Georgia Department of Education
Creating Suspense
Fifth graders practice creating suspense in writing. In this narrative lesson, 5th graders read stories that create suspense through the use of cliff- hangers. They use cliff-hangers in their own writing.
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Opening Lesson: Community
Students participate in a community service project and present an art project. In this lesson on community service, students read Rainbow Fish and discuss its meaning for them as it relates to community. Students create an art project...
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Changing Matter
Fifth graders conduct an experiment. In this changing matter instructional activity, 5th graders receive a cup of crystals, record their observations, add water to the crystals and record new observations. Students then discuss the...
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Texture Adventure
First graders identify and explore items around the classroom. In this textures instructional activity, 1st graders discuss different kinds of textures. Students explore the classroom and find at least two different textures to describe...
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Onomatopoeia
Fifth graders investigate onomatopoeia. In this reading lesson, 5th graders create a list of onomatopoeic words from books read and brainstorm words of their own in small groups.
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Junkyard Wars: Mechanical Monsters
Young scholars examine slope and build a Lego car that can take a steep slope. In this mechanics lesson plan students build a car and demonstrate them in class and describe what they did.
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Biomes: Freshwater & Seawater
Middle schoolers observe organisms behavior and adaptations. In this biomes lesson students conduct fieldwork to determine water quality and answer questions about the differences between different habitats.
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Analyzing Data and Finding Bias
In this algebra learning exercise, students identify bias as they analyze data. They solve word problems about sampling and surveys. There are 2 questions with an answer key.
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Beverages
In this beverages worksheet, students answer short answer questions about specific kinds of beverages. Students complete 10 questions total.
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Making a Fossilized Egg
Students explore fossils by participating in an in class experiment. In this archaeology lesson, students utilize dough and classroom objects to create fossil imprints after hiding the toy/fossil in the dough egg. Students categorize the...
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Life Cycle of Brassica Plants: Planting Seeds
Students explore botany by participating in a calendar class activity. For this plant observation lesson, students examine a diagram of a Brassica plant and identify its anatomy before planting their own seeds and viewing the changes...
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Lesson 3: Life Cycle of Brassica Plants
Students investigate the life cycle of brassica plants. In this science instructional activity, students observe each stage in the life cycle of their plant. Students record their observations and graph the data. Students
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Applied Science - Science and Math Pre Lab
Students find Fibonacci sequences. In this applied Science lesson, students solve Fibonacci sequence problems. Students explore the mathematical patterns of objects in nature.
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Habitat Collage
Students explore habitats. In this science lesson plan, students discuss habitats and the insects that are found within each habitat. Students create a habitat collage.
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Shiloh Chapters 3 and 4
In this comprehension worksheet, learners read chapters 3 and 4 of Shiloh and complete multiple choice questions. Students complete 14 questions.
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Imagine This
Students write descriptive words about colorful pictures and then write about a character. For this writing lesson plan, students have a character worksheet to fill out.
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Particle Man and the Photon
Students simulate photon transmission, scattering and absorption. In this physics lesson, students explain why some objects appear bright while others appear dark. They define photon and radiation in their own words.
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The Uses of Trees
Students read and show how to perform leaf rubbing's as a class and individually. Students artistic sides are demonstrated within this lesson. Students correlate a variety of learning styles.
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Plants
Second graders examine the characteristics of plants. As a class, they brainstorm a list of items plants need in order to survive. In groups, they complete various experiments in which they discover the functions of the parts of the plant.
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Practice Regrouping with 10 to 14
For this subtraction with regrouping worksheet, students learn to solve the subtraction word problems using regrouping. Students learn to regroup with the numbers 10 to 14.
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Plant Party
Students identify plant parts. In this plants lesson, students bring in a vegetable. Each student classifies which part of the plant their vegetable comes from (flower, root, ect.) Students identify the parts of their vegetable and later...
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The Young Virginia Gardener: Garden Pests and Problems-Weed Display
In this gardening worksheet, students read a short passage about creating a weed display, then make a list of the 10 weeds they will you and tell where they found their information.