High School Resource Earth Science Digital Image Library – Cirrocumulus Clouds With support from NYLearns, The Earth Science Digital Library is an initiative authored by Rosario Agostaro, Superintendent of Schools, Rondout Valley Central School District, NY. Related NY State Academic Standards: MST4.C.ES.PS2.1 Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson […]

Middle School Resource Understanding Weather and Climate Patterns This lesson will help students understand climate patterns in relation to different points in the United States. Students will choose or be assigned a location and use the internet to research climate patterns and predict climate for their specified location. Related NY State Academic Standards: S.MS.ESS.2.2, S.MS.ESS.2.3, […]

Elementary School Resource Heads in the Clouds  This learning experience is part of a unit on weather. As background knowledge, the students will have learned the answers to the following essential questions: What is weather?, Why is a thermometer useful and what information does it give?, and What are the steps in the water cycle? […]

High School Resource Small Group Writing The objective of the lesson in this video is to make small group writing effective and meaningful. Related NY State Academic Standards: W.9-10.1.a, W.9-10.1.b, W.9-10.5 Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!

Middle School Resource Power Writing – Writing to Inform Students will be learning to use writing techniques to write an organized logical paragraph when “Writing to Inform.” Related NY State Academic Standards: W.5.2, W.5.2.a, W.5.2.b and more!

Elementary School Resource Writing Practice Book, Enchanted Learning This site provides printable books to help students practice writing the letters of the alphabet. Words for each letter of the alphabet are also included on the page. A cover page can be printed out. This is appropriate for grades K-2. It can be used by parents […]

High School Resource New Angles on Art by NGA Do art and math have anything in common? How do artists and architects use math to create their works? In these lessons, students will explore the intersection of math and art in the works of two artists and one architect for whom mathematical concepts (lines, angles, […]

Middle School Resource Math in Everyday Life: Angles in Physical Therapy Making the connection between real life and math in the classroom can be difficult. In this brief video, see how to make the connection. Students interview a physical therapist who tells them about the role of mathematics in his job. They examine his measurement […]

Elementary School Resource Definition of an Angle This web page presents an angle that the user can adjust by dragging the end points of the line segments forming the angle. As the image changes, it shows the angle measure and a message that indicates which type of angle it is. The message and angle measures […]

High School Resource Engineering the Taj Mahal by History.com This video, from History.com’s archives, focuses on the engineering behind the Taj Mahal. Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.6.1.b, SS.6.4, SS.6.4.a and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!