Saddleback College
The Wonder of Words
If your language arts students think etymology isn't relevant to their everyday lives, show them a presentation that will prove them wrong! The slideshow provides explanation about various words, roots, and suffixes that have adapted in...
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Science Puzzlers, Twisters, and Teasers: The History of Life on Earth
A somewhat amusing assignment, this worksheet lists statements that an ancient organism may have made and asks learners to determine what geologic era that each may have lived in. It uses witty word puzzles and fill-in-the-blank-style...
Mathematics Vision Project
Quadratic Functions
Inquiry-based learning and investigations form the basis of a deep understanding of quadratic functions in a very thorough unit plan. Learners develop recursive and closed methods for representing real-life situations,...
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Want to Sleep Better?
In this review activity, students complete sentences by filling in the blank. The students use comparatives, etc. The activity is intended to test the student's English Language skills.
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Logic
In this geometry activity, 10th graders use Venn diagrams to describe conditional statements and use the Law of Detachment or the Law of Syllogism to find a valid conclusion to an argument. The two page activity contains fourteen...
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Museum Text Messaging
Students pretend they are in a museum and are to explain a painting to a friend using text messaging. They identify the correct painting based on the message. They answer questions to complete the instructional activity.
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As
In this comparatives worksheet, students use the comparative as...as to rewrite the sentences. Students complete 5 problems total on this worksheet.
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Writing Transitions 2
In this writing transitions worksheet, students sharpen their writing skills as they read several examples and they rewrite 7 sentences using therefore, consequently, as a result, thus, and for this reason appropriately.
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English Exercises: Infinitives and Gerunds
In this English exercises: infinitives and gerunds worksheet, 8th graders interactively complete 8 sentences using the correct form of the words given, with immediate online feedback.
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Orienteering 2
Learners are shown the basics of map and compass work. They name the parts of a compass and comprehend the function of each part. Students define paces and tallies and use them in a real world situation. They use a map and compass to...
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Quiz 5B: Irregular Verbs Group 3
In this verbs learning exercise, students write the past tense of 12 irregular verbs. Students then complete 7 sentences by using the past form of those same verbs.
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Tenses and Time Expressions
In this verb tense worksheet, students read the sentences and fill in the blanks using the correct tense of the verb in parenthesis. There are 7 sentences to complete.
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What's All the Fuss?
Learners investigate why air quality is important. In this environmental lesson, students research air quality and create an infomercial that explains why air quality is important. Learners use video cameras to record their presentations.
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Quiz: Irregular Verbs
In this irregular verb worksheet, students write the past tense of given verbs and complete sentences using the past tense form of the same verbs.
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Pass + Prepositions
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 10 fill in the blank questions regarding the use of prepositions. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Values Auction
Students assess what they value and participate in a class auction. In this financial values lesson, students complete a budget activity and use play money to participate in an auction. Students complete a related worksheet and take a...
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Tom's Terrible Weekend
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students complete a cloze activity by filling in each of twenty-eight blanks with a preposition. They answer seven comprehension questions. The worksheet is intended for use with English language...
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Word Meanings From Context
In this word meanings from context learning exercise, students read 4 short paragraphs and analyze the unfamiliar word that is underlined. Using context clues, students choose the correct meaning from 4 choices.
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Engineering
Students examine how Shell uses engineering. In this engineering principles lesson students visit a web-pages, answer questions, and examine the ways that engineers go about exploring different ideas.
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When Electronics Are No Longer Useful to Us: Disposing Responsibly
Students discover ways to recycle electronics. Through discussion and research, they identify ways in which electronics that are improperly disposed can be harmful to the environment. Students explore how to responsibly dispose of...
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Choices
This unit is about making calculations in the real life situations of taxis, hire cars, and cell phones. They find and justify a word formula which represents a given practical situation. Solve simple linear equations such as 2? + 4 = 16.
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Best Practices of Technology Integration
Young scholars participate in a lesson in order to practice using systems of equations in order to graph them. A cumulative project in the form of a brochure, web page, or interactive kiosk make this lesson more engaging.
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Mechanical Properties
Students explore the concept of hardness. In this physical science lesson plan, students will be using clay heated at different temperatures to study hardness based on the indention left. Students will also be identifying the variables...
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Expression With "Get"
In this word meanings worksheet, students read 10 sentences that contain the word "get." Students choose the meaning of "get" from a list of 6 definitions. Students write the correct meaning of the word as it is used in each sentence.