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All Caught Up: Bycatching and Design
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Bycatch, the unintended capture of animals in commercial fishing gear, is a hot topic in marine conservation today. The surprisingly high level of bycatch about 25% of the entire global catch is responsible for the decline of hundreds of thousands of dolphins, whales, porpoises, seabirds and sea turtles each year. Through this curricular unit, students analyze the significance of bycatch in the global ecosystem and propose solutions to help reduce bycatch. They become familiar with current attempts to reduce the fishing mortality of these animals. Through the associated activities, the challenges faced today are reinforced and students are stimulated to brainstorm about possible engineering designs or policy changes that could reduce the magnitude of bycatch.

Subject:
Applied Science
Ecology
Engineering
Life Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering
Date Added:
10/14/2015
American Consumer Culture
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This class examines how and why twentieth-century Americans came to define the ‰ŰĎgood life‰Ű through consumption, leisure, and material abundance. We will explore how such things as department stores, nationally advertised brand-name goods, mass-produced cars, and suburbs transformed the American economy, society, and politics. The course is organized both thematically and chronologically. Each period deals with a new development in the history of consumer culture. Throughout we explore both celebrations and critiques of mass consumption and abundance.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
History
U.S. History
World Cultures
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Date Added:
05/02/2023
Animal Scattergories: Lesson 1 Exposure Activity, Unit 8 Animal Systems, DIGS AmeriCorps Curriculum CSU
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Animal Scattergories. This is the Lesson 1 Exposure Activity, from Unit 8 Animal Systems, from the DIGS (Developing Individuals, Growing Stewards) AmeriCorps Curriculum from CSU. The curriculum focuses on introducing students in grades 3-5 to Colorado agriculture, industry and environmental issues. The curriculum upon request. Visit: https://engagement.colostate.edu/programs-old/developing-individuals-growing-stewards/

Subject:
Agriculture
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy
Animal Science
Applied Science
Biology
Botany
Career and Technical Education
Ecology
Economics
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Life Science
STEAM
Social Science
Zoology
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Provider:
CSU Extension Office
Provider Set:
AmeriCorps
Date Added:
02/24/2023
Apple Scientists: Lesson 3 Digging Deeper, Unit 7 Plant Systems, DIGS AmeriCorps Curriculum CSU
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Apple Scientists. This is the Lesson 3 Digging Deeper activity, from Unit 7 Plant Systems, from the DIGS (Developing Individuals, Growing Stewards) AmeriCorps Curriculum from CSU. The curriculum focuses on introducing students in grades 3-5 to Colorado agriculture, industry and environmental issues. The curriculum is matched to State Standards 2021. The curriculum upon request. Visit: https://engagement.colostate.edu/programs-old/developing-individuals-growing-stewards/

Subject:
Agriculture
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy
Applied Science
Biology
Botany
Career and Technical Education
Comprehensive Health and Physical Education
Cooking, Food Science and Safety
Culinary Arts
Ecology
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Family and Consumer Science
Genetics
Hospitality, Tourism and Social Service Careers
Life Science
Nutrition
Plant Science
STEAM
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Diagram/Illustration
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Provider:
CSU Extension Office
Provider Set:
AmeriCorps
Date Added:
02/24/2023
An Approach to Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
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This unit introduces instructional moves for how teachers can use their classroom libraries for deep critical thinking on issues of race, racism, and inequality. This unit uses a middle school level novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Taylor, 1976), but the content objectives, teaching strategies, and activities are applicable to any novel study. Building upon how classroom libraries function as resources for thought provoking literature and discussions from the 2019 Yale Teachers Institute Seminar Teaching about Race and Racism Across the Disciplines, this unit primarily explores the historical context of the novel primarily using the language of music to analyze characters. Students will develop interpretations about how these conditions influenced characters’ traits, roles, or conflicts and construct a central thesis on a character of their choice. It incorporates pedagogical tools and resources expanding curricular strategies and provides a framework for student discussion beyond the text on issues about race, racism, and forms of inequality.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Unit of Study
Provider:
Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
Provider Set:
2019 Curriculum Units Volume II
Date Added:
04/06/2023
Asteroid Impact
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Through this earth science curricular unit, student teams are presented with the scenario that an asteroid will impact the Earth. In response, their challenge is to design the location and size of underground caverns to shelter the people from an uninhabitable Earth for one year. Driven by this adventure scenario, student teams 1) explore general and geological maps of their fictional state called Alabraska, 2) determine the area of their classroom to help determine the necessary cavern size, 3) learn about map scales, 4) test rocks, 5) identify important and not-so-important rock properties for underground caverns, and 6) choose a final location and size.

Subject:
Applied Science
Architecture and Design
Engineering
Material Type:
Full Course
Unit of Study
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering
Date Added:
09/18/2014
Becoming an Agricultural Entrepreneur: Lesson 1 Exposure Activity, Unit 5 Agriculture and Business, DIGS AmeriCorps Curriculum CSU
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Becoming an Agricultural Entrepreneur. This is the Lesson 1 Exposure Activity, from Unit 5 Agriculture and Business, from the DIGS (Developing Individuals, Growing Stewards) AmeriCorps Curriculum from CSU. The curriculum focuses on introducing students in grades 3-5 to Colorado agriculture, industry and environmental issues. The curriculum upon request. Visit: https://engagement.colostate.edu/programs-old/developing-individuals-growing-stewards/

Subject:
Agribusiness
Agriculture
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy
Applied Science
Business and Communication
Career and Technical Education
Economics
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Marketing
Mathematics
Numbers and Operations
STEAM
Social Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Provider:
CSU Extension Office
Provider Set:
AmeriCorps
Date Added:
02/24/2023
Busy Bees: Lesson 3 Digging Deeper, Unit 1 Introduction to Agriculture, DIGS AmeriCorps Curriculum CSU
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Busy Bees. This is the Lesson 3 Digging Deeper activity, from Unit 1 Introduction to Agriculture, from the DIGS (Developing Individuals, Growing Stewards) AmeriCorps Curriculum from CSU. The curriculum focuses on introducing students in grades 3-5 to Colorado agriculture, industry and environmental issues. The curriculum is matched to State Standards 2021. The curriculum upon request. Visit: https://engagement.colostate.edu/programs-old/developing-individuals-growing-stewards/

Subject:
Agriculture
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy
Animal Science
Applied Science
Biology
Career and Technical Education
Comprehensive Health and Physical Education
Ecology
Economics
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Life Science
Nutrition
STEAM
Social Science
Zoology
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Simulation
Provider:
CSU Extension Office
Provider Set:
AmeriCorps
Date Added:
02/24/2023
CC Certificate_Final Project_Adrian Scott_Whats the Buzz About Creative Commons and OER_Spring 2021.pptx
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What’s all the BUZZ ABOUT Creative Commons, is an introduction and overview of the origins and uses of Creative Commons Licensing and Open Education Resources. This presentation thematically is centered around photographic and audio works of Bees resourced from the Commons.

The comparative choice of Bees is intended to liken the role which Creative Commons serves in today's contemporary legal and digital online ecosystems to the role which Bees serve in the natural world as pollinators.

This PPT Presentation presents
Introduction to Creative Commons
The Legal Foundations of Creative Commons Licensing
Identifying & Defining CC Licenses
Defining, Creating and Sharing OER-Open Educational Resources

Subject:
Education
Material Type:
Interactive
Lecture
Author:
Adrian Scott
Date Added:
06/12/2023
Changing the Online Climate via the Online Students: Effects of Three Curricular Interventions on Online CS Students’
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Although CS Education researchers and practitioners have found ways to improve CS classroom inclusivity, few researchers have considered inclusivity of online CS education. We are interested in two such improvements in online CS education- besides being inclusive to each other, online CS students also need to be able to create inclusive technology.

Subject:
Computer Science
Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems
Social Science
Women's Studies
Material Type:
Primary Source
Date Added:
04/11/2023
Choose Your Colorado Character: Lesson 2 Understanding Colorado Agriculture, Unit 8 Animal Systems, DIGS AmeriCorps Curriculum CSU
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Choose Your Colorado Character. This is the Lesson 2 Understanding Colorado Agriculture activity from Unit 8 Animal Systems, from the DIGS (Developing Individuals, Growing Stewards) AmeriCorps Curriculum from CSU. The curriculum focuses on introducing students in grades 3-5 to Colorado agriculture, industry and environmental issues. The curriculum is matched to State Standards 2021. The curriculum upon request. Visit: https://engagement.colostate.edu/programs-old/developing-individuals-growing-stewards/

Subject:
Agriculture
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy
Animal Science
Applied Science
Biology
Career and Technical Education
Ecology
Economics
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Genetics
Life Science
STEAM
Social Science
Zoology
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Provider:
CSU Extension Office
Provider Set:
AmeriCorps
Date Added:
02/24/2023
¡Chévere! Introductory Spanish I & II
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¡Chévere! Introductory Spanish I & II offer a comprehensive introductory Spanish sequence, providing guidance and practice in reading, writing, listening to, and speaking Spanish. Each module includes thematic vocabulary, sequenced grammar instruction, numerous self-check drills and exercises, open-form communicative activities, scaffolded writing assignments, and reading passages exploring various aspects of life and culture in the Spanish-speaking world. Each grammar section is introduced by a short reading passage to highlight new structures and patterns within their linguistic context. Within each lesson, self-grading practice activities with targeted feedback allow students to learn by doing and track their level of mastery. The text is accompanied by engaging images and videos throughout, and all vocabulary and reading passages include audio files to practice pronunciation and listening comprehension.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Languages
World Languages
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
State University of New York
Date Added:
03/29/2023
Colorado BINGO: Lesson 2 Understanding Colorado Agriculture, Unit 1 Introduction to Agriculture, DIGS AmeriCorps Curriculum CSU
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Colorado BINGO. This is the Lesson 2 Understanding Colorado Agriculture activity, from Unit 1 Introduction to Agriculture, from the DIGS (Developing Individuals, Growing Stewards) AmeriCorps Curriculum from CSU. The curriculum focuses on introducing students in grades 3-5 to Colorado agriculture, industry and environmental issues. The curriculum is matched to State Standards 2021. The curriculum upon request. Visit: https://engagement.colostate.edu/programs-old/developing-individuals-growing-stewards/

Subject:
Agriculture
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy
Applied Science
Biology
Botany
Career and Technical Education
Comprehensive Health and Physical Education
Ecology
Economics
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Life Science
Nutrition
Social Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Data Set
Diagram/Illustration
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Primary Source
Provider:
CSU Extension Office
Provider Set:
AmeriCorps
Date Added:
02/24/2023
Compasses and Codes: Lesson 1 Exposure Activity, Unit 3 Natural Resources, DIGS AmeriCorps Curriculum CSU
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Compasses and Codes. This is the Lesson 1 Exposure Activity, from Unit 3 Natural Resources, from the DIGS (Developing Individuals, Growing Stewards) AmeriCorps Curriculum from CSU. The curriculum focuses on introducing students in grades 3-5 to Colorado agriculture, industry and environmental issues. The curriculum upon request. Visit: https://engagement.colostate.edu/programs-old/developing-individuals-growing-stewards/

Subject:
Agriculture
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Applied Science
Architecture and Design
Career and Technical Education
Communication
Computer Science
Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems
Cultural Geography
Earth and Space Science
Electronic Technology
Engineering
English Language Arts
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Hospitality, Tourism and Social Service Careers
Information Science
Mathematics
Measurement and Data
Networking and Telecommunications
Outdoor Education and Recreation
Physical Geography
Reading Informational Text
STEAM
Social Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Simulation
Provider:
CSU Extension Office
Provider Set:
AmeriCorps
Date Added:
02/24/2023
Connecting PST: Lesson 2 Understanding Colorado Agriculture, Unit 2 Power, Structure, And Technology, DIGS AmeriCorps Curriculum CSU
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Connecting PST. This is the Lesson 2 Understanding Colorado Agriculture activity, from Unit 2 Power, Structure and Technology, from the DIGS (Developing Individuals, Growing Stewards) AmeriCorps Curriculum from CSU. The curriculum focuses on introducing students in grades 3-5 to Colorado agriculture, industry and environmental issues. The curriculum is matched to State Standards 2021. The curriculum upon request. Visit: https://engagement.colostate.edu/programs-old/developing-individuals-growing-stewards/

Subject:
Agribusiness
Agriculture
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy
Animal Science
Applied Science
Biology
Career and Technical Education
Comprehensive Health and Physical Education
Ecology
Economics
English Language Arts
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Life Science
Nutrition
Plant Science
Reading Informational Text
STEAM
Social Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Provider:
CSU Extension Office
Provider Set:
AmeriCorps
Date Added:
02/24/2023
Course Review & Approval Tool (CRAT) Template (CC-BY 4.0) (v. 2021.06)
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This Course Review and Approval Tool (CRAT) is the “workbook” that faculty use to design and plan their course with best practice in mind that addresses: curricular alignment with objectives, learning activities, practice assignments and quizzes, and higher-stakes assessments. The 10-tabbed spreadsheet is a digital multitool that centralizes and aggregates the entire course development, review, and approval processes. This tool is used to plan the course prior to its build in the Learning Management System (LMS) as part of an eight-module LMS-based support course that steps faculty through the process and gives them a learner-based perspective on how the tools work together and the features available to them for use in their own courses.

In addition to facilitating communication with multiple stakeholders who may share the document, the process MODELS a self- and peer-reviewed authentic assessment strategy that adapts itself well to any curriculum, whether for training, orientation, or credit-bearing coursework. It supports and models features of an intersection of agile design, backward design, and reflective practice in addition to encouraging authentic and formative assessment strategies. Providing all necessary documents in one easily accessed and bookmarkable document facilitates the process of course development by providing both a model and a touchstone for faculty who are often overwhelmed with the complexity of the process of developing or redeveloping courses regardless of delivery modality. While most of our faculty came to the program because of requirements for online or hybrid learning, most have exclaimed happily that they now apply this process to all of their courses and their learners have shown appreciation for the clarity and consistency that the tool promotes and supports.

The document also includes a dynamic link to future updates for anyone who adopts it and wants to follow its evolution. Feel free to adapt!

Subject:
Applied Science
Arts and Humanities
Business and Communication
Career and Technical Education
Education
English Language Arts
History
Law
Life Science
Mathematics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Lesson Plan
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Date Added:
04/08/2023
Cracker Barn: Lesson 1 Exposure Activity, Unit 2 Power, Structure, And Technology, DIGS AmeriCorps Curriculum CSU
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Cracker Barn. This is the Lesson 1 Exposure Activity, from Unit 2 Power, Structure and Technology, from the DIGS (Developing Individuals, Growing Stewards) AmeriCorps Curriculum from CSU. The curriculum focuses on introducing students in grades 3-5 to Colorado agriculture, industry and environmental issues. The curriculum is matched to State Standards 2021. The curriculum upon request. Visit: https://engagement.colostate.edu/programs-old/developing-individuals-growing-stewards/

Subject:
Agriculture
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy
Applied Science
Architecture and Design
Career and Technical Education
Design
Engineering
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Mathematics
Measurement and Data
Physical Science
STEAM
Visual Arts and Design
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Diagram/Illustration
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Simulation
Provider:
CSU Extension Office
Provider Set:
AmeriCorps
Date Added:
02/24/2023
A Day Without Agriculture: Lesson 1 Exposure Activity, Unit 1 Introduction to Agriculture, DIGS AmeriCorps Curriculum CSU
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A Day Without Agriculture. This is the Lesson 1 Exposure Activity, from Unit 1 Introduction to Agriculture, from the DIGS (Developing Individuals, Growing Stewards) AmeriCorps Curriculum from CSU. The curriculum focuses on introducing students in grades 3-5 to Colorado agriculture, industry and environmental issues. The curriculum is matched to State Standards 2021. The curriculum upon request. Visit: https://engagement.colostate.edu/programs-old/developing-individuals-growing-stewards/

Subject:
Agriculture
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy
Animal Science
Applied Science
Botany
Career and Technical Education
Comprehensive Health and Physical Education
Ecology
Economics
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Life Science
Nutrition
Plant Science
Social Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Data Set
Diagram/Illustration
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Provider:
CSU Extension Office
Provider Set:
AmeriCorps
Date Added:
02/24/2023
Designing a Robotic Surgical Device
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Student teams create laparoscopic surgical robots designed to reduce the invasiveness of diagnosing endometriosis and investigate how the disease forms and spreads. Using a synthetic abdominal cavity simulator, students test and iterate their remotely controlled, camera-toting prototype devices, which must fit through small incisions, inspect the organs and tissue for disease, obtain biopsies, and monitor via ongoing wireless image-taking. Note: This activity is the core design project for a semester-long, three-credit high school engineering course. Refer to the associated curricular unit for preparatory lessons and activities.

Subject:
Applied Science
Engineering
Health, Medicine and Nursing
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering
Date Added:
09/18/2014
Desmos Classroom Activities
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At Desmos, our mission is to help every student learn math and love learning math. With that in mind, we’ve assembled a collection of unique and engaging digital activities, which are free for you and your students. Access to most activities requires a free account.

Permitted use: a) as an end user, for your personal, non-commercial use or (b) as a teacher, for academic use by you and your students in individual classes

Subject:
Mathematics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Homework/Assignment
Interactive
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Date Added:
04/08/2023