Middle School Resource Balancing Act by PhET This simulation will allow students to play with objects on a teeter totter to learn about balance. Using the simulation, students will: Predict how objects of various masses can be used to make a plank balance. Predict how changing the positions of the masses on the plank will […]

Elementary School Resource Arithmetic by PhET This simulation will allow students to brush up on their multiplication, division, and factoring skills with this exciting game. No calculators allowed! Using the simulation, students will: Explain how the multiplication tables help understand multiply, factor and divide. Increase accuracy in multiplying, factoring and dividing. Related NY State Academic […]

High School Resource On the Beach: Wilfred Owen’s poem ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ For this activity, read ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ by Wilfred Owen to the students. Free write: Give students a couple of minutes to write down personal reaction to the poem’s content. Large group, volunteer sharing is recommended as a means to scaffolding […]

Middle School Resource Diamante Poem by St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES The students will use this activity during a Poetry Unit. The students will learn what a Diamante Poem is, create a Diamante Poem while using a web site, and print their finished product. Related NY State Academic Standards: W.5.3.d, W.5.4, W.5.11, and more! Be sure to […]

Elementary School Resource How to Write an I AM Poem This site contains two methods for writing I AM poems. These poems are good icebreakers for the beginning of the year. Related NY State Academic Standards: ELA2.E.SW2C and ELA2.I.SW2C! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, […]

High School Resource The Greenhouse Effect by PhET This simulation will allow students to see how the Earth’s temperature changes due to the Greenhouse Effect. Students can select the level of atmospheric greenhouse gases during an ice age, in the year 1750, today, or at some time in the future. Just how do greenhouse gases […]

Middle School Resource Project Earth Game by Teaching Channel The objective of the lesson in this video is for students to work as a mock community to see how choices impact the environment. Related NY State Academic Standards: SL.5.1.c and SL.5.1.d! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, […]

Elementary School Resource The Living Earth by Discovery Education In this activity, students will: discuss glaciers and how they change the land; do an activity that illustrates how glaciers change the land, and make a class list of what causes changes to our planet’s structure. Related NY State Academic Standards: S.2.ESS.2.1, S.4.ESS.2.1, MST4.E.PS2, and more! […]

High School Resource Plant Science Research Paper In this activity, students will develop a research paper addressing the international production of a selected crop. Activity: Students select a plant crop to research, and then they write a paper on their findings. The paper could include information regarding the following: Countries in which the crop is […]

Middle School Resource Plant Pollination by Discovery Education In this activity, students will: identify the different parts of a flower and understand their functions and understand the importance of pollen for plant reproduction and diversity. Related NY State Academic Standards: S.MS.LS.1.6, S.MS.LS.1.4, MST4.E.LE.6, and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands […]