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Egyptian Weather Lesson
Students chart temperatures in Egypt on spreadsheet to determine how weather conditions affect lifestyles.
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Shred a Scarecrow
Students investigate scarecrows. In this farming lesson plan, students learn why scarecrows are important and construct their own scarecrow from art materials.
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The Glorious Revolution, the American Revolution, and the French Revolution
Pupils relate the Glorious Revolution, the American Revolution, and the French Revolution through web based research and scenarios.
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CONCEPTS IN NUMBER THEORY.
Students study the Maya culture and their achievements in mathematics, how bacteria grow exponentially, use rational numbers to convert back and forth between Celsius and degrees Fahrenheit, how some architectural designs are examples of...
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Electricity and Circuits
In this electricity and circuits learning exercise, students read a 2 page article, answer 5 questions with multiple choice answers and read 10 statements and determine if they are true or false.
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Make a Paper Mache Bowl
Students create a paper mache bowl. In this paper mache lesson, students use wallpaper paste, newspapers, and paint brushes to construct a paper mache bowl. Students decorate their bowl with unique designs.
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Mummy Tales
Young scholars research types of mummification. In this burial customs lesson, students work in groups to research different types of mummies and present their research to the class. Young scholars compare and contrast the types of...
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Activity One -- Fundamentally Speaking
In this science learning exercise, students examine how the universe is bound with the atomic particles and focus upon the findings of two historical scientists.
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What Happened?
Students read legends about volcanoes. They develop their own legend and shares them with the class. They practice their writing skills as well.
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Neoclassical Influences
Students study how artists of the Neoclassical period were influenced by major historical events during the Enlightenment. They identify and analyze the Neoclassical style. discuss and identify the historical influences of Neoclassical...
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Time Line of Astronomy Events and Discoveries
Students work in groups to present a segment of a timeline of events and discoveries in astronomy. In this astronomy lesson plan, students teach their classmates about their section of the timeline.
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Religion And Magic
Young scholars examine the indigenous religions of China (Daoism) and Japan (Shinto) to see how magical beliefs and practices form an integral part of these religions. This lesson may be controversial.
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Mythical Beasts
Learners explore literature and art forms containing creatures that are part human and part animal, such as the Greek Sphinx, Neptune, or the Green Centaur. Individually, students write a poem or short story to create a character with...
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Fujiyama
Students examine and discuss Mt. Fuji (Fujiyama) and its effect on the culture and philosophy of Japan. This high school lesson is ideal for a Social Studies, Humanities, or Asian Studies class.
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The Use of Articles Resource Page
In this use of articles resource worksheet, students receive help in determining the proper use of articles in their writing. They read about the proper use of the, a, and an.
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Mining Worksheet
In this coal mining math worksheet, students perform a set of operations to determine profit of mining a "chocolate chip cookie" and graph results.
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The Planets Terra Firma
High schoolers explore the theories of the creation of the universe and examine the properties of celestial bodies. They analyze the relationship between the sun, Earth and the other planets.
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Yin And Yang
Students examine the symbols of change, Heaven and Earth, as expressed in
Chinese art and literature in this High School activity. Evaluation is accomplished through a short, small-group research project.
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Rotating Rings of Ice
Students work together to develop a model of Saturn and its rings. They identify what types of materials make up the rings and how they revolve around Saturn. They write a short paragraph describing the rings.
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Water Quality
Students investigate the water cycle and evaporation. They study the porosity and permeability of groundwater, and the capillary action in soil in this unit.
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Intermediate Critical Reading - Clocks
In these critical reading worksheets, students read the short story about clocks. Students then answer 3 critical reading questions about the passage.
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What is a Fossil?
Students determine what a fossil is and distinguish between body fossils and trace fossils. They examine pictures of fossils and determine which represents a trace or body fossil.
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Introduction to African Folklore
Students are read "Anansi the Spider" to begin their discussion on continents. Using a map, they locate the continent of Africa and the country of Ghana. They discover who the Ashanti people are and view examples of their artwork. They...
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Are You a Good Sumerian?
Studetns, after studying life in Mesopotamia, create a Sumerian brick.