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District Decisions
Students review census data and examine the manner in which reapportionment and redistricting occurs. They, in groups, debate a proposed change in the way congressional districts are drawn and present their debates to the class.
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Transnational Pollution: Why Are You Dumping on Me?
Students research transnational pollution and role-play a hypothetical case of transnational pollution involving the Danube River. They practice, develop and defend a position in a debate and evaluate each other's presentations.
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Island formation
Students explain what an island is, and distinguish islands from similar landforms. They compare and contrast the different ways in which islands are formed.
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Scarf Toss Tag
Students review how to properly toss a scarf. In groups, they play the game like an ordinary tag game in which the locomotor skill is changed for each game. If they are tagged, they choose a basket and pick one scarf to juggle.
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What Goes Around
Fourth graders investigate the relationships between the area and perimeters of squares and rectangles. They calculate the perimeter of rectangles and squares using a formula. Students investigate the relationship between the perimeter...
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Hockey Bowl
Students practice shooting and dribbling a hockey puck/ball. They practice on their skills and are introduced to the proper procedures for striking a hockey puck and dribbling/stick handling, as well as goalie skills/proper procedures...
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URBAN WILDERNESS AND PARKS
Student examine the need for and the problems of wilderness areas which are located close to urban centers. They discuss their concept of wilderness, write down their perceptions and report to the class.
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Migration Woes
Students are able to describe the reproductive cycle of the gopher frog. They are able to describe the impacts of habitat loss and degradtion on gopher frog populations. Students are explained that many factors limit the survival of...
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Volcano!-Is That a Volcano on Your Plate?
Middle schoolers explore how and where volcanoes form. They also explore how the interactions between oceanic and continental crust create volcanoes and other mountains and earthquakes in a simulation activity using cardboard of two...
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Building the Best Brochure
Students research characteristics of a good brochure. Using the Internet, students explore the areas of the Mission Trails Regional Park. Students incorporate ClarisWorks and other software, to design a brochure of the area they...
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Capture the Running Flag
Students become are flag holders. Each one has a flag tucked into back pocket or waist band with flag exposed down to at least the knee. Once the flag is in pocket they can no longer touch flag. The goal for the non-flag holders is to...
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What is a Watershed?
Learners create a classroom size model of a landscape to define the concept of a river watersheds. They spread crumbled newspapers around the floor to simulate different elevations then cover the whole landscape with a sheet. They pour...
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VS.3g
Third graders explore describing the interactions between the English settlers and the Powhatan people. They include the contributions of the Powhatan's to the survival of the settlers and review how the Powhatan people and the English...
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Predators and Prey
Students explain how the food chain works. They contrast predators with prey and describe their function in nature. Students discuss how the food chain aids in keeping nature balanced. In small groups, they play a game that simulates the...
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Dryline Characteristics
Students view animations of several atmospheric variables (e.g., temperature, rainfall) during a cold front passage and locate the dryline, determine its direction of movement, and list at least two weather conditions associated with the...
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The Metamorphic Rocks Worksheet
In this earth science instructional activity, students read about the evolution of metamorphic rock, the most common types, and the make-up of metamorphic rock. They look at diagrams of the intensity of metamorphism before answering 7...
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Worksheet 26
In this math activity, students take the time to consider the heat equation. Then they analyze the solution and apply it to a variety of other uses.
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Weather
In this weather worksheet, students write the letter of the definition that best matches the term or phrase. Students answer several short answer questions as it relates to the components of weather, severe weather, and air masses....
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Wave Action
In this waves worksheet, students compare the characteristics of sound and light waves and determine the wavelength, amplitude, and speed of a wave. This worksheet has 9 problems to solve.
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Put-Ups
Students train themselves to recognize the good in others. In this character traits lesson, students discover what put-ups are as their teacher models giving put-ups to others. Students then discuss how to recognize the good in their...
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California Regions Map
In this California regions outline map learning exercise, learners examine the coastal, mountain, central, and desert regions of the state.
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Globe Lesson 12: Global Time
Students explore the concept of global time. In this geography skills instructional activity, students use standard meridians and the hour scale on globes to determine global time as they respond to questions in this self-directed...
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Water Features - Lesson 2 - U.S. Political Map Grade 4-5
Learners locate water features on maps. In this geography lesson, students complete worksheets that require them to identify water features on a U. S. political map.
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Iowa: Reading Comprehension
In this Iowa reading comprehension worksheet, learners read a 2-page selection regarding the state and then respond to 10 true or false questions.
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