Current BatesConnect Learning Tools

The Maine Lobster Mystery
This 5 minute video explores the environmental impact on lobstering in Maine.

Decimals on a Number Line
A lesson plan focusing on decimals on a number line and adding and subtracting rational numbers. Two designed worksheets to go along with answer keys attached!

Integers Thermometer Lesson
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.

Executive Functioning
The executive functioning plan aims to teach students’ organizational skills such as time management using Google calendar or planner, organizational skills of school materials using Google Calendar or binders, and note-taking both handwritten notes and Google Docs.

Literacy Packet
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.

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

Ocean Acidification
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.

Intertidal Zone in Maine
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.

Earth’s Seasons and Sun Movement
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.