This resource includes a power point detailing basic camera shots and angles …
This resource includes a power point detailing basic camera shots and angles for film analysis plus activities where pupils are interactive and try out the different angles using camera frame worksheet. Additionally, it includes a quiz worksheet with answer key.
To convert between units, you're usually given one measure and asked to …
To convert between units, you're usually given one measure and asked to convert to another measure. For instance, you'll be given some volume in "gallons" and be asked to convert the volume to "fluid ounces". They will have given you (or else you can easily find) the conversion units that are suitable to the task.
This is an activity about classifying planetary characteristics. Learners will analyze the …
This is an activity about classifying planetary characteristics. Learners will analyze the provided information about each planet in order to make graphs and Venn diagrams. Then, using both, learners will identify similarities and differences of the planets in the Solar System. This is Activity C-11 as part of The Universe At Your Fingertips curriculum, available for purchase.
Students create and use pinhole cameras to understand how artists use and …
Students create and use pinhole cameras to understand how artists use and manipulate light to capture images in photographs. They shoot and develop photographs made with pinhole cameras. They compare and contrast a nineteenth-century image, photographs taken with a pinhole camera, and pictures created with a digital camera or camera phone.
Students create pinhole cameras to understand that light travels in a straight …
Students create pinhole cameras to understand that light travels in a straight path. They describe the lines and shapes in a nineteenth-century photograph of a building and then use their pinhole cameras to trace the architecture of their school building.
Cards, Cars and Currency is a curriculum unit that challenges students to …
Cards, Cars and Currency is a curriculum unit that challenges students to become involved in three specific areas of personal finance: credit cards, debit cards and purchasing a car.
Students will compare and contrast different perspectives of the French Revolution as …
Students will compare and contrast different perspectives of the French Revolution as depicted in two works of art. Students will discuss the use of satire and caricature to comment on historical and current events and will create satirical cartoons based on contemporary issues.
This exercise is designed to introduce students to the events that occur …
This exercise is designed to introduce students to the events that occur in the cell cycle and the process of mitosis that divides the duplicated genetic material creating two identical daughter cells
This online interactive website chalk full of games and simulations cover all …
This online interactive website chalk full of games and simulations cover all of the following topics: *Plasma membrane structure and function, roles of phospholipids, transport proteins (carrier and channel), cholesterol and carbohydrates, types of transport, diffusion, facilitated diffusion, active transport, osmosis.
This is a perfect tutorial/game based/simulation driven online resource for teaching, re-teaching, or reviewing the basics behind the plasma membrane and cell transport.
The lesson and activities teach students to recognize and explore bias and …
The lesson and activities teach students to recognize and explore bias and media stereotyping and be able to identify and analyze propaganda techniques in magazine and//or TV advertising.
This is an activity about solar flare activity. Learners will use whole-Sun …
This is an activity about solar flare activity. Learners will use whole-Sun maps of magnetic activity in order to identify possible future magnetic activity. They will take into account the rotation of the Sun and make day-to-day predictions of the overall Earth-side magnetic activity as suspected farside features rotate onto the Earth-side, and as Earth-side features rotate out of view onto the farside. Finally, learners will check the accuracy of their predictions. This activity requires access to the internet to obtain images from the Stanford University solar magnetic map archive from 1996 to 2011 and the GOES X-ray image archive. This is Activity 9 of the Space Weather Forecast curriculum.
This site is a gateway to projects involving public participants in real-world …
This site is a gateway to projects involving public participants in real-world research, with hopes of fostering connections for sharing ideas and resources.
The City X Project is an international educational workshop for 8-12 year-old …
The City X Project is an international educational workshop for 8-12 year-old students that teaches creative problem solving using 3D printing technologies and the design process. This 6-10 hour workshop is designed for 3rd-6th grade classrooms but can be adapted to fit a variety of environments. Read a full overview of the experience here: http://www.cityxproject.com/workshop/
This infographic and supporting resources assist educators and students to contact local …
This infographic and supporting resources assist educators and students to contact local government and advocacy groups to advance civic engagement in and out of the classroom. It provides background information on why civic engagement is a good idea, what it looks like in the classroom, and links to community development, university partners, and statewide Chambers of Commerce.
Special thanks to Jim Renzelmann at the Sheboygan Area School District for his help on this work!
Students will gain an understanding of civil rights Supreme Court cases that …
Students will gain an understanding of civil rights Supreme Court cases that helped to transform the move away from the oppression of minority groups and move towards equality for all. This project was developed as a part of the Creating Lessons Using Transformative Technology - Platteville Public Schools OER grant.
How do we remember the Civil War? Whose stories are told in …
How do we remember the Civil War? Whose stories are told in the art and memorials from and about the time period? In this resource students will examine works of art from and relating to the Civil War era. Students will also learn about the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts, an all-Black regiment, and compose a written response to a cause they are passionate about.
Sensitive: This resource contains material that may be sensitive for some students. Teachers should exercise discretion in evaluating whether this resource is suitable for their class.
The day after Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed, a teacher in …
The day after Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed, a teacher in a small town in Iowa tried a daring classroom experiment. She decided to treat children with blue eyes as superior to children with brown eyes. FRONTLINE explores what those children learned about discrimination and how it still affects them today.
This resource is beneficial for teachers who have students who are deaf …
This resource is beneficial for teachers who have students who are deaf and have autism to help them communicate their daily schedules, behaviors, and communicate with parents.
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