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Milk Makes Me Sick
Students experiment with lactase to find out how milk sugar is broken down in the body. In this enzyme lesson plan, students use glucose strips to investigate the breakdown of lactose into glucose and galactose for milk digestion in the...
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And You Thought Gasoline Was Expensive!
Students carry out a cost analysis. For this comparative math lesson, students compare the cost of equal measures of gasoline to mouthwash, house paint, fruit juice, white-out, and other liquids.
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Mobiles For Good-Mobile Phone Uses
In this mobile phone learning exercise, students read a selection about mobile phones and their uses in today's society, then complete a variety of comprehension activities related to the passage.
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Greek To Us - Comedy, Tragedy, and Satire
The history of Greek drama is the focus of this multiple-choice quiz. Ten questions ask about historical figures and the roots of tragedy and comedy in Greek religious festivals. While studying Greek drama, use this quiz to test your...
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Smoking On TV and In Films
Learners identify and discuss young peoples' attitudes towards smoking and the power of TV and film on their daily lives. They critically evaluate comments about tobacco smoking. In addition, they place on a graph the reasons people give...
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Sex And Alcohol: A Risky Mix
Students examine the reasons people use alcohol and discuss the negative things that can happen when mixing sex and alcohol. In this activity on risky behavior, students explore the ways in which they can reduce the risks involved when...
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Art Through the Eyes of Youth
Students take a field trip to an art gallery reflecting on the paintings they like the most. Individually, they use magazines to find pictures related to their personality. In pairs, they make a mask to represent their ethnic group and...
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Promoting Safe Driving/Choices on Prom Night
Students explore ways to promote safe driving on prom night. In this driver education instructional activity, students interview people about driving on prom night. Students design a poster with their researched quotes and discuss the...
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Health and Home Economics
Eighth graders conduct research on a topic of choice. They discuss the topics of copyrighting, plagiarism, and biblipgraphic format issues, conduct research using a variety of materials and resources, and create a poster, travel...
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Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil
Second graders explore conflicts that occur in the school setting.
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Keith Haring: Art Representing Social Issues
Students discuss Keith Haring posters that were created to represent different social issues. They, in groups, create a poster that represents a social issue that affects their lives.
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Tonight's Homework - Watch Cartoons
Second graders explore various forms of media and its influence on their daily lives. Through an exploration of newspaper, commercial advertisement and audio media, they discuss the way media is used and how it can influence decision...
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ELL Reading and Reasoning - Going To the Dentist
In this ELL reading and reasoning worksheet, students read a short selection about a man's fear of going to the dentist. They answer 5 true or false questions, before writing a short essay telling how the man can relax while the dentist...
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The Work of our (Divine) Hands
Young scholars explore ethical "mitzvots." In this philanthropy lesson, students consider how to lead their lives ethically according to the dogma of mitzvot. Young scholars discuss the consequences of their actions.
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Coast to Coast Virtual Trip
Students complete a variety of exercises and activities as they plan a coast to coast trip across America. They keep a journal that includes where they went, what they did, what they saw, etc. They compare two cities they visited along...
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The Need to Invent
Students create an invention. In this problem solving lesson, students share their experiences using crutches or a wheelchair and hold a discussion on how inventions are created to help those who are physically challenged. Students work...
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Family Sculpture Demonstration
Young scholars simulate the personal interactions in a family with an alcoholic parent. In this alcoholism lesson, students read a family situation. They simulate the interactions in the family and create a living sculpture of the...
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The Food Guide Pyramid - Daily Food Journals
Students examine the Food Guide Pyramid, then keep daily food journals. They evaluate their current nutritional habits and create plans for developing healthier eating habits.
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Crime Vocabulary Exercise
In this English vocabulary skills instructional activity, students respond to 12 multiple choice and 6 fill in the blank questions regarding words related to crime.
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Idioms Quiz: Body 9
In this English idioms learning exercise, students determine meanings of idioms based on the human body, body parts, and bodily functions. Students use the meanings to complete sentences.
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Out and About: The Science of Sport
Young scholars take a closer look at sports science. In this hands-on learning lesson, students may visit the Science Museum, the Life Science Centre, or the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum online or in-person to discover details related to...
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Parenting Tips
In this parenting tips worksheet, students write a list of sentences that people should use when becoming a parent. Students complete 7 sentences.
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Help Wanted
In this factual text worksheet, 6th graders read through several want ads and then answer the detailed questions that follow to check their reading comprehension skills.
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The Working of Scientists
Students define and explain the basic concepts of experimental design. In this scientific method lesson students complete a hands on activity, develop and present proposals to test their explanations.