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Basketball Rules!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the purpose for rules and laws by examining how basketball rules have changed.
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Training Table Race

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars investigate the role of the carbohydrates food group in sports performance. The difference between simple and complex carbohydrates, and the performance of cardiovascular activities form the focus of the lesson.
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The Olympic Dream: East Asia

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students engage in research in order to establish a context for comprehending the historical event of the Olympic Games being held in China. They use the internet and other resources to find information.
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The Value of Behavioral Variation in Homo sapiens

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars look at the behavioral characteristics of their peers from a historical perspective, and realize that, in the larger scheme of a community, these behaviors do have some value, and that a society as complex as ours does...
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Shooting Stats

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discover the important role statistics play in sports and that appropriate data must be collected to do a statistical analysis. Students practice calculating statistics by charting a professional player of their choice.
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What Does Advertising Say About Smoking?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine tobacco advertisements.  In this smoking advertisements lesson, students read old magazine or newspaper ads to determine their purpose and influence.  Students also discuss how to make responsible health decisions and...
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Field Trip to School

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils better explain the diversity and adaptations of living organisms.
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Celestial Photography

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice photographic skills and gain an awareness of photography as a scientific tool.
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The Real Dope on the International Olympic Committee

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars evaluate how the Olympic motto relates to the spirit of the Olympic games and to the purpose of the Olympics as an international sporting event.
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Ad Attack!

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students analyze the hidden messages of advertisements targeted to their age group.
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Ocean Animals vs. Humans

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students use critical thinking skills to solve word problems using ratios that allow them to compare humans to ocean animals.
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High Ten Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students are scattered within the playing area. Chasers have a foam ball. They chase the other students. When someone is tagged,they freeze with their hands over their head. They jump up and give a high five to unfreeze someone.
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Slalom Blindfold

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders tap wands on the floor, attempting to guide a blindfolded teammate through a slalom course of five cones.
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Superstar Bowling

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners learn the proper cues of rolling or bowling a ball and at the same time reinforcing cooperation and spelling skills.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger: Flex Appeal

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore how Arnold Schwarzenegger rose to the top of Hollywood's A-list through sheer muscle and determination. Born in a small Austrian village, Arnold buffed not only his body, but his image and ego.
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Journalism - The Attention Grabbing Topic Sentence

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students act as journalists to grab audience attention with the topic sentence for their writing. They write paragraphs in quantities appropriate to grade level.
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Making a Mountain Out of a Snow Hill: Skiing, Winter Sports, Economics, Business, Problem Solving

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore how to select among choices of variables and analyze the cost-benefit ratio of their short and long term planning in a team activity as they consider the planning and operation of a ski slope.
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Slalom Blindfold

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students refine their spatial awareness and enhance concentration skills by guiding a blindfolded teammate through a slalom course of five cones. They tap wands to provide a clear "sound pathway" for the blind-folded player.
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Lewis and Clark: The Language of Discovery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students replicate some of the trailblazing methods of Lewis and Clark on a fifteen-minute "writing journey" through the school or neighborhood.
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Animal Encounters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use their visualizing and interpreting skills to produce original writings and artwork.
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How Things Fly

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students observe photographs of selected twentieth-century aircraft at the National Air and Space Museum and note differences in the design of aircraft wings, fuselages, and engines.
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Can You Give Me Directions To the Game?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars become familiar with the use and capabilities of GIS and use it for research and mapping purposes. They heighten their ability to estimate travel times by incorporating distance, mode of travel and urban congestion into...
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Photography and Composition

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the techniques and principles of photographic composition using various scientific tools such as a camera, a digital computer scanner, and a computer.
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How Things Fly

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students, by drawing on their own experiences, discuss and examine the basic physics of flight. They participate in a variety of activities regarding flight.

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