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Earning an Income
Fourth graders study the role of money in society and define how to earn an income. In this human capital activity, 4th graders read the book Shoeshine Girl and discuss it. Students discuss various economic concepts and complete the...
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I Can Touch the Stars
Learners examine the concept of human capital. In this human capital instructional activity, students research how Dr. Sally Ride and Senator John Glenn invested their human capital. They determine how these two increased their human...
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Living and Non-Living
Young scholars discover the basic needs of life. In this science lesson plan, students explore how all living things need air, water, food and shelter
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Animal Life Cycles
Students participate in numerous activities to gather information about parts of the life cycle. In this life science lesson, the teacher choose from a number of activities to create or support an interdisciplinary unit about the life...
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If I Was A...? Mother Nature
In this environment worksheet, students pretend they are Mother Nature as they answer 4 questions. They explain whether their temperature gets hotter with a fever, why the Ozone layer is leaving them, how big Mother Nature is compared to...
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Life Processes and Living Things-Humans and Other Animals
In this fill in the blank worksheet, students respond to 20 short answer questions by identifying foods that contain large amounts of sugar, carbohydrate, and fruit acids and explaining their effects on the body.
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The Battle Between Dragons and Humans
For this social studies worksheet, middle schoolers find the words related to the literature with dragons. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Human Development
Young scholars are introduced to the stages of human development. In groups, they research the theories of Erickson, Maslow and Havighurst and compare them to one another. To end the activity, they present their material to the class...
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Geologic Time Scale
Young scholars recreate and comprehend the geologic time scale. They discuss how long humans have been around on Earth. Students are shown the geologic time scale and its different parts. They work in groups to recreate the time scale.
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The Affects of Hormones on Human Development
Students examine the types of changes they are experiencing during adolescence. As a class, they are introduced to the physical changes in men and women and discover the functions of various glands. In groups, they research the affect...
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Teaching Awareness of Human Development
Students examine the process of human development and identify the reasons for a good nights sleep. Individually, they write a list of the situations in their lives which are stressful. As a class, they discuss myths about stress and...
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Global Eyes
Twelfth graders consider global issues and their effects. They identify the themes of human needs, human rights, and the environment, select a topic and research articles for a Global Current Events Portfolio. Working in small groups,...
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The Basics of Creature Connectedness: Biodiversity Diversions
Students study biodiversity. They participate in a scavenger hunt to look for presence of wildlife and connections in nature. They create a collage about Venezuelan biodiversity in small groups and present to the class. They write a...
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Beautiful Bovine
Students compare and contrast a human body to a cow. Using a diagram, they label and identify the functions of the cow's numerous parts. In groups, they create a Venn Diagram to compare the various types of cows with one another. They...
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We Are Unique - Yet Also Alike
Sixth graders compare their lives to trees and make connections between the two, consider how trees are metaphors for people, and draw and label trees to represent themselves. Students then read brief stories, fables or nursery rhymes,...
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This Is Your Life
Pupils write dialogue about an important life event. They present their story to class and describe how this event helped in their development. Students explain different stages of human development as it pertains to their own life.
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Pond Habitats
Students define what a pond habitat is and explain what animals live in this habitat. They discuss what can harm or destroy a pond habitat. They create a poster of what could harm a pond habitat including illustrations and sentences. ...
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Building a Circulation City
Students identify the different organ systems found throughout the human body. Using a model, they explain and draw the flow of blood and name the parts of the circulatory system. They create their own circulation city in which to show...
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Bird Flu Worries Humans
Middle schoolers examine what the bird flu is and how it spreads through an interactive program and videos. They discover why doctors are concerned about a pandemic. They examine other pandemics in the United States and how to prepare...
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Animals of the Chinese Zodiac
Third graders study the elements of the Chinese zodiac. They observe the placement of the animals on the zodiac chart while studying the Chinese New Year.
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Alien Behaviors
Second graders identify human characteristics and classify them as inherited traits or learned traits.
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The Chromosome Connection Comparison of Human and Ape Chromosomes
Students participate in a chromosome comparison "adventure", in which the banding patterns are compared on the chromosomes of humans and apes.
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Taking Care of a Baby
Students explore the basics of human development and the critical role of parents in taking care of a newborn.
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Human Population Ecology: Demography
Students describe the basic concepts of population demography. They collect a wide range of data from an online cemetery database including a variety of places across the U.S. They analyze factors that may have affected human demography...