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Creature Inventor Team

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students design their own pretend creatures and places to live by working together as a team. They connect their imaginary creatures and habitat to invent a story about how they live or an event that could happen to them.
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Flight on the Beach

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students explore the history of flight, the Write brothers at Kitty Hawk, and identify the challenges the Wright brothers faced. They locate pictures of the Write brothers' Flyer and other historical events. Using craft sticks,...
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How Time Flies!

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students explore and document how things change over time by creating a layered-tab book with illustrations. They assess how the passing of time affects them, their family and the area in which they live. Each student makes a list of the...
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If I Were President

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students discuss world events and the qualities of leadership. Then they write paragraphs describing what they would do as leaders of their countries. The project concludes with students drawing pictures of themselves and their country's...
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Maya Lin: Architect & Sculptor

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners explore and study about Maya Yang Lin and her influences on contemporary Chinese/American art. They assess the difference between architecture and sculptor and then create a miniature model of an expressive sculptor to symbolize...
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Story With Words on Top

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners create a scene for an original story in this lesson. They think of a favorite place or event from memory or their imagination. They draw the scene that will be the setting of their story. Finally, they write the story around the...
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Touching Tissue

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students create a multimedia collage. They identify strong personal emotions related to an event in their lives and describe them with several words. They choose symbols that are related to their emotions and arrange these symbols in an...
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Examining Character Traits through Character Mapping

For Teachers K - 6th
Some of what we know about a character is directly stated. Some of what we know is inferred by events in the story. Character maps help primary learners recognize the difference. After modeling with a story your class has read, pupils...
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The Story of Us: Mud Woman Rolls On

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young writers will literally step into art and creative writing as they become the figures featured in the sculpture Mud Woman Rolls On. Begin by showing your class a picture of the sculpture and having a discussion about its most...
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Japaneses Internment: Lesson 1 of 4: Chronological Events Leading to Internment

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine facts about history of the Asians experience in America and identify patterns of Asian immigration in the United States. Students develop reasons specific Asian ethnic groups migrated to the United States and predict...
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Social Needs: Word Processing and Scanner Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discuss the concept of social needs. They research social events. Students create posters advertising social events. Using a WebCam, students exchange social event ideas. Students chart how social needs are fulfilled in the...
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Chrononauts Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are told that chronanauts is a fascinating, whimsical exploration of time travel, causality, and possibility covering many fascinating and significant events of the last century or so. They work in small groups to create a...
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Lesson Plan on the Civil War

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify events leading to the Civil War and explain the impact the events had on northern and southern societies.
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Musical & Linguistic Lesson Plan

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders study songs and music of the US Civil War period. They use technology to compose a song that highlights an event or concept from the war.
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Severe Weather Planning

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research the need to prepared for a severe weather event. They select one type of weather condition and explain how to be prepared in a report.
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Layers Upon Layers - Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars study rock layers and the sequence of events that occur when a canyon forms.  In this sedimentary lesson plan students  complete a lab while in groups and discuss what happens. 
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Stability Control Device on Vehicles by 2012

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read an article about the federal regulation of vehicle safety. In this consumer safety lesson, students evaluate the article by discussing questions about safety. Students identify a problem related to vehicle safety and...
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Lesson Plan on Social Studies Research

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders listen to nonfiction stories, read fact sheets about historical characters and events, and record facts in groups. They write a paper based on six facts from their research.
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Mystery of the Malformed Frogs Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students develop an understanding of how students and volunteers can make scientific observations that can aid conservation. They read the account of the Minnesota New Country School project by Ryan Fisher, Mystery of the Malformed...
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History of Ancient Rome Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the history of ancient Rome. In this ancient Rome lesson, students examine primary sources regarding Rome's growth from a republic to an empire. Students discover details regarding the emperors of Rome.
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Lesson plan: Today's young leaders

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain teen involvement in integrating society, and determine programs for teens in different organizations.
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Alaska's Current Issues

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students work in small groups to brainstorm a list of issues in Alaska. As a class, they discuss their concerns. Students place their issues in two lists, those that are in the domain of the local and state governments, and those that...
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Current Issues Lesson 4: Local Police and Immigration Law: The Case of Special Order 40

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine immigration issues. In this immigration lesson, students prepare for a panel discussion regarding Special Order 40 in Los Angeles as they read an article regarding the order and role play local lobbyists in the panel...
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Civil Disobedience Action Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate incidences of civil disobedience. For this civil disobedience lesson, students watch a video and read a newspaper article on civil disobedience. Then, in groups, they search a current newspaper for examples of...

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