The following resources were added to Open Space in 2024. Use the filters on the left to further refine your search, including Subject Area, Grade Level, and Material Type.
This infographic offers six best practices to navigate fast-moving news stories, cut through the news and find accurate information.
Learn about the influence of body language, the essentials of business writing, and more as they relate to communicating in the business world.
Lessons include: (1) The Power of Body Language. Learn about the influence of body language in the workplace. (2) Improve Your Conversation Skills. Learn how to strengthen your conversation skills. (3) How to De-escalate an Argument at Work. Use these tips to de-escalate a potentially tense situation at work. (4) Instant Messaging Etiquette. Learn the basics of instant message etiquette in the workplace. (5) Overcoming Phone Anxiety. Learn about overcoming phone anxiety so you can speak confidently with others.
In the market for a new computer? Use this guide to know what to look for and how to compare devices.
Lessons include: (1) Computer Buying Guide. Know what to look for when purchasing a computer. (2) Choosing Between a Laptop and a Tablet. Here's how to compare the features of laptops and tablets to choose the one that's best for you. (3) What is a Chromebook?. Learn what a Chromebook is and how it differs from a tablet or a laptop. (4) How to Decide When to Get a New Computer. Learn what to consider when deciding whether it's time to get a new computer.
Looking to buy a new technology device? Use this guide to know what to look for, as well as what types of devices might be the best fit for you.
Lessons include: (1) TV Buying Guide. Use this TV buying guide to learn what to look for when purchasing a television. (2) Understanding TV Resolutions. Learn more about TV resolutions and what they mean. (3) What is an E-Reader?. Familiarize yourself with e-readers and how they work. (4) What is Wearable Technology?. Learn how wearable technology works. (5) Understanding Product Lifecycles. Understand what a product lifecycle is and how to research it as it relates to the devices you own.
In the market for a new smartphone? Use this guide to know what to look for and how to compare the features available on today’s most popular smartphones.
Lessons include: (1) Smartphone Buying Guide. Use these research tips before before making a smartphone purchase. (2) Understanding Product Lifecycles. Understand what a product lifecycle is and how to research it as it relates to the devices you own. (3) Understanding the Cost of Cellular Service. Learn the most common parts of a cellular bill so you can understand the various costs.
Looking to buy a new tablet? Use this guide to learn what to look for, as well as features on some of the most popular tablets on the market today.
Lessons include: (1) Tablet Buying Guide. Use this guide for information on the different types of tablets available today. (2) Choosing Between a Laptop and a Tablet. Here's how to compare the features of laptops and tablets to choose the one that's best for you. (3) Understanding Product Lifecycles. Understand what a product lifecycle is and how to research it as it relates to the devices you own.
Learn how to search for and buy plane tickets online. This Intermediate lesson is approximately 9 mins.
How can we slow the flow of energy on Earth to protect vulnerable coastal communities? Why is the sea level rising, causing some people to have to move? Initial student models in this unit propose a variety of ideas, but it seems like melting polar ice is a likely cause for this global phenomenon. Uncertainty and student concern for the people impacted motivate unit investigations that help students better understand the matter and energy flows that underlie a global phenomenon like polar ice melt and sea level rise.
OpenSciEd content is highly rated in EdReports and is aligned to NGSS standards.
What causes lightning and why are some places safer than others when it strikes? What causes lightning and why are some places safer than others when it strikes? This unit is designed to help students build a deeper understanding of atomic structure and atomic-scale force interactions through exploration of phenomena surrounding lightning and other static interactions. Students engage with stories and data about lightning and investigate a similar phenomenon in water droppers. They further investigate static interactions with various materials, including sticky tape, digging down to the subatomic level. Students apply these ideas back to lightning and further investigate force interactions, developing Coulomb’s law and ideas about polarization that can be applied to other phenomena. They identify electric fields as the source of the large energy transfers in lightning and explain lightning’s sudden behavior using ionization. They consider why structures made of certain materials provide protection from lightning and investigate why bodies of water, most of which contain dissolved salts, are particularly dangerous during storms. Finally, students develop a consensus model and transfer their understandings to the phenomena of airplane radomes and conducting gels used to simulate brains.
OpenSciEd content is highly rated in EdReports and is aligned to NGSS standards.
Why are oysters dying, and how can we use chemistry to protect them? Why are oysters dying, and how can we use chemistry to protect them? This unit is designed to build a deeper understanding about chemical reactions by exploring reversible reactions through exploration of ocean acidification. Students watch case videos, analyze data, and read about how movement of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to the ocean makes the ocean more acidic. They consider how oyster die-offs may affect communities that rely on oysters for a food source. Students break down this large scale problem into a few key subproblems so they can use chemistry to try to solve them. They figure out how changes in concentration of H+ ions in water leads to changes in water pH. They use their knowledge of chemical reactions and mathematical thinking (stoichiometry) to determine the amounts of a substance they could use to neutralize acidic water. Students consider engineering trade-offs, criteria, and constraints to use chemistry to develop a design solution at a specific site to address oyster die-offs. They apply their thinking in a culminating task around increasing rates of ammonia fertilizer.
OpenSciEd content is highly rated in EdReports and is aligned to NGSS standards.
Learn how to choose Canva themes and customize them with images and text to create graphics for social media and more.
Lessons include: (1) Creating a Facebook Post. Learn how to use Canva to create social media images for Facebook. (2) Creating a Twitter Quote Post. Learn to use Canva to create social media images for Twitter. (3) Creating a YouTube Banner. Learn how to use Canva to create a banner for YouTube. (4) Creating a Flyer. Learn how to use Canva to create a flyer.
Workers with computer skills have the best job prospects among those seeking employment as machinists and tool die makers. This video is a close-up of a computer numerical control (CNC) die shop machinist.
Meet a construction worker who followed his father’s footsteps into a rewarding career operating large equipment like bulldozers. Hear about how he feels about being able to see what he has created.
A riding instructor and barn manager discusses her career in equestrian therapy at a nonprofit that caters to people with developmental disabilities. This video tells the story of an exciting career for those who love horses and want to make a difference.
Ohio University budget director Chad Mitchell shares what a fiscal analyst does and explains how to prepare for a career in finance.
Open your eyes to the world of food safety with a food scientist in an ice cream factory. Learn how high school is the time to begin preparing for a rewarding career that keeps our food factories clean and consumers safe and healthy.
A global brand manager with a curiosity about other cultures and dual degrees in business and Chinese studies talks about the career path that led her to Procter & Gamble.
Punch Fitness doesn't just offer cardio hip-hop boxing — it also maintains a sincere commitment to customer service. Experience in business and a college background in communications or exercise science are recommended for this career.
Why is it important for a digital media company to have a production accountant? Find out what a production accountant does on a daily basis and what it takes to become one.
Prosthetists evaluate and measure patients for artificial limbs—designing and making prostheses that fit patient needs and the patient's lifestyle.