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Tabloid Tales
Students write news stories to accompany tabloid headlines. In this tabloid lesson plan, students learn the power of persuasion and exaggeration by writing stories based on actual tabloid headlines.
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Catapults
Young scholars test catapults. In this physics lesson, student conduct scientific investigations that require them to test catapults. Students practice their problem solving skills as they employ the use of the scientific method.
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Are You an Ant?
Students investigate different insects in their backyard. For this insect lesson, students read the book Are You and Ant? and apply the reading to their backyards. Students create a list of animals that begin with the the letter A an...
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The Ogre Bully
First graders complete activities with the story The Ogre Bully. In this literature lesson, 1st graders discuss opposite words and then read the story. They answer questions for comprehension and complete phonics activities and...
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Amphibian Spawns
Students observe tadpoles as they gradually change into adults. In this amphibian biology lesson, students watch tadpoles in a tank in the classroom, keep a daily record of what they observe, and chart the growth development of the...
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Hurricane Paths: Comparing Places with Different Prevailing Winds
In this wind worksheet students study a wind rose and graphs for Boston and answer several short answers on prevailing winds.
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Puberty: Grades 3-5
Students discover the changes their body goes through during puberty by participating in a role-playing activity. In this human health lesson, students write a description of themselves as if they were a pituitary gland....
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Lions at Lunchtime
In this literature study unit, 4th graders read the book Lions at Lunchtime and match ten vocabulary words to the definitions and seven short answer questions based on chapters 1 and 2. Students read chapters 3,4, and 5 and answer twelve...
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Mud Fossils
Students observe real fossils. In this science lesson, students make their own mud fossils by pressing material into the mud and letting it dry in the sun for 3-4 days. Students then get the fossils out displaying their mud...
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Branches of US Government
Learners research the responsibilities of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. In this U.S. government lesson, students research the jobs of those in each branch and present their finding to their classmates.
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The Interpretation of Dreams
Students study Freud and what he thought of dreams. In this dream interpretation lesson plan students complete an experiment on dreams.
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Extreme Measures
Students take a closer look at their personal diets. In this personal health instructional activity, students watch "Extreme Measures," keep personal health journals, and discuss the obsession with perfect bodies. The instructor may also...
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Beach Life: Clam Dissection
Students investigate clams. In this clam life lesson, students conduct an experiment where they dissect clams. Students compare anatomies of humans and clams.
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Product + 1: Integers
In this integers worksheet, high schoolers solve 1 word problem using proof. Students prove their hypothesis of the result of multiplying four consecutive positive integers and adding one to the product.
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Into the Wind Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Krakauer's Into the Wild. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Piece by Piece
Young scholars study quilts. In this history/geometry quilt lesson, students discover the history behind quilt making and get a chance to make quilt blocks of their own. They work independently to make a quilt block out of construction...
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Hansel and Gretel
In this comprehension worksheet, students answer short answer and discussion questions for the story Hansel and Gretel. Students complete 14 questions.
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Monoprints With Markers
Students make prints without a printing press. In this printmaking lesson plan, students make a monoprint by drawing a picture with washable markers, briefly submerging the paper under water, and pressing it onto a new sheet.
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Mapping Animal Behavior
Students discuss the value of sampling in science. They, in groups, map cricket movement in response to various stimuli and graph their results.
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Traits Needed for Effective Group Process
Students brainstorm characteristics that are needed to succeed in various occupations. They observe the list and discuss the most-listed traits. The list is left up in the classroom for inspiration.
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Are You Happy?
In this language arts worksheet, students practice writing answers to common questions. Students read 32 questions and write short answers. Example: Are you happy? (No, I'm not.)
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Learning About Leaves
Students complete an art project. In this leaves instructional activity, students make a chart with pictures of different leaves and their names. Students then go outside and collect leaves, trying to find ones from the chart they...
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Magnetic Discovery Bottle
Young scholars examine how to conduct simple investigations and use simple equipment to gather data. In this magnet instructional activity students decide what types of objects are attracted to magnets.
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Tips for National Test Papers
In this grammar worksheet, students read four tips for writing national test papers. Students also complete two tables using the correct verb forms.