Students will research a resource used in the creation of a capital good that has led to conflict in another country. Examples could include the mining of minerals, oil, and monocrop agriculture. They will collaborate to create an engaging news broadcast that presents their findings and answers the driving question.

Students learn about and experiment with the concept of surface tension. How can a paper clip "float" on top of water? How can a paper boat be powered by soap in water? How do water striders "walk" on top of water? Why do engineers care about surface tension? Students answer these questions as they investigate surface tension and surfactants.

This article presents thirteen web sites that provide resources for ELL students and their teachers. Reprinted from TeacherMagazine.org with author permission.

OER An Introducotry Primer is a presentation that may be used to learn about or teach others about open educational resources. This presentation focuses on the basics of OER - what they are and are not, CC licensing, where to find them, and the 5 R's

Finding an Using OER is a presentation for those who are beginning to use OER; it has places to begin looking for quality OER, and ways to use found resources.

Planning Instructional Designs with OER is a presentation that implements OER selection and use into the instructional design model.

In this module, we are going to examine ways to create your own OER by adapting other open educational resources, building upon existing resources, and mixing and matching a variety of OER.

In this module, we are going to explore ways to create your own OER.

This module focuses on building a base understanding of what is Open Educational Resources. As you journey through this module there are rich content and opportunities to deepen your knowledge working independently or with thought partners. Here are the outcomes you will accomplish from completing this course.

This resource is from NC Tools 4 Teachers. Here are parent letters to send home before teaching Grade 3 Cluster 5.

This document includes additional resources to support teachers while teaching Grade 4 Cluster 5. This is remixable.

These exit tickets are from Tools4NCTeachers. They provide examples of exit tickets that can be used for formative assessment. These are remixable.

In this activity, students will use cookies to simulate the distribution of our nonrenewable resources (energy). Then, they will discuss how the world's growing population affects the fairness and effectiveness of this distribution of these resources and how engineers work to develop technologies to support the population.

Students will brainstorm ways that they use and waste natural resources. Also, they will respond to some facts about population growth and how people use petroleum. Lastly, students will consider the different ways that engineers interact with and use our natural resources.

Students learn about the sources and impacts of marine debris. They participate in a school site cleanup and then compare their findings to international coastal cleanup data.

This article provides an overview of educational resources available from polar research programs.

Students learn about the three ocean light zones, make predictions about deep-sea resources, and read about those resources and their value to science and businesses.

This resource is part of Tools4NCTeachers.

This file contains representations and strategies for solving addition and subtraction problems.

This resource is part of Tools4NCTeachers.Looking for great teaching resources for Cluster 7?  Look no further... This file is packed with suggested videos, books, online games, and fun activities for deepening students' understanding.  Have other ideas to share?Remix this resource to add you own addtional resources.