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How Many Thousandths Are in Your Box?
Students identify the different place values. For this algebra lesson, students represent decimal place values with manipulatives. They identify the correct place value using commas and mathematical reasoning.
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Polynomials and Factoring
Learners classify, add, subtract, and factor polynomials. In this polynomials instructional activity, students classify polynomials by creating their own system. During a discussion, the class decides on a common system. They add and...
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Writing: Revision
Looking for a worksheet on editing and revising punctuation? In this writing skills worksheet, young writers read a writing sample and identify the punctuation, spelling, and grammatical errors in the selection.
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Mobile Phones
Why do we use phones? How does our language change on the phone? Learners practice phone conversations with the dialogues provided. They practice written phone dialogues with a partner, and create and perform phone conversations to...
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Day And Night: Interdisciplinary Study of Cyclic Change
Eighth graders conduct a "Length of Day Symposium." They complete a variety of activities and explorations regarding the earth's rotation, its revolution around the sun and the cyclic changes in climate and energy distribution on the...
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Air, Air Everywhere! Lesson 2: Acid Rain
Middle school environmentalists record the pH of four different liquids, including two aerosol cleaning products. They liken the products to acid rain and speculate in writing which might affect the human respiratory system. Although...
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Economics Quiz
Let your scholars test their economics skills with this 55-question quiz! They respond to fill-in-the-blank and multiple-choice questions pertaining to the study of microeconomics and macroeconomics. All answers are provided, and the...
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Liquids: Floating and Sinking
Third graders conduct an experiment. In this floating and sinking liquids lesson, 3rd graders discuss density and investigate it using syrup, vegetable oil and colored water. Students observe the results and complete a worksheet.
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Insect Travel Brochure
Students explore the concept of insects and their habitats. In this insect habitat lesson, students create travel brochures for particular insects. Students must include habitat, producers, and consumers with in the vacation spot.
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Journey of Discovery and Rivers
Young scholars investigate the rivers encountered and mapped by the Corps of Discovery. They analyze maps, outline and label rivers on a blank map, complete a chart, and answer discussion questions while watching a National Geographic...
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Biomes: The Threat of the Sea
Learners create posters to raise awareness about Global Warming as an immediate threat. In this environmental instructional activity, students respond to the video Biomes: The Threat of the Sea by researching global warming and making...
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Balancing Equations and Using a Pyramid
Sixth graders complete worksheets and make journal entries to interpret mathematical expressions about the pyramids. In this equality by balancing equations lesson, 6th graders participate in groups or by themselves to complete exercises...
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Biomes: the Threat of the Sea
Learners study global warming including its causes and effects. In this creative lesson students make posters on global warming.
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Going Beyond Basic Geometry Using Symmetry and Tesselations
Using Bloom's Taxonomy you can help advanced students go beyond basic geometry.
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Ins and Outs of Respiration
Students determine their respiratory rate and explore the factors that affect breathing rate.
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Transfer of Thermal Energy
Students define temperature and heat, distinguish between temperature and heat flow, calculate amount of heat energy released or absorbed in chemical process, and design procedure, through experimentation, to gather and evaluate data to...
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TECH:Introduction to Programming (IT)
Young scholars complete an activity that illustrates the concepts of giving accurate instructions and computer programming. They also identify the relationship of the instructions/code to computer programming. Students then create a...
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Designing Musical Instruments
Students examine musical instruments as main part of the study of sound energy. In this designing instruments lesson plan, students focus on the elements of an instrument that cause sound to be created and design a unique musical...
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Spinning Probability
Sixth graders study the concept of probability. In this probability lesson, 6th graders create spinners that match specific sets of clues. Students use their spinners and worksheets to explore and predict probability.
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Exploring Jupiter: Galileo Curriculum Module Issue One
In this exploring Jupiter: Galileo Curriculum Module issue one instructional activity, students complete a crossword puzzle that tests their knowledge of Jupiter; their are 11 links to other worksheets to explore the planet.
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Logos
High schoolers create a presentation incorporating an originally created logo to advertise a new drink product. After creating their logo, students produce create an advertising campaign for their new product. Advertisements are...
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Interpreting workplace memos and notices
Students read company memos and write summary sentences while working as part of a group.
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The Emperor and the Kite
Fourth graders explore storytelling by reading a classic story. In this vocabulary identification lesson, 4th graders read the story The Emperor and the Kite and define the different vocabulary terms that appear in the story. Students...
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Here's the Answer - Now What Was the Question?
Fifth graders write as many statements as possible that could be the answers to a variety of questions. They can follow the topic of study or topics of personal choice.