Curriculum Cafe: April 2022

Explore our picks for curriculum resources and lesson plans this month: April 2022!

 MATH

• Elementary
  • Using Grouping to Count Quickly | Cyberchase (video)
  • Pumpkin Problems : Numerical Expressions (lesson)
• Middle
  • The Pythagorean Theorem: Right Triangles (interactive)
  • Triangles: Right Triangles | Standard Deviants TV (video)
• High
  • Recognizing Rational and Irrational Expressions (interactive)
  • NASA Connect - Teacher Resources (lesson series)

 ELA

• Elementary
  • Identifying Supporting Evidence from a Text - What is a Hero? (lesson)
  • Nonfiction Text Features (lesson)
• Middle
  • Argumentative Essay: Citing and Analyzing Evidence (video)
  • How to Write an Argumentative Essay (video)
• High
  • Persuasive Writing (video)
  • Figurative Language and Foreshadowing in The Outsiders | The Great American Read (lesson)

 SCIENCE

• Elementary
  • Ecosystem Challenge! (lesson)
  • Ecosystems Unit (lesson)
• Middle
  • Rabbit Study with Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe (lesson)
  • Photosynthesis, Respiration, and Transpiration: The Needs of Plants (lesson)
• High
  • Monitoring Forest Health (lesson)
  • Publishing Genome Research (video)

 SOST/HISTORY

• Elementary
  • Edible Economics (video)
  • The Exchange | Pygg E. Bank Economic$ (video)
• Middle
  • Geographic Determinism in Australia and New Zealand (worksheet)
  • Political Systems in Early Oceania (worksheet)
• High
  • Classroom Content: Urban Renewal (lesson, collection)
  • Critically Analyze and Understand Primary/ Secondary Resources using FDR’s 1933 Inauguration (lesson)

 THE ARTS

• Elementary
  • Art in Motion | The Creative Corner (video)
  • Music Engagement for Primary Grades (lesson)
• Middle
  • Art Basics with Dick Termes: Drawing | Landscapes (video)
  • Introduction to the Dance Element "Time" (lesson)
• High
  • Let's Go: Columbia Museum of Art (interactive)
  • If Cities Could Dance (collection)

 CAREERS

• Elementary
  • Curtis Rogers - Careers in Communications | SC State Library (video)
  • John Slaughter, Careers in National Parks | Original SC (video)
• Middle
  • Careers in History or Writing  (video)
  • WPSU Women in Science Profiles (collection)
• High
  • Back to School: Careers in STEAM Subjects (collection)
  • Planning Your Future Career in Advanced Technology (interactive)

 ENGINEERING/TECH

• Elementary
  • Design Squad Nation (collection)
  • Understanding the Engineering Design Process (interactive)
• Middle
  • Be Inspired, Be an Innovator! (collection)
  • Robots in the Workplace (interactive)
• High
  • Invent Apps That Help Others and Build Empathy (interactive)
  • Aerospace Engineering (collection)

 HEALTH/PE

• Elementary
  • Sports Fitness (video)
  • Fun In Fitness (video)
• Middle
  • Keep Your Body in Motion (interactive)
  • How Does Your Environment Affect Your Health? (interactive)
• High
  • Youth Mental Health (collection)
  • Let's Move - Strengths (video)

 WORLD LANGUAGES

• Elementary
  • Spanish Alphabet Flashcards (flashcards)
  • Give Me Some Direction! (Spanish, interactive)
• Middle
  • Parlez-Vous Français? (video)
  • SciShorts in Foreign Language: French Intermediate (series) 
• High
  • Diversity in Latino Culture (interactive)
  • Let's Talk! Basic Italian Conversations (video)