This lesson delves into the historical challenges of providing clean water, using 19th century London as a case study. It emphasizes the importance of clean water, current protection efforts, and how students can contribute to water safety.

Lesson plan: Care for a drop of London Monster Soup?

Nature and Human Society

Curious about the future of homework? Discover why some experts think it should be scrapped!

Homework’s a challenge

Social and Emotional Learning

Find out why it is crucial to help students unlock the secrets to effective learning in today’s information-rich world.

Technology today

If you’re curious about how physical activity can enhance classroom learning, find out more about the powerful connection between moving and learning!

The benefits of moving

If you’re interested in understanding and addressing social inequality in education, find out more about how it works and what can be tried to tackle it.

Education and equality

Children learn in part by picking up on repetitive patterns in their environment. Figure out how it works and how you can encourage pattern learning among children to reach beneficial outcomes.

Identifying patterns

Why can children have unrealistically negative views of themselves? And how can we create environments in which all children can develop positive self-views and succeed?

Children's self-views

Too often, school systems still reward just one type of trajectory. Why and how can we better value diversity in learning? This article will help you learn more about it.

Diversity in development

Global consumption and education are linked in many ways. The use of educational technology represents a particular challenge: what do we need to be aware of?

Consumption and education

Find out about the “three pillars” of healthy self-esteem, and how you can use them to help children strive for improvement.

Encouraging self-esteem

It's hard to know how best to deal with diversity in the classroom. Is it better to focus on commonalities or consider differences? This article helps to clarify the issue.

Celebrating differences?

Interested in playful learning and its many benefits? Find out how play and learning came together in a professional development program in Ghana.

Playful learning

The diversity of the world's fabrics reflects cultural and linguistic diversity, which is just as important throughout the world. Did you know that children’s learning outcomes are affected by the language in which they learn?

The impact of linguistic diversity

Discover insightful research findings, expert opinions, and practical advice on fostering a positive body image in children.

Children’s body positivity

How do you make sure children of many different backgrounds develop a sense of belonging to their classmates and the school community? A researcher chimes in.

Identity and belonging

Adults can help children acquire the resilience they need to navigate life’s challenges. Discover practical tips and insights in this engaging article. 

Life’s an adventure

What barriers keep girls from fulfilling their potential in STEAM – science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics – subjects? Listen to this Teachers' Voices podcast with educational researcher and host Nina Alonso.

Gender equity in STEAM

Dress up in costumes with Daniel and friends! 

Dress up games

Design and Innovation

Explore how the female silhouette has changed from the Victorian period to the modern day.

 The female form throughout time

Unterrichtseinheit so geht MEDIEN

Media and Information Literacy

Fake News - Gibt es erlogene Nachrichten?

The PBS Hero Maker is a fun way for kids to learn about real heroes! Discover what makes someone a hero and why they should be celebrated!

PBS Hero Maker 

Astronauts put on Apollo spacesuits by first wearing special underwear and a cooling garment. Then, they climb into the suit, connect life-support systems, and add gloves and helmets. Now they’re ready to explore space! 

How do you put on an Apollo spacesuit?

Sport isn’t just about winning, it’s also about playing fair and treating your opponent with respect. Watch and analyze how these famous athletes behaved during historic moments in their careers.

Legendary moments of respect and fair play 

Ethics and Values

We love to play sports and cheer for our favorite teams. But are sports as good for us as we make them out to be, or are they just a fun and entertaining pastime? Find out what science has to say.

The benefits of playing sports 

Health and Wellbeing

Angélica Dass’s photos show real skin colors, not just white, red, black, or yellow. Her project, Humanæ, captures the true colors of people to celebrate our diversity. In her talk, she shares what inspired her to start this amazing journey.

The beauty of human skin in every color

The OECD Learning Compass 2030 helps kids learn and grow in a changing world. Created by policy makers, researchers, school leaders, teachers, and students, it shows what good education looks like and how to achieve it.

OECD Learning Compass 2030

Education and Learning

Discover the entire Bayeux Tapestry scene by scene and follow online the 70 meter-long embroidered canvas which tells the story of the conquest of England in 1066.

Explore the Bayeux Tapestry online

Every day, a sea of decisions stretches before us, and it’s impossible to make a perfect choice every time. But there are many ways to improve our chances — and one particularly effective technique is critical thinking. 

What is critical thinking?

The project, started by Kirstie Macleod, is a 14-year global art project. People from 51 countries added embroidery to a red dress, sharing their stories. This project helped many, especially women, express themselves through their stitching.

The Red Dress project

This online exhibition is all about how kids talk about their clothes. Check out some fun stories and cool outfits as kids share what they like to wear to school. It’s a colorful journey through their eyes!

Tell me, what’s your favorite school outfit?

Design your own school uniform

Watch as Rebecca Parham, an animator, shares funny stories from her school days and talks about dress codes. It's like a cartoon adventure about what you can wear and how you can express yourself with your school clothes!

My school dress code

Here are some study tips that are based on research by neuroscientists and learning experts.

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13 study tips: The science of better learning

In this video, you'll learn how to create flashcards. Learn what brain scientists say about how we learn and remember through images.

How to remember what you read and learn

In this video, you’ll learn about mind maps and how to create them. Learn to organize your thoughts visually for easier learning and clearer thinking. 

How to create mind maps

Do you know what school supplies to pack in your backpack? Test your knowledge and memory with this interactive memory game.

School supplies memory game

From March 2020, our lives turned upside down as we went into lockdown worldwide. To capture this extraordinary moment in time, people from all over the world shared their 15 new essentials.

15 essential objects from Esmeralda, 7 years old. 

Lockdown project resources

Lockdown essentials

Think back to a really vivid memory. Got it? Now try to remember what you had for lunch three weeks ago. That second memory probably isn't as strong— but why not? 

How memories form and how we lose them

How do children become rational human beings who are capable of contributing to civil society? The relevant skills start to develop very early, and caregivers and environment can support or impede this process. 

Raising the next generation of rational thinkers

Wie wurde der Teddybär erfunden?

History

Help children understand how they react to emotions including sadness, anger, happiness, surprise, fear and disgust. Provides practical examples of how to talk about these feelings in the classroom.

Emotional awareness

Have you ever wondered how the teddy bear got its name?

The story of the teddy bear

A Jacquard loom would weave flowers and leaves into fabric while an early type of computer used math to tell it what to do. The invention changed the way patterned fabrics were made – and also made stylish textiles cheaper to buy.

Jacquard computer

Engineering

Jacquard computer?

Zines are short, usually handmade publications on topics that are of interest to the creator. Just as the Brownies’ Books celebrated Black children, zines can highlight voices and ideas that aren’t always heard.

Make your own zine!

This digital magazine is about the story of a girl named Ruby Bridges. She was only in first grade. But she helped change the world. 

The girl ruby Bridges who heped change the world. 

Brave Ruby

Ruby's story

During the Great Migration (1916–1970), millions of African Americans left the South to find better lives. Many moved to Northern cities where they could get higher-paying jobs

What is the Great Migration?

Quilts have been made by African Americans for generations. Quilts can hold memories and tell stories. During slavery, quilts sometimes were secret maps used to help slaves escape. What story will your quilt tell?

Make a collaborative quilt poster!

Listen again to the Tarpley family interviews in the gallery and interview someone in your family. You might ask questions like: Where did you grow up? What was school like when you were a kid? What were your favorite subjects in school?

Interview a family member! 

In this video families chat about how to help when you or your friends need support. They share tips on standing up for yourself and others, encouraging kids to keep talking about these important topics at home.

How kids can stand up for other kids

Learn more about what it was like to journey to freedom on the Underground Railroad.

Underground Railroad interactive game

Carter G. Woodson wrote an important book called The negro in our history. This book became a key textbook in schools, helping students learn about Black history. It tells the stories of many amazing Black people and their contributions to history. 

The Negro In Our History

Literature

The negro in our history

Did you know that Japanese children use a special backpack called a “randoseru” for the first six years of school? But what happens when they’ve finished with it? Well, they don’t just throw it away – they recycle it! What do you do with your bag?

Randoseru zero-waste schoolbag

What do Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg have in common? They are young adults who use their voices to fight for what they believe. Play this game with your class and introduce them to the work of child activists.

Five children holding up cardboards and flags with messages that show what they are fighting for. 

What Do I Fight For?

Maya, Amir, Sara, and Ben had lunch together at a picnic table. After finishing their meal, each of them disposed of their plastic lunch bags in a different way. Let's find out what happened to each child's plastic bag.

Four chlidren having lunch at a picknick table, enjoying the food they take out of a plastic bag. 

The Plastic Lunch Bag 

Did you know trees are living in communities? Join Ms. Juniper’s class in the forrest and discover how trees communicate and help each other. 

Ms. Juniper, a tree, teaches a group of young trees in her class.

The Social Life of Trees

Discover how even the smallest creatures can make a difference when working together to combat plastics in the ocean. 

A whale helps smaller sea creatures who are trapped in plastic waste. On land a young boy seeks support to clear the sea in his area. Fishermen come to his aid and many boats start to help clear the plastic from the sea.

A whale's tale

Every bird has a story: Learn which family your local birds belong to and discover their unique stories with this excellent natural history resource.

Birds of the world

Become a bird song expert with this fun game to learn bird songs!

Science

Bird song hero

Learn the most fundamental skill for identifying birds:  recognizing them by size and shape. Birding experts Chris Wood and Jessie Barry show you how to compare different birds and employ your observations to make a confident identification.

Birding experts Chris Wood and Jessie Barry

Inside birding: size and shape

The water timeline visualizes the dynamic history of Swiss water management over the last 200 years by presenting roughly 200 milestones based on images, text and sound.

The Water Timeline

The invention of the microscope revealed hidden wonders of the human body, helping scientists study tiny worlds and discover how our body works. Discover the incredible stories behind this wondrous invention!

Compound microscope designed by Robert Hooke, 1671-1700 and thought to have been made by Christopher Cock, Long Acre, Covent Garden, London, but not signed. Part of an accessory for manipulating specimens has survived and the objective lens is a modern replacement made in 1965.

The history of the microscope

This interactive water cycle showcases Earth's water constantly transforming between rain, ice, and vapor, while moving within, above, and on the planet. This process is a never-ending spectacle, happening everywhere across the globe.

The water cycle describes how Earth's water is not only always changing forms, between liquid (rain), solid (ice), and gas (vapor), but also moving on, above, and in the Earth. This process is always happening everywhere.

Interactive water cycle diagram

What is water pollution? In this video, you will learn more about how water is contaminated. You will also learn how you can keep water clean and help make water cleaner and safer for the wildlife that live there.

A sea turtle with a plastic bag in her mouth and swims over plastic bottles. 

Water pollution explained

Turn plant identification into a fun learning activity! The AI-supported Flora Incognita App allows you to identify more than 16.000 plant species. Save your plant observations and share your discoveries with your classmates. All free of charge!

Flora Incognita App: Discover plant diversity

It’s always a good idea to be skeptical about headlines and check the original source of a story. Learn to differentiate between opinions and facts in news.

Newspaper and an old TV showing a news moderator.

How to choose your news 

Can students improve water quality for our planet? Here’s a ready-to-use resource for problem-based learning! Students will investigate water samples to determine what’s in their water, and investigate ways to improve water quality.

Water tap, water bottle, glass and a funny looking bacteria. 

What's in your water? 

There is so much information out there to be explored! But, is it reliable? Help students identify reliable sources of information with this resource.

Information Nation course title image with illustrations of digital and traditional media.

Developing Information Literacy Leaders

Gaylord Nelson was a nature-loving boy who grew up to become a politician with a big idea: Earth Day! He wanted to protect the environment and inspire people to take action. Are you inspired to start planning for next Earth Day?

A thumbnail of the video about Gaylord Nelson from Wisconsin Biographies

Gaylord Nelson: A Vision for the Earth

We overlook it. We walk all over it, trample it every day. Yet we need it like the Air we breathe. It's about time, that we talk about soil. 

Let's Talk About Soil 

Media is everywhere, and managing it all can be tough. Creating a Family Media Plan can help you and your children set media priorities that matter most to your family.

Screenshot of the Online Family Media Plan

Create a Family Media Plan

Once there was a happy child with a special box. He loved playing in his box, imagining it was a house. But one day, war came and changed everything!

The Box is based on the happy life of a kid which alters instantly with the sudden war and pushes him in a state of struggle. 

THE BOX - Animated short film

Alexander von Humboldt was an explorer who travelled the world, discovered new things about nature, and helped create modern geography. He was also an artist and scientist who loved to learn and share his knowledge with others.

Short video introducing the German geographer and explorer, Alexander von Humboldt, from the 1800s made by the SAAM – Smithsonian American Art Museum in conjunction with an exhibition called “Alexander von Humboldt and the United States.

Get to know Alexander von Humboldt

Get ready to explore the world of invertebrates! Count the wings, legs, and antennas of these amazing creatures with our fun worksheet.

Mathematics

Invertebrates in numbers

Dive into the world of blue dragons and explore the parts, purposes, and complexities of these stunning creatures. Based on Project Zero Thinking Routines.

A preview of the "Look closely!" worksheet with a blue dragon on the left and a pair of eyes on the right. 

Looking closely at the blue dragon

This online guide will lead you step by step to your own herbarium!

Screenshot of the online guideline, showing a plant press made of wood and some dried plants. 

How to create your own Herbarium

Let's learn about Sustainable Development Goal number 15, which is all about life on land. Margreet de Heer has created a beautiful comic that tells us how important it is to take care of our land.

A screenshot of Margreet de Heer's comic about SDG goal 15 Life on Land

 Goal 15: Life on land

Print out the sheet for your students to take into your outdoor space and mark off the plants as they find them. It’s great if you can provide some magnifying glasses so they can look at all the amazing details of each flower.

Plant hunting sheet with dandelion, buttercup and other plants to be identified

The plant hunt

Species identification made easy! View and search for species in various ways – for instance using their English names, their scientific names, or by genus or family. 

Landscape with trees in the background and a fence in front

NatureGate

Charles Darwin was a British scientist from the 1800s. He brought his vasculum along during his expeditions in faraway places like the Galapagos Islands to preserve and conserve new plant species.

Charles Darwin’s Vasculum

See how plants, fungi, bacteria and insects grow. From the watermelon to the bee to the bacteria on our hands!

A kiwi, a bluebrry, a dahlia and a water melon growing

Growing plants in time lapse

Come up with your own special species by combining together different latin or greek words. Imagining what the species would look like.

Special Species generator examples showing a spinder, two lizards and a mouse

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