Harward Center

In collaboration with teachers at Lewiston High school, this curriculum unit was created to address recent migration to Maine, a topic that is not normally included in curriculum but has become increasingly relevant as the refugee population in Lewiston has increased over the last two decades. The five week unit covers topics including: recent migration to Maine,…

This is a complete lesson plan with activities to aid students with best reading practices. There is an oversized bookmark template that can be printed out and laminated so that students can reuse it to organize their thoughts for each new chapter they read. Included is also a short instructional video (~2 mins) which has instructions and…

This is a lesson plan that aims to teach students the integer system and absolute value based on the real-life example of the thermometer.

The literacy lesson plan aims to improve students’ reading comprehension by teaching students how to identify thesis statements, topic sentences, and supporting evidence. We have created a packet of worksheets where students can choose which worksheets best benefit their learning styles.

This graphic organizer helps students to organize reading information from any class read based on grade 6-8 CCSS learning goals

This is a textbook page that describes what ocean acidification and the greenhouse effect are. It also explains how these processes are happening and the consequences that result from them.

This is a textbook section designed for high school students detailing the intertidal zone, and life that lives there, in Maine. It also includes learning goals, take home messages, and a study questions section.

This presentation and activity presents how the Earth’s seasons work as well as the Earth’s rotations and why what we see in the sky moves.

This activity involves a powerpoint with information on deforestation including a short video, and a game of jeopardy with questions on deforestation.

This activity teaches students about the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale. Through a “fishy fishy cross my ocean” style activity, students explore the current threats facing right whales, and what conservationists can do to help.