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We the People: An American Government Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars identify key representatives in the legislative and executive branches of the Federal and State governments
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Comparing Physical Activity Choices

For Teachers 4th - 7th
A physical activity log will help your elementary students keep track of their activities. Your class will calculate the average number of physicaly active minutes per day. They compare with other students and then estimate the relative...
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Keeping a Physical Activity Log

For Teachers 4th - 7th
This study asks students to keep a log at home of their daily physical activities for at least one or two weeks. They bring their logs back to class. They compare the activities and discuss different levels of intensity.
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Let's Read Lunch

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify fruits and vegetables they like..
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Student Census

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students collect data from their peers and store the information in a database. As students manage the information they realize the usefulness of a database as a tool to manage large amounts of information in an efficient and accurate...
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Environmentally Friendly

For Teachers 4th - 8th
What can your pupils do to promote better conditions for wildlife? After researching issues around wildlife management, class members use the Internet to locate three different organizations devoted to protecting wildlife. They then...
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One Dollar Around the World

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders collaborate via ePals with another student from another country. They compare the value of a dollar with its power of acquisition in other countries. They list one dollar items and find the corresponding price in other...
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Who Wrote That?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars explore the Project Gutenberg website and conduct a webquest to answer questions about well known literature and authors.
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Kino in Stuttgart

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils visit websites to locate movies that are playing in Germany. They complete a worksheet, locate information about a particular movie in Germany, and create an ad in German for a movie.
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Dos Fiestas

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students research holidays of Spanish-speaking countries and use their knowledge of the Spanish language to write and send email.
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Order of Operation

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Create a slide show that explains and applies any of the operations and algebraic properties using integers. Slideshows are compiled, shown to the class, and critiqued for accuracy by the rest of the class.
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Measuring Activities

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students measure using both metric and standard measures. They convert from one standard to the next while measuring distances in their home or classroom.
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Guided Reading Organizer for Chain Reaction

For Teachers 10th - 12th
The class uses Chain Reaction, a magazine, to build a better understanding of Latin and Greek roots found in scientific vocabulary. They use two attached worksheets to help them read a scientific article, using visual clues and their...
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Arkansas State Anthem

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Does your state have an anthem? Consider using it to launch a study of poetic imagery. Class members research the poet, the history of the song, the images presented, the format, and the tone. Conclude with a class sing-along.  
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ExplorA-Pond: 1st Grade Shapes

For Teachers K - 1st
Young explorers review the basic shapes (circle, triangle, square, rectangle) and practice putting them together to make new shapes. Given an outline of a pond, they recreate it by combining other shapes.
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ExplorA-Pond:3rd Grade Shapes & Fractions

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners, using a map, drawing or aerial view of a pond, represent the shape of the pond using simple geometric shapes or fractions of those shapes. They identify the numerator and denominator in each fraction created.
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100th Day Celebration

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students celebrate the 100th day of school with a variety of math and language arts activities based on the number 100. They make books, count objects, and draw their predictions about life 100 years from now. They also estimate the time...
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Let's Dig Deeper!

For Teachers K - 8th
Students investigate rocks and how they are formed and the uses man has for rocks. The topic is narrowed, researched, and documented by three sources. The results are presented to classmates for evaluation.
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Around-The-World-Zoo

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Junior biologists design and maintain a website about a zoo by researching, classifying, and providing the correct habitats for the animals they choose to have in their zoo. This technology-based project can last over an entire semester...
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Hurricanes on Track

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders develop a questionnaire to investigate weather in different part of the US. They investigate how weather in one part of the country affects weather in another part. They predict the development of hurricanes.
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The Language Bank

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students work on the Internet to listen, read, and practice writing in a foreign language. They focus on the use of idiom and humor in other languages.
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Pantomime Exercise

For Teachers K - 6th
Learners of any age can learn to communicate using gestures and their bodies. They create a pantomime of a specific activity without using any words. This resource includes a link to an Off-Broadway Workshop for kids.
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I Wonder...

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Pupils review information they have gathered from previous lessons. They create their own experiments and carry them out. They reflect on the project as a whole.
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Journey to Topaz, a Literature Based Approach

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students view a video clip of the experiences of Japanese-Americans during World War II. They read parts of a book in which a child tells her story about living in the internment camps. They participate in a simulation activity as well.

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