This is a lesson plan created for Earth Day using an Applied …
This is a lesson plan created for Earth Day using an Applied Digital Skills lesson. After providing students with background on Earth Day, students will take charge of their learning by following the lesson to explore a topic centered around Earth Day. Students will be creating a presentation using a Google Application and will share the presentation with the class.
This article describes several traditional Inuit games and provides background information and …
This article describes several traditional Inuit games and provides background information and resources for incorporating them into a lesson or unit on Inuit culture.
This issue of the free online magazine, Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears, …
This issue of the free online magazine, Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears, explores the amazing birds that live in or migrate to the polar regions. The issue was co-produced with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. In addition to content knowledge articles and lesson plans, the issue includes information about bird-themed citizen science programs from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
This article assembles free resources from the Arctic and Antarctic Birds issue …
This article assembles free resources from the Arctic and Antarctic Birds issue of the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears cyberzine into a unit outline based on the 5E learning cycle framework. Outlines are provided for Grades K-2 and 3-5.
This informational text introduces students to similarities and differences in the North …
This informational text introduces students to similarities and differences in the North and South Poles. The text is written at a grade one through two reading level. This is a PDF containing the informational text and a glossary.
Grades 2 & 3Discuss different types of mediums used for illustrations.Each student …
Grades 2 & 3Discuss different types of mediums used for illustrations.Each student will create a sample paper using the mediums available.Students will create an artifact using a holiday or historical event as a theme and/or students will match illustrations with the type of medium used.
Grades 2 & 3Discuss different types of mediums used for illustrations.Each student …
Grades 2 & 3Discuss different types of mediums used for illustrations.Each student will create a sample paper using the mediums available.Students will create an artifact using a holiday or historical event as a theme and/or students will match illustrations with the type of medium used.
The ability to ask and answer questions while reading is essential to …
The ability to ask and answer questions while reading is essential to comprehension. This article discusses instructional strategies used to teach questioning and provides many online resources. The article appears in the free, online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle, which explores the seven essential principles of the climate sciences for teachers in k-grade 5 classrooms.
This article provides an overview of using rubrics as a method of …
This article provides an overview of using rubrics as a method of assessment and discusses technological tools that facilitate the creation of rubrics.
This article reprints and links to informational text about the adaptations that …
This article reprints and links to informational text about the adaptations that allow mammals and fish to survive in polar oceans. Versions are available for students in grades K-1, 2-3 and 4-5. Related science and literacy activities are included.
My World Media Literacy, developed in partnership by BBC Learning, BBC World …
My World Media Literacy, developed in partnership by BBC Learning, BBC World Services, and Microsoft, is a free educational platform for students ages 11-14 designed with the goal of increasing global media literacy and the evaluation of information presented in modern journalism. Featuring ten 45-minute lesson plans, each with activities and a companion video, these 21st century resources increase students’ critical thinking skills needed to be responsible consumers of news while inspiring them to become citizen journalists in order to navigate the news and form their own opinions.
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