In this activity, learners explore why the sky is blue. Learners model the scattering of light by the atmosphere, which creates the blue sky and red sunset, using a flashlight and clear glue sticks. This resource guide includes an explanation of how light scatters and how this scattering can cause the polarization of light.

In this lesson students will learn to distinguish between goals and dreams and identify the benefits of having dreams, setting goals, and working toward them. They will learn how to use guidelines for making dreams come true and for planning how to reach a specific goal.

Goal Commitment is a student’s determination to achieve a particular goal. Goal commitment is especially important when the goal is both specific and difficult to accomplish.

Students will understand the goal setting process, compare short- and long-term goals, and set short-term and long-term goals that are consistent with personal values.

Students learn the difference between short-term and long-term savings goals and apply their knowledge in an exercise-oriented game. 

Students will identify goal-setting strategies and use them to create a plan for reaching a health-related goal

Students will be using the Clips App to create a video showing and describing their short and long term goals. 

An article about one of the Japanese American combat teams that served during WWII which was fighting a war on two fronts; at home (Japanese Internment) and abroad.

The United States can address its national carbon footprint in two ways: by reducing carbon dioxide emissions or by increasing carbon dioxide consumption (sequestration). Assume that the total U.S. carbon dioxide emissions are capped at 2007-2008 levels indefinitely. What should the U.S. do to increase carbon dioxide consumption to achieve national carbon neutrality with minimal economic and cultural impact? Is it even possible to achieve neutrality? Model your solution to show feasibility, effectiveness, and costs. Prepare a short summary paper for the U.S. Congress to persuade them to adopt your plan.

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.

This article describes a researcher's history of studying sea ice and the dynamic nature of observed changes to the sea ice in the polar regions.

An article about one of the Japanese American infantry teams that served during WWII which was fighting a war on two fronts; at home (Japanese Internment) and abroad.

This article highlights a number of mathematical strategy games that are available on the NRICH website. Most have interactive versions but also can be played offline. The author explains their value in the classroom, offers suggestions for implementation and extension, and provides links to the games and to other related articles.

This resource includes the sheet music, activity instructions, and audio files for "Going to the Zoo" from the Elementary Songbook.

This infographic enables students to explore multiple points related to gold discovery in the western United States in the latter half of the nineteenth century and discover what resulted.

During the Gold Rush, people seeking gold mined in unpleasant and dangerous conditions. Towns cropped up at the edges of mining areas, and men often drank and gambled when they weren't mining. Few women in the field were paid for their work.

Goldberg v. Kelly (1970) asked the Supreme Court to determine whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment applies to welfare recipients who are about to lose their benefits. The landmark case hinged on whether or not public assistance could be considered “property” and whether the interests of the state or the individual took precedence.

After reading Goldilocks aloud, students will retell identifying the main events and the problem. In collaboration with the classroom teacher they will complete a chair design challenge. The lesson will close by discussing how experiences with fiction and nonfiction can help them solve real life problems with people and objects.