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Plan a Read-All-Day Day

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners celebrate Read Across America Day by holding a Read-All-Day Day. they spend an entire day involved in fun reading-related activities.
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President Obama's Address to Students Across America

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students write about goals, responsibility, and persistence, and listen to President Obama's speech. In this President Obama instructional activity students create concept webs, listen with a purpose, and list the challenges of our...
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Innovation of Our Generation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the innovations that have impacted their lives.  In this inventions lesson students write and present a speech on the greatest innovation of their generation.
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Simple Rocket Science

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students demonstrate Newton's Third Law of Motion. They discuss the history of rockets, observe how a rocket works, and draw a picture and write an explanation of the balloon experiment.
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Communication

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify methods of conflict resolution as related to marriage. They discover some ideas about how to say "No" and evaluate their own communication patterns for roadblocks they may be using. They study good couple...
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Real Life Or Broken Mirror? Examining Media Representations of Teenagers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze representation of teenagers in the news and other media, discuss importance of media literacy in interpreting media portrayals of reality, and discuss and write about accuracy, or lack thereof, of media images of young...
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Tarantula Shoes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a book about Ryan O'Keefe, a young man who wants a pair of basketball shoes promoted by a basketball star. They explore about spending, saving, opportunity cost, and trade-offs as they study Ryan's decisions throughout the...
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Tadpole Diary

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the life cycle by observing tadpoles. After reading the book, Tadpole Diary, they draw the stages of tadpole development and write sentences about what they think is happening.
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Child Care

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students review child abuse, safety precautions, and participate in various activities that teach these concepts. They discover how to provide safety for children in their care and make a list of safety precautions they should follow...
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Social Studies: Public Service to a Better Image

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, in a program entitled "Strategies for Success," examine ways to change public perception of their school. In this project-based lesson, they explore local social and environmental issues, develop a conflict resolution...
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Experience the 5E Instructional Model with Electrical Circuits

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students build electrical circuits. In this instructional activity teaching pre-service teachers how to use the 5E instructional model, students use materials to explore how to create an electrical circuit.
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Magazine Dollars and Sense

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze magazine advertisements that appeal to them. They explore how tobacco companies continue to target teens in magazine advertisements. They explore how advertisers select magazine ad space.
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Council for Economic Education

Timing Is Everything

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discuss the incentives and opportunity costs of spending vs. saving. They follow an interactive website which shows them the how much money they could end up with by saving instead of spending.
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Sky Time: On the Astronomical Meaning of the Day, Year and Seasons

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students simulate the movement of the Earth using their body motion. In this earth science lesson, students explain how this causes seasonal changes on Earth.
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The Science of Microbes

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students will explore cells to understand that all living things are composed of cells. In this science lesson plan, students use the scientific process and work in cooperative groups to gain a better...
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A Mural Gift

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students listen as the teacher tells about the life of Keith Haring. Using drawing paper and pencils, they sketch figures and shapes in the style of K. Haring. They discuss the mural with students, and they vote on colors to use....
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Interaction at a Distance

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore magnetism. In this magnetism lesson, students discover the purpose of different magnets. Students perform an experiment by testing the magnetism through different items. Students collect data on the experiment.
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In the Mix

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students construct a water filter. In this engineering lesson, students discover how to construct a water filtration system. Students work in groups to sort tools by their properties. Students analyze and construct a water filtration...
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Light and shadow

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students experiment with light and shadow. In this light lesson plan, students look at the relationship between shadows and light. They experiment with light source, shadow size, transparent objects and reflective objects. 
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Fun With Adhesives

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners observe, measure, and record the properties in making objects stick together using science tools. In this science lesson, students explore with their senses while mixing flour and water. Additionally, learners share their...
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Healthy, Happy Teeth

For Teachers K
Students demonstrate the right way to brush their teeth and why its important to keep them clean.
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Inertia

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students conduct a simple inertia demonstration by spinning a hardboiled and raw egg. They push a wagon to demonstrate inertia. They explore Newton's first and second laws of motion.
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Bullying Reality Quiz

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners take a quiz about school violence and create their own quiz on bullying.
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Fighting Obesity in Adolescence

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students understand the physical and cultural reasons for the growing rate of obesity in kids. They learn new ways to maintain and promote personal health through exercise and healthy eating.

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