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MiSFiTTs: Mighty Strange Field Trip Team

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read several Magic School Bus books, compile list of criteria for good places to visit, research two possible destinations for magic field trip, and prepare and deliver presentation to "convince" classmates to choose...
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My Personal Improvement Plan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate what is necessary to design a personal improvement plan including making web using software. They research the meaning of Body Mass Index and how to measure it before accessing assigned web sites that discuss health...
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Social Studies: World Cultures and the Library of Congress

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use the Library of Congress Website to locate information for a world cultures project. They select countries to research, investigate visa information, currency, climate, and accommodations. Students follow the directions...
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Searching For The American Dream

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the meaning of the American dream and how it has been explained in various forms. After reading various immigrant accounts, 9th graders use poetry and writing to explain how different cultures view the American...
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Preserving History for Illuminating Today's Values and Traditions

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students discover the value of oral history by creating their own audio recordings.  In this traditions and customs lesson plan, students listen to a local historian discuss the idea of preserving history through oral traditions....
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Television: Comedy Vs. Drama

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the world of Television by contrasting specific programs.  In this visual storytelling lesson, students compare and contrast the differences between comedy and drama by making a Venn Diagram.  Students utilize the...
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Diversity - Grade 9

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders consider the diversity of the First Nations cultures in Canada. In this cultural diversity instructional activity, 9th graders research the cultural groups of the First Nations and share their findings with their classmates.
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Dwellings Around the Globe

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore dwellings around the globe and conduct collaborative research on cliff dwellings, igloos, longhouses, and yurts. They then explore how different dwellings reflect environmental and cultural conditions, and they...
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A Race to Watch: Campaign 2008, The Role of Technology and the Internet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners listen to a statement about the role the Internet plays in the political process and respond by placing a card under the appropriate agree/disagree sign at the front of the room. Students brainstorm reasons to select their...
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Causes of School Violence

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine school violence. In this school violence lesson plan, students listen to a teacher-led lecture regarding statistics and studies about school violence. Students discuss bullying and school violence.
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Changing Attitudes in America

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discuss strategies for confronting destructive stereotypes and mythologies, as well as promoting racial understanding in Students.
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The Awareness of Stereotyping

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students in ESL classes participate in role-playing activities to develop their awareness of stereotyping and understanding other cultures.
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Surviving the Hatchet

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students read the book, Hatchet, and write their thoughts and reactions about the events in their journals.
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How Many Bacteria on Your Food?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss and conduct a food safety experiment which looks at bacteria and food poisoning. They swab the other area of some food and grow bacteria in an agar plate.
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Matter

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to the topic of matter. As a class, they brainstorm what they already know about matter and its properties. After completing a worksheet, they participate in an experiment in which they observe matter in...
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Similes, Metaphors, and Personification

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore figurative language, specifically focusing on similes, metaphors and personification. They work on the web to identify poems that demonstrate simile, metaphor, and personification, then analyze how it enhances...

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