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What Do Snails Eat?
Students conduct a food choice experiment with snails, recording the results on a chart to determine what snails eat. In this what do snails eat lesson, students color a picture of snail anatomy, perform the experiment with 3 food...
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Mr. Goldman's Good Idea
Shopping carts are a modern convenience that many people take for granted. Make sure your pupils do not fall into that category by completing the activities in this plan. There are ideas included for language arts, social studies, math,...
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Water Saving
Water conservation and management is the focus of this lesson plan. Students identify the need for being "water wise" in society through research and discussion. and present their findings in many different formats (short story, poetry,...
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New York State Testing Program: English/Language Arts Listening Selection, Grade 3
In this 3rd grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice worksheet, students listen to a fictional story that as their instructor reads it aloud 2 times. No questions accompany the worksheet.
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Portraits from Nature
Middle schoolers discuss and identify the elements of a quilted portrait. As a class, they demonstrate making the templates needed for the activity. They take notes on how to complete the activity and discuss finishing options for the...
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From Caterpiller to Butterfly: Cycles, Circles, and Patterns
Students examine art of butterflies and discuss what they know about the insect. They create their own butterfly puppets and write a story to represent its life cycle.
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Children of the Earth and Sky
Fourth graders explore the culture and traditions of Native Americans. After reading "Children of the Earth and Sky," students discuss the lives of Native American children in relation to their own. They create replicas of Hopi...
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Launching Rockets
Second graders discuss experiences of watching a rocket launch either on television or in person before making paper rockets. They make and color rockets which they attempt to launch using a strong breath blown through a straw at the...
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Symbolism: Finding the Hidden Meaning In Chinese Art
Pupils study and interpret Chinese art to find its symbolism, or the "hidden meanings" in this middle level lesson well suited for the Language Arts or Art classroom. An enrichment activity is included that allows each student to write...
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Educating the Community
Students research the effects of invasive and exotic plants. They create posters, webpages and books to educate the community. They present their material in different forums.
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John Milton and Paradise Lost
Students read one of his minor poems but focus on Paradise Lost. They apply historical criticism to the poem and note the parallel between the Biblical references and the politics of Oliver Cromwell.
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MOSAICS
This instructional activity will teach the students about how Mosaics are made and how they have been used in the past history and in modern times. Students will construct their own paper mosaics.
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Hatshepsut's Temples and Obelisks
Third graders create Hatshepsut's Temples and Obelisks using a variety of materials.
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How To Care for a Finished Quilt
Students determine how to care for a quilt. They work in pairs to create a report and present it to the class. They identify bed covers and pillows and discover quilts are expensive and time consuming to make. They also take notes on...
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A Veritable Circus: Investigating Balance
Learners experiment with balance to learn about verticle balance, horizontal balance, center of gravity, and become active problem solvers and "scientists." Student engage in manipulating and changing experimental materials.
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SKYDYES
Students use fabric they have created in their quilts. Unlike dyeing and marbling, hand-painting fabric with Setacolor textile paints is not messy, not toxic, and the serendipitous results make every student feel like an artist!
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Noah's Ark, Revisited
Fourth graders do a visual presentation for a specific endangered species.
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Book Education, Work and Play in One Building
Students gain an understanding as to how the development of different institutions can differ and evolve with time. This lesson plan focuses on the development of Gary, Indiana's schools in the early 1900's.
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The Transformation and Use of Different Types of Energy Using Local Flora and Fauna in a Vietnam Village Setting
Eighth graders examine the concept that the sun is the ultimate source of energy for living things. They conduct an experiment in which they roast marshmallows over a flame that has been produced from methane gas, which originates from...
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Violets, Daffodils, Roses and Thorn
Fourth graders complete a variety of exercises and activities surrounding the scientific and artistic properties of the parts and processes of a plant/flower.
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The Great Food Hunt
Students locate 'animals' in various environments and draw conclusions about the survival value of structures the animals possess. They create model macaroni animals and hide them and other teams of students find them and evaluate the...
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Thank You For the Get Well Card
Students are read books by various artists. They create activity cards or mini-books that are given to ill children in hospitals. They discover the health care system and share their experiences with afraid children.
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Italy: Festa del Grillo
Students examine the traditions of the Festa del Grillo in Italy and its relationship to the culture of Italy. After being shown examples, they create their own cricket out of materials found in the classroom. Using 3D, they decorate a...
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Investigate Factors Affecting Nitrates in Groundwater
Pupils participate in an experiment in which they investigate the factors affecting the levels of nitrates in groundwater. Using examples, they explain the nitrogen cycle and identify the sources of chemical nitrogen fertilizers. They...
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