In this lesson, students will research matter cycles in various ecosystems. They will develop a model that will show the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. Students will choose between a variety of ways to create their model.  (Preview Image: “Food web nemo”, CC-BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons)

This resource is a Social Studies student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, Gale's Kids Infobits - to help students learn about The Mayflower Compact. 

I thought it would be great fun to have my Second Graders write a narrative piece on their "Summer Fun". The students will be working in whole group, small group, and one-on-one with me to complete their stories. After their stories are completed, they will present their stories to the class 'living in the moment' of their memories while they present us with all of their fun times! 

This lesson will help your students learn about the tribes of the 13 colonies and the relationships they had with the European settlers. Students will be researching and creating a poster to share their tribe. "The Pipe Dance and the Tomahawk Dance of the Chippeway Tribe" by James Otto Lewis licensed under CC 1973.167.40Image Created by: James Otto Lewis

This resource is a Social Studies student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, Gale's Reference Collection Grades 9-12 (Power Search and Topic Finder) to help students learn about Nelson Mandela. 

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 is a Science student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, Gale's Kids InfoBits, World Book Encyclopedia, and eMedia - to help students learn about the sun.

This is a lesson is performance task based on the topic of Equivalent Ratios.  It starts out with a class discussion for the warm-up and guided-practice drawing on background knowlege of students for using multiplcation of fractions to adjust ingredients of a recipe.  The performance task is design to complete in groups of 4.  The culminating discussion with students presenting their Jamboards is the formative assessment.CitationsLesson image - Created by Sheryl HuntVanilla Pudding Recipe,Task scenario problem and question a-e are adapted from (Illustrative Mathematics, 2019)Culminating Discussion Questions are found on P.43 Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally

This resource is a Mathematics student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, eMedia - to help students understand equivalent fractions.

This resource is a Science student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, World Book Encyclopedia, Digital Science Online, and Gale's Science in Context to help students learn about the seasons of the year. 

This is a short research project lesson plan. It is a universal designed lesson for fourth grade students.  This lesson supports peer collaboration and creativity, along with meeting educational standards in both language arts and social studies. Students will research a topic, represent information digitally, collaborate with a peer group, and orally present a project. "Note Outline Icon" by canva at www.canva.com  

This lesson will help your students to learn about key figures in U.S. history and the events or symbols associated with that figure. This is part of the new Utah State Social Studies Standards.

This resource is a Social Studies student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, Gale's Kids InfoBits Grades K-6, Gale's Research in Context Grades 6-8, and Gale's Reference Collection Grades 9-12 -  to help students learn about Sojourner Truth. 

This resource is a tutorial video showing how to use Soundzabound on Utah's Online Library to find royalty-free music that can be used in student or teacher projects and lessons.

Students will learn about the Pony Express and the Telegraph in an in-class lesson. The students will work with a partner to take turns learning and teaching each other the content from the textbook. Students will have the opportunity to learn the telegraph alphabet and practice writing their names in it.  THUMBNAIL PICTURE LINK - https://www.pexels.com/photo/scenic-view-of-desert-landscape-against-dramatic-sky-326149/ 

This social studies student activity utilizes Utah's online library resources, specifically those listed below, to help students learn more about the Underground Railroad. World Book EncyclopediaeMediaGale Discovering CollectionGale Virtual Reference LibraryGale InfoTrac Junior EditionGale InfoTrac Student EditionGale Opposing Viewpoints in ContextGale Student Resource Center - JuniorGale Student Resources in Context 

This resource is a Social Studies student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, Gale in Context Elementary - to help students learn about the United States Pledge of Allegiance. 

This resource is a Science student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, World Book Encyclopedia, Gale's Kids InfoBits, and InfoTrac Junior Edition - to help students learn about Utah animals. 

This resource is a Social Studies student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, World Book Encyclopedia - World Book Student to help students learn about Utah Exploration.