Observe how sunlight affects materials on Earth's surface in this media gallery. Students will make observations to use as evidence that sunlight warms Earth's surface as shown in the time-lapse video of an egg cooking in the sun. Students can make observations of slight changes in temperature in this animated video from PEEP and the Big Wide World.

Learn how to write an expository essay with opinion, reason and evidence while creating your very own comic strip!
With superhero Captain Opinion and her sidekicks, Reason and Evidence, the viewer goes on a fun adventure into the world of opinions and the importance of supporting them with lots of reasons and evidence.
Learning Objective:
Have students write an expository essay that establishes a central idea in a topic sentence; includes supporting sentences with simple facts, details, and explanations; and contains a concluding statement.

¡Aprende cómo escribir un ensayo expositivo con opinión, razón y evidencia mientras creas tu propia tira cómica!

Con el superhéroe Capitán Opinión y sus compañeras Razón y Evidencia, el espectador se embarca en una divertida aventura en el mundo de las opiniones y la importancia de sustentarlas con muchas razones y evidencias.

Objetivo de Aprendizaje:
Hacer que los estudiantes escriban un ensayo expositivo que establezca una idea central en una oración temática; incluye oraciones de apoyo con hechos simples, detalles y explicaciones, y contiene una declaración final.

Anecdotes are literary tools used to pique interest and engage readers. Used to evoke emotion, anecdotes are best used in the introduction or conclusion. This tutorial focuses on how to use anecdotes appropriately and effectively to make your content as powerful as it can be.

This lesson discusses how statistics can be used as supporting details. This tutorial shares a short audio lesson [05:16] and supplemental notes with the lesson's content.

A lesson with audio discussing how analogies can be used as supporting details. [4:00]

Analyze and annotate a model response focusing on support for a claim. Then revise and edit your work based on the model. This will help you develop work that is clear and coherent and appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.

After a discussion, reflect using a discussion tool. Explain how the points, evidence, and explanations shared by your peers during the discussion support or change your thinking. Then revise your claim as needed.

The Bozeman Trail was a shortcut to the newly-discovered gold fields of Montana Territory. Cutting through the heart of Indian country, it provoked a clash of cultures that exploded into warfare, destruction, and tragedy. In the accompanying Lesson Plans for Grades 6-8 and 9-12 (found in Support Materials), students will learn it was a singular road that changed this part of the American West forever. [4:30]

Evolution can be supported by the lines of evidence which are presented in this resource. Recognize these lines: fossil evidence, homologies, distribution in time and space, and evidence by example.

A detailed examination of "what is known about the Big Bang itself, the age of the universe, and the synthesis of the first atoms."

This article summarizes and links to two Science and Children articles that modify the KWL chart to include literacy skills and evidence-based claims.

Each part of the engineering design process, which is fundamental to any successful project, is illustrated in this video segment. This resource is useful for introducing components of Engineering Design (ETS) from the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) to grades 3-12 students. Included are teaching tips and additional background information. [4:50]

Students use DNA profiling to determine who robbed a bank. After they learn how the FBI's Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) is used to match crime scene DNA with tissue sample DNA, students use CODIS principles and sample DNA fragments to determine which of three suspects matches evidence obtain at a crime location. They communicate their results as if they were biomedical engineers reporting to a police crime scene investigation.

In this animated story [25:25] from the PBS KIDS series MOLLY OF DENALI, a power failure and a scary tale leave Molly and her friends terrified of gigantic ice worms. After seeing evidence of ice worms at the lake, Molly decides that they need to learn more. Are ice worms a real threat to Qyah, or has Grandpa Nat made them seem scarier than they really are? Leave it to Molly, Trini, and Tooey to find out the truth! Support materials are provided.

Find and evaluate online sources that you can use to write a research document. Time to complete: 5-10 hours

Learn how and when the Eastern Shoshone came to Wyoming and their values. In the accompanying lessons plans (found in the Support Materials), students will gain an understanding of the Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868 including its importance to the state of Wyoming and the Eastern Shoshone Tribe in 1868 and today. [9:18]

Learn about the treaty that established the Wind River Reservation and the two tribes that inhabit it, the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone. Included is a lesson plan and discussion guide. [4:18]