Problem-Based Learning
"Overview: Given the extensive literature on the composition and evolution of continental crust there are a number of teaching strategies that can be employed to encourage active learning by students. A critical reading of this collection of articles will prov...
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Eye See, You See: Problem Based Learning Unit (PBL)
"Overview: A hospital is an integrated system of physicians, other hospitals, outpatient services, and more. Each element is connected and significant in providing an exceptional healthcare experience. Through a series o...
Hare and Snail Challenges
"Overview: Students engage in the second design challenge of the unit, which is an extension of the maze challenge they solved in the first lesson/activity of this unit. Students extend the ideas learned in the maze chal...
Evaporative Cooler
"Overview: Explore the concept of evaporative cooling through a hands-on experiment. Use a wet cloth and fan to model an air-conditioner and use temperature and relative humidity sensors to collect data. Then digitally p...
Evaluating Statements About Length and Area
"Overview: This lesson unit is intended to help teachers assess how well students can: Understand the concepts of length and area; use the concept of area in proving why two areas are or are not equal; and construct thei...
Lightning Lesson: Learn How to Build a Basic Water Filter
"Overview: Learn how to make a water filter using materials from around your home or classroom. Subject: Engineering Level: Lower Primary, Upper Primary, Middle School, High School Grades: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2...
Research Paper Development Assignment: Guidelines, CERR Worksheets, Global Learning Worksheet, and PowerPoint Presentation Prompts and Rubric
"Overview: This Research Paper Assignment is designed for NSF & LMF courses (STEM majors). The assignment is to have students research a global scientific issue. Possible topics that work well for this assignment contain...
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Hydrophilic Porphyrins based Chemosensors for First Transition Series Metal Ions [Chemistry]
"Overview: General Chemistry is a two-semester course (General Chemistry I, SCC 201 and General Chemistry II, SCC 202) required for majors in Biology and Environmental Sciences. This lab experiment, aligned to LaGuardia...
The American Short Story
In this unit, students will explore great works of American literature and consider how writers reflect the time period in which they write. They will write two literary analysis papers and also work in groups to researc...
Módulo de grado 1 6: valor en el lugar, comparación, adición y resta a 100
"Overview: (Nota: Esta es una traducción de un recurso educativo abierto creado por el Departamento de Educación del Estado de Nueva York (NYSED) como parte del proyecto ""EngageNY"" en 2013. Aunque el recurso real fue t...
Figuring Out Elapsed Time
"Overview: In this video segment from Cyberchase, through addition and regrouping in base sixty, Matt helps Digit figure out what time his CyberSoufflŰ__ŰÖ will be done. Subject: Mathematics, Physics Level: Upper Prim...
Vector Addition - Component Method
"Overview: This web page is an interactive physics problem on vector addition. The page explains the concept of breaking a vector into components and adding them together, and works through an example problem. The attach...
How Things Fly: Controlled Flight
"Overview: Learn more about controlled flight with several activities. Subject: Engineering, Physical Science Level: Upper Primary, Middle School Grades: Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Material Typ...
What Works Best in a Radiator?
"Overview: Students learn the importance of heat transfer and heat conductance. Using hot plates, student groups measure the temperature change of a liquid over a set time period and use the gathered data to calculate th...
Design a Net-Zero Energy Classroom
"Overview: Students create a concept design of their very own net-zero energy classroom by pasting renewable energy and energy-efficiency items into and around a pretend classroom on a sheet of paper. They learn how thes...
Common and Natural Logarithms and Solving Equations
"Overview: Students continue an examination of logarithms in the Research and Revise stage by studying two types of logarithms—common logarithms and natural logarithm. In this study, they take notes about the two special...
Applying the International Classification of Functioning, Disability & Health: A Team-Based/Project Based Course for Undergraduate Students
"Overview: This text is a complete team-based and project-based learning course focused on the application of the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to un...
English Language Arts, Grade 12
"The 12th grade learning experience consists of 7 mostly month-long units aligned to the Common Core State Standards, with available course material for teachers and students easily accessible online. Over the course of...
Line-Follower Challenge
"Overview: Student groups are challenged to program robots with light sensors to follow a black line. Learning both the logic and skills behind programming robots for this challenge helps students improve their understan...
A Zombie Got My Leg
"Overview: Students experience the engineering design process as they design and construct lower-leg prostheses in response to a hypothetical zombie apocalypse scenario. Like the well-known Apollo 13 story during which e...
Penny Perfect Properties (Solid-Liquid Interactions)
"Overview: Students investigate the property dependence between liquid and solid interfaces and determine observable differences in how liquids react to different solid surfaces. They compare copper pennies and plastic "...