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Solar Powered Cars
Students build and race solar powered cars after a teacher lecture. They answer questions based on their experiences with the car they build.
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Debt Slavery and Children in India, A Case Study
Young scholars examine the child labor situation in India. Using the internet, they research the conditions these students work under and how they are part of the debt slavery system. They read the Human Rights Watch and determine if...
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Recombinant DNA to Protect Crops
Students read an article about manipulation of plant DNA. After reading the short article, they work in small groups to respond to the provided discussion questions and explain their answer to the class.
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World No Tobacco Day
In this world no tobacco day learning exercise, students read or listen to a passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct words, unscramble words and sentences, write discussion questions and conduct a survey about...
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Surface Tension and Bubbles
Students investigate surface tension and bubbles. For this scientific inquiry lesson plan, students explore how the surface tension of water is able to support tiny objects that actually weigh more than the water as they collect date by...
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Child Prostitution and Sexual Exploitation
Young scholars describe extent of child exploitation problem as international community sees it, evaluate analysis of various international agencies and organizations, and determine whether national sovereignty is valid answer to...
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Shopping in La Redoute Catalogue
Students use the internet to shop through a mail order catalog in France. As a class, they discuss the type of information they are expected to find and pretend to order a new outfit for a special occasion. They identify five new words...
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Hollywood’s Top Ten
In this entertainment worksheet, students answer 6 questions about their top ten favorite movies. The questions have no right answer because they are subjective.
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Mount Everest History Lesson
Students explore Mount Everest. In this exploration lesson, students read "The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest," by Steve Jenkins. Students then respond to discussion questions and participate in a map skills activity.
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When Will They Ever Learn?
Students investigate the state of education in the world. In this global issues instructional activity, students discuss the importance of educating all children and research education in countries around the world. Students determine...
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Kalsu, Tillman Define Heroism
In this article analysis worksheet, students read an article titled "Kalsu, Tillman Define Heroism," take notes on the article, define 2 words from the article, and write summaries of the article.
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Who Does the Lottery Benefit?
Students investigate the pros and cons of the lottery. In this algebra instructional activity, students use the formulas for permutation and combination to test their arguments about the lottery. They collect data about their argument...
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Case Study - An Ecotour
Students plan an ecotour of the Australian rainforest. They prepare fact sheets about animals, create a mural, prepare a advertising brochure and a guided tour of the rainforest.
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Newspaper Carrier Day
In this newspaper carrier day worksheet, students read or listen to the passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, unscramble words and sentences, write discussion questions and conduct a survey.
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Building Budgets
Students explore New York City's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games. They estimate budget allocations for such a proposal while practicing the calculation of percentages.
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Scatter Plots
In this scatter plots worksheet, students solve and complete 4 different problems. First, they use the table shown to model the relation with a scatter plot and trend line and to predict the value of a variable when given the other...
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Working for Water
Students examine the ways that government works to help improve aquatic habitats. In this water habitats lesson plan students view a video and plan a school restoration project.
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Idioms Quiz: Food 2
In this online idiom quiz worksheet, students analyze the idiom examples within the sentence and select the correct answer for the meaning of the idioms to complete the 10 exercises.
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Working 9 to 5?
Students identify different industries of the Industrial Revolution in America through the following: text, web research and image analysis. They evaluate a poster created by their classmates using a Poster Analysis Form.
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Place Value Chart
In this math worksheet, students understand that the position of a digit determines its value. Students examine a place value chart from ones to hundred billions. There is room to separate a number, write it in words and write it in...
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Watch This Space!
In this space worksheet, students, with a partner, answer five questions about the universe and read and discuss ten questions regarding astronomy.
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Junk Mail Airmail
Third graders explore how to make a contribution to end the junk mail problem. In this junk mail lesson students collect junk mail, identify the resources used and construct junk mail airplanes.
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Economy's Stuck, but Business is Booming at Therapists' Offices
Students explore the concept of the economy and mental health. In this economy and mental health lesson plan, students read an article about how the mental health community is booming due to the poor economy. Students discuss ways to...
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Post-War Suburbanization: Causes and Interpretations
In this teaching American history worksheet, young scholars examine a primary source document regarding post-World War II suburbanization. Students discuss their impressions of the document.