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 lesson plan focuses on food chains and food webs. There are multiple associated weblinks to supplemental videos and interactive resources.

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.

In this lesson, students develop an understanding of interconnections among the ocean, humans, and other living things through a case study of harvesting bidarki (katy chitons) in the Alaska Native Villages of Port Graham and Nanwalek. Students reflect on their own connections to the ocean.

In this activity, students discuss how methods of fishing have changed, then play a game to explore the idea of sustainable fishing practice. They simulate fishery activity using increasingly sophisticated technology, in different ocean areas. As students progress through the fishing seasons, they will likely overfish their part of the ocean and will have to migrate to other places in the ocean to meet their basic needs. Most groups will eventually create a total crash of fish stocks in the ocean. After discussing the game and its meaning, students will propose new rules for the game, to make fishing sustainable.

In this investigation, students will work in small groups to research a current issue related to human interaction with the ocean, using internet and library resources. They will communicate the facts about their issues on a poster, participate in a poster viewing session, and ask questions about the information presented on the other posters created by members of their class.

In this investigation, students plan and carry out a survey of human impacts to a local aquatic environment. They analyze their findings and prepare to share them with the community.

In this lesson, students discuss stewardship actions and develop an action plan that they will carry out as a class. They host a "Friends of the Sea" party to involve the school and community in their stewardship efforts and to share the results of their investigations.

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.