity among Americans. In fact, the most significant religious development of 18th century America took place along the frontier, in the form of the Great Awakening. This curriculum unit will, through the use of elementary documents, introduce students to the First Great Awakening, as well as to the ways in which religious-based arguments were used both in support of and against the American Revolution.
Cinderella stories and graphic organizers help students with their reading, comprehension, and oral presentation skills.
The use of multicultural versions of the story Cinderella helps students make comparisons and observations.
Several version of Cinderella are read to students as they fill out comparison charts. The fairy tale genre is introduced.
2nd grade Students will be integrating social studies cultural awareness with cultural stories of Cinderella. Students will listen to the Charles Perrault version of Cinderella and identify the main characters, plot and conflict. They will read another version and identify similarities and differences of the two stories. They will create Venn diagrams to look at similarities and differences of their own school cultures and then use Venn diagrams to look at similarities and differences of Cinderella stories. With this information, they will create their own Cinderella story.
This is a 30-minute lesson plan designed to help upper-elementary grade students understand the importance of citing their online sources and how to do it when completing a research project.
This is a nearpod that covers elements and charataristics of good citizenship. It has acitivities that push students to think deeper about citizenship and what they already know about it. It challenges students to become better citizens. This is also an editable link from Nearpod so you can alter as needed.
This is a Nearpod that covers elements and characteristics of good citizenship. It has activities that push students to think deeper about citizenship and what they already know about it. It challenges students to become better citizens. This is also an editable link from Nearpod so you can alter as needed.
For many students, a trip to Washington, D.C. is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that opens their eyes to an exciting world beyond their classrooms. Discovery Education and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcome students to a behind-the-scenes Virtual Field Trip to experience the history and beauty of our nation’s capital.
Designed for students in grades 4-8, this action-packed tour features remarkable special guests and give viewers an inside look at six landmark locations:
The White House
The U.S. Capitol Building
The Supreme Court
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Arlington National Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Engaging, teacher-created lesson plans on the Constitutional Convention, Freedom of Speech, 4th Amendment, Electoral College, Federalist and Federalism, more.
Explores the rights guaranteed to Americans as well as the attendant responsibilities that come with those rights...The Walter and Leonore Annenberg Presidential Learning Center at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation utilizes a project based approach to civic education while advocating for the comprehensive exploration of primary sources to meet this objective.
This video gives an overview of prisons during the American Civil War and how prisoners were treated. This resource is great for helping students understand the ordinary experience instead of only focusing on the generals and presidents of the time.
