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The WPA, Zora Neale Hurston, and the Cross City Turpentine Camp
Students read Zora Neale Hurston's essay "Turpentine" and analyze the document using the Document Analysis Worksheet. They determine the author's purpose and point of view and their effects on the text.
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Zora Neale Hurston, the WPA, and the Cross City Turpentine Camp
Young scholars listen to a statement about Zora Neale Hurston's essay, "Turpentine" and discuss if they agree or disagree with it. They work in groups to record information supporting their position.
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Interview with Mary B. Billie, Seminole Doll Maker
Students are introduced to the art of Seminole doll making. They view photos of Seminole dolls, listen to an interview with doll maker Mary B. Billie, answer questions about the interview and, using the presented information, create an...
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An Investigation of Primary and Secondary Sources Using The Records on Mary McLeod Bethune
Students listen to a summary of the life of Mary Bethune. They read or listen to an excerpt from an interview with Mary Bethune. They discuss the differences between the transcript and the draft of the biography.
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4th Grade Reading: Information
In this reading worksheet, 4th graders answer multiple choice questions about 1/2 page informational text that they read. Students complete 21 questions.
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Home at Last
Students read about an immigrant family and participate in reading activities related to the book. In this immigration book lesson, students answer question related to immigration and the book.
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A Tough Nut to Crack
Children, based on a set of criteria, evaluate the quality of pecans. They research recorded history of pecan trees as well as how their seeds moved across western Missouri into southeastern Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Mexico. In...
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Western Expansion or Eastern Invasion?
Fifth graders read from their textbook a story about the pioneer settlement of the Western Frontier. They review the pioneer standpoint, but also discuss how the Homestead Act of 1862 affected Native Americans. They write another story...
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Busting the Prairie: Planning a Homestead Community
Students research, design and advertise a homestead community. This is an extensive instructional activity with a variety of ativities and learning experiences.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Drawing a Bead on Distracted Drivers
For this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about distracted driving and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Place Values and Patterns, What is the Value?
First graders discover the significance of a number's place value by interactively engaging patterns and two-digit place values. For this mathematics lesson, 1st graders complete a 10 by 10 grid to create a number puzzle.
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The Formation and Value of Temperate Grasslands
Students study the Temperate Grasslands biome of North America. They explain that it is an endangered ecosystem because the rich soils have been converted to farming in most areas. They view videos imbedded in this plan, then complete...
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Wetlands/Migration
Students use a hopscotch course to simulate the problems birds incur as they are migrating due to loss of wetlands.
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Engineering: Simple Machines
Fourth graders participate in activities to examine how simple machines help build things. They identify the six types of simple machines. They discover how simple machines where use historically to build pyramids and how they are still...
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Ring Around the Rosie
Students examine the concept of angular momentum and its correlation to mass, velocity, and radius. They listen to a teacher-led lecture, conduct an experiment with rotational inertia, angular momentum, and rotation speed by making...
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Binary and Communication Systems
Students participate in an activity that introduces them to the concept of binary coding as a language. They decode messages using special boards that has its own code for different letters. They create new codes by rearranging wires...
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Interactive Journeys
Students investigate environments and animals through the use of technology while on class field trips. The activity is highly adaptable and can work with any field trip in many subject areas.
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Salmon Vs. Dams: the Dam Removal Debate on the Elwha River
Learners role-play a meeting of the Elwha River council in which they present opposing views to council members on hydroelectric power and salmon fisheries resources. They brainstorm possible conflicts between various people in land-use...
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Fractals, An Inquiry: Day 4
Students put their growing understanding of the scientific inquiry process to work. They use paint to implement their plans to experiment with how changing one aspect of the fractal making process influences their appearance.
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Weather Lesson
High schoolers examine the various types of dangerous weather situations. In groups, they focus on the characteristics of a nor'easter and how it forms. They compare and contrast the two main types of nor'easters and examine how one...
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A Tale of a Whale: And Why It Can Be Told
Learners examine the characteristics of particular whales. In this whale characteristics lesson, students discover the methods scientists use to track whales and attempt to match the unique pattern of callosities themselves. A role...
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Rising Temperatures Threaten Penguins
Students examine the continent of Antarctica, then read a news article about the decline in the Antarctic penguin population. In this current events instructional activity, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and...
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President Who? Forgotten Founders and Their Capitols
Students explore the beginning of the United Colonies that were formed in 1774. In this history lesson, students discuss the Articles of Confederation and then answer questions about the events surrounding the development of the colonies.
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