Middle School 6-8
Check out the latest and greatest enrichment ideas for Grades 6-8!
Your Digital Footprint: Data and Energy Use
Cell phones and laptops use energy to charge their batteries. But did you know that sending emails, texts, and Snapchats requires much more energy?
In this video from the Exploring Energy unit of Flipside Science, we'll investigate how digital data use consumes energy.
Creative Challenges with the Cleveland Museum of Art
Every week a new creative challenge tasks participants with using one household material to reimagine a selected artwork from the CMA’s collection. The assigned materials will be surprising, flexible, and widely accessible!
Interactive Web Series
Register in advance at the provided links for the opportunity.
February 10 or March 4 | Live Q&A with Astronomy Experts (Grades 6-8)
After watching a recording of the Our Solar System and Beyond planetarium show at a time that fits your schedule, join as astronomy experts answer questions submitted in advance by students around the country.
Sustainable Seafood
Did you know that the decisions we make when ordering seafood can impact the health of the ocean? Asking the right questions can help us make more sustainable choices. Learn more by watching this video from the California Academy of Sciences.
Why Summer Days Have More Daylight
In this interactive, you can use and develop models of the Earth–Sun systems to demonstrate understanding of how the Sun illuminates the hemispheres differently during summer and winter.
Making North America--Interactive Map
- Discover how North America took its shape by visiting geological sites across the continent, searching for clues in the landscape, and viewing episodes from the broadcast series Making North America, in this interactive produced by NOVA. In Expedition, hunt for clues that help explain how geological forces shaped North America, find artifacts that reveal how the landscape influenced life, and search for evidence that exposes how humans turned rocks into riches. In Explore, click on map pins to study landscapes and watch video clips that cover relevant science topics. In Watch, stream the series’ three episodes: Origins, Life, and Human.
- This interactive activity requires Adobe Flash Player.
Use this cartogram to explore all 58 past presidential elections from 1789-2016. Learn about the significance of the Electoral College by comparing the map and the electoral cartogram. Delve further into history by reading a brief overview and looking at key events for every past election. Then, use the "Presidential Predictor" to try and decide the outcome of the next election. Who will win? Who will lose? How would you strategize a political campaign to win the presidency?
City Farm
Players learn about sustainable practices by growing crops, protecting them against unforeseen problems, and determining how best to conserve resources in this interactive game from WGBH.
Live Webcams--California Academy of Sciences
Watch our African penguins swim, flirt, and nest on three live webcams.
Or, be mesmerized by a variety of graceful ray species and shimmering schools of tropical fish swimming across your screen.
Our live webcams are streaming 24/7, so if you see a dark exhibit, the sun has set in the Pacific time zone!
Take a "Crash Course" with these video playlists!
Check out these Census Activities!
Population Bracketology Game
Test your knowledge of population data! Click the name in each match-up that you think has the larger population. See how close you can come to a perfect score of 63.
Census Bureau Virtual Field Trip
Go on a quest to learn more about how census data is collected and used at the US Census Bureau
Census Response Rate
How are we doing compared to the National Average? Compared to Ohio's average? What could we do to improve our response rate?
ELA
Listen to authors and illustrators as they share some of your favorite books!
Fluency Resources from Achieve the Core
Resources for building and assessing student fluency to improve reading comprehension Consider processing your thoughts and ideas by journaling. Check out the tips on the Facing History Website found here.
Learn new words at FreeRice.com
Math
Math Problem of the Day
Sudoku Puzzle of the Day
SET Puzzle of the Day
Science
Visit an underwater forest near Point Lobos, California, to learn what a kelp forest food web looks like. From the smallest microbes to the largest animals, more than a thousand species take part in this diverse food web that draws its energy from the Sun.
Guiding Questions
- How does a food web show the connections among living things? What do the connections in the web represent?
- What is the ultimate source of energy for this food web?
- What is the difference between a producer and a consumer? Name one example of each from the clip.
A volcanic eruption that could be felt across an ocean, an earthquake that sparked landslides, massive tsunamis, and a volcanic eruption... Examine the world-changing results of plates on the move.
Learn about modern techniques in astronomy to find planets beyond our solar system.
The next time you eat a tomato, ask yourself: What would it taste like if there were a bit of flounder in it? Learn how scientists are using genetics to change the food you eat.
Wasps can live in hives of thousands, but did you know that most wasps are solitary? Get the facts on these amazing little creatures. Read a comic strip about the adventures of a young entomologist.
Your Outdoor Classroom: Live from the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
Cleveland Metroparks' Virtual Classroom with videos daily on Facebook Live
Create your own personal sound system with a coat hanger and a string, producing musical sounds that only you can hear.
This video by the American Museum of Natural History explains how things have changed since the 1st Earth Day in 1970.
Make Every Day Earth Day live stream with the California Academy of Sciences
April 22nd at 3:30 pm
11 Actions for the Planet during a Pandemic from Earth Day Network.
Social Studies
Slavery & the U.S. Constitution - PBS Learning Media
Learn about the debate over slavery at the 1787 Constitutional Convention and how it affected the content of the Constitution.
Watch TV - PBS Programming (Discuss & Write)
Watch PBS programming (i.e Rick Steves' Facism in Europe, Finding your Roots)
Discuss with someone what you learned from the video and how it relates to the content in your social studies class
Create a Frayer Model for words you did not understand
Answer these questions
What were the claims of the narrator?
Do you agree or disagree? Why?
How would you feel if you in the situation presented in program?
Primary Election
Watch the results of the primary election:
Complete the following statement
As a whole, I think the residents of Ohio feel_______________ because_________________. I feel ______________ about the election results because ___________________.
Answer these questions
Which Democratic Presidential Candidate would you vote? Why?
2020 Census
Ask your parent if you can watch while they answer the 2020 Census questions.
What type of questions were asked? Pick three questions.
Why do you think these questions are important?
After seeing the 2020 Census questions, what other questions would you ask the American citizens and why?
Unified Arts
App and website to learn more than 30 languages. Duolingo for schools allows teachers to track students' progress.
Choose an episode of Applause America, a weekly look at arts and culture from coast to coast featuring stories about dance, theater, music and the visual arts.
Learning.com
Learn about digital literacy and practice your skills. Just pick your grade and go with this Digital Skills Playlist from Learning.com.