Teacher Practice Network Cross Disciplinary Lessons

The lessons in this collection were collaboratively created lessons by Teacher Practice Network Fellows, working to create integrated curriculum materials across Physical and Life Sciences, Social Sciences, English Language Arts, Mathematics and the Humanities. These lessons were created in OER Commons' Open Authoring platform, which enables users to easily make a copies, edit, republish, and share a new and unique version of any lesson in the collection. 

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Analyzing Motifs of Home in a Segregated World
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Analyzing Motifs of Home in a Segregated World
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This is an English literature lesson plan that analyzes the motif of home in the context of post World War II segregation in California based on the book Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley. It is one lesson in a series of interdisciplinary lessons that are detailed in the plan.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
Jah-Yee Woo
Sarah Ahmed
Johanna Langill
Date Added:
01/28/2016
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Building Religious Tolerance Through Buildings
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Building Religious Tolerance Through Buildings
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In this experiential, arts-integrated unit, students explore the historical significance of religious buildings in order to understand the ways in which architecture reflects cultural belief systems.

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Arts and Humanities
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Social Science
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Lesson
Author:
Dina Moskowitz
Amina Sheikh
Daniel Rinehart
Date Added:
01/20/2017
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Climate Change: Cross-Curricular Math, English, Science Lesson
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Climate Change: Cross-Curricular Math, English, Science Lesson
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This unit provides Common-Core aligned lessons based for Math 3, English 10, and Biology (NGSS Standards). The subjects are linked by a text on climate change, and they hit the standards of argumentation for English, comparing functions in Math 3, and human effects on environment in Biology.

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Applied Science
English Language Arts
Life Science
Mathematics
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Author:
Joanna Schimizzi
Christine Sheffler
Rob Leichner
Theodore Mueller
Yilmaz Yoruk
Date Added:
01/28/2016
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Consequences of Melting Arctic Sea Ice
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Consequences of Melting Arctic Sea Ice
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A two-day assignment focusing in the melting or Arctic sea ice and the increased global temperature. The lesson involves reading the text Decline in Arctic Sea Ice, reviewing video clips, in depth discussions, and independent research and writing.

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Author:
Christine Sheffler
Date Added:
06/25/2017
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Crosscurricular Approach to the Child Labor Practices of the 1800s and 1900s Industrial Revolution
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Crosscurricular Approach to the Child Labor Practices of the 1800s and 1900s Industrial Revolution
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This a a cross curricular unit encompassing English, History, and Math Common Core Standards to teach the Child Labor practices of 1800s U.S. with the tragedy of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911 which lead to child labor reform throughout the world and into the modern era.

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Arts and Humanities
Mathematics
Social Science
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Author:
Shelley Arca, Victoria Birbeck, Navpre
Navpreet Bedi
Victoria Birbeck
Date Added:
06/25/2017
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Hydrate California
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Hydrate California
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In this three lesson series, students will analyze the effects of the drought in California. Students will analyze rainfall data and graph the annual rainfall for California. Students will understand the water cycle and explain how a drought affects the water cycle. Students will research methods to conserve water and write a persuasive argument.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Physical Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
Angelica Paredes
Freddy Zepeda
Naomi Pena
Date Added:
01/28/2016
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Is Galileo a Heretic?
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Is Galileo a Heretic?
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A team of middle school teachers developed an integrated unit spanning math, social studies and ELA, and focused the unit centering on the life of Galileo, including some of his investigations, his beliefs based on evidence, and his conflicts with the Catholic church.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Social Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
Cassandra Torrez
Suzanne Evans
Lynn Dillon
Date Added:
01/28/2016
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“Let my people in”: Unwritten Covenants and Housing Segregation in the 1950s
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“Let my people in”: Unwritten Covenants and Housing Segregation in the 1950s
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This is a History lesson plan on housing segregation and restrictive covenants in the United States during the 1950s. It is suitable for grades 9 and up. The focus of this lesson is a primary source from Alan Paton available from History Matters. There are also Algebra and English lessons connected to this lesson as noted in this plan.

Subject:
Social Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
Jah-Yee Woo
Sarah Ahmed
Johanna Langill
Date Added:
01/28/2016
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Perspectives on Climate Change and the Issue of Melting Polar Ice Caps
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Perspectives on Climate Change and the Issue of Melting Polar Ice Caps
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Students summarize and reflect on the implications of climate change and argue their perspectives on the issue after reading and viewing multiple sources with varying perspectives

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English Language Arts
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Activity/Lab
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Primary Source
Reading
Author:
Yilmaz Yoruk
Date Added:
12/17/2018
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Using Data Representations to Make Substantiated Claims in Historical and Literary Contexts
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Using Data Representations to Make Substantiated Claims in Historical and Literary Contexts
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This is an interdisciplinary lesson that incorporates tools learned in Algebra about analyzing data representations to apply to historical and literary purposes.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
Jah-Yee Woo
Sarah Ahmed
Johanna Langill
Date Added:
06/14/2017
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