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Sunlight and Warm Air
Students examine the different ways heat can be felt. For this radiation and conduction lesson, students recognize that the sun radiates heat. Students conduct three experiments to find how the sun warms the Earth and how that heat is...
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Money Matters - Teaching About Economics
The right money lesson plans can teach students about economics in an engaging way.
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Science Center Ideas for Students Who Finish Work Early
A science center can be a great way to extend the learning of students who finish their work early.
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Virtual State Tour
Students research one of the fifty states in depth and create a virtual tour that showcases their research. They create a quiz to accompany their tour and then present their tour and quiz to the class.
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Organizaton of American States Project
High schoolers discover the Organization of American States by researching currents issues in those countries. They create a PowerPoint presentation and share with the class.
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South Asia
High schoolers study South Asia. They complete various activities including answering questions following lectures, researching current events articles, viewing videos of Gandhi, South India, Pakistan, and Nepal. They select activities...
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Fourth graders research and write an author report on Roald Dahl, including books written by him, birthplace, family life, and other information on his writing. Students read aloud chapters in the book. Students create a newspaper...
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Lesson Plan: The Math of Removal
Students consider the plight of those who walked the Trial of Tears. In this Indian Removal lesson, students compare statistics regarding Indian survival rates.
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Red, White, and Blue Holidays Timeline
Fifth graders create a time line listing six national holidays in chronological order of occurrence. For this historical events lesson, 5th graders research holidays and write a paragraph summarizing each one. They then place each...
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Darfur Now Lesson Four: The Messages of Darfur Now
Learners explore the work in individuals that are part of Darfur Now. For this human rights lesson, students also analyze the message of Weisel's Not on Our Watch. Learners create found poems pertaining to social responsibility and...
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Immigration in Nebraska
Students will examine data and research the historical backgrounds of various ethnic immigrants. In this Immigration instructional activity, students will examine the impact of immigration on the state of Nebraska. Students will research...
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Halloween Crafts and Games
Students access a variety of Halloween themed websites. They locate information on crafts, games and activities relating to Halloween. They complete world problems, write poetry and test reading comprehension.
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Dell House Dig
Pupils experience an archaeological dig exploring off the shore of Black Hawk Island and Wisconsin River. They study in the same place where the infamous Dell House once stood. Dell House and its historical significance is reviewed...
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Holiday Exercises
For this interactive holiday worksheet, students view 20 symbols of various holidays and match the correct name of the holiday to the symbol.
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Technology and the Great Depression
Students examine how technology affected the Great Depression era. They view a video, conduct Internet research, and write articles for a class technology magazine.
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Mean, Median and Mode
In this mean, median and mode worksheet, students solve 6 problems involving mean, median and mode. Students are given a "hint" for problems 1 and 2.
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Macbeth Madness
Students participate in various social studies activities in correlation to William Shakespeare's Macbeth. In this Macbeth lesson plan, students study maps of Scotland, England, and Norway to identify locations mentioned in Macbeth....
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H4 Homework Assignment #33-34
In this global studies worksheet, students read the noted pages in their textbooks and then respond to 1 essay question about women in society.
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Student/Teacher: Using Student-Generated Writing Prompts
Students select writing prompts for the class.
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Music In Your Neighborhood - Lesson 6
Students demonstrate an awareness of music as part of daily life. They recognize that music is found throughout their neighborhood and see that music is found in neighborhoods of other cultures.
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The Wealth Tax of 1935 and the Victory Tax of 1942
Students explain that during the Great Depression and World War II, the Roosevelt administration implemented new, broader, and more progressive taxes in order to cover the costs of the New Deal programs and the war.
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Storytellers: Pearl Jam, New Twist on an Old Song
Students examine the use of music as a medium for social protest. They watch the video, "VH1 Storytellers: Pearl Jam," describe the historical significance of words/phrases in three versions of one song, and answer discussion questions.
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Wiggly Spiders
Students create "wiggly spiders" using black paint, construction paper, yarn, and their hands in this fun, messy, art lesson for the early elementary classroom. An ideal lesson for the Halloween holiday or for a lesson/unit on spiders.
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Thoreau
Eleventh graders answer the question Why Westborough? Why did their town develop as it did, what types of industry were here and why. They are introduced to journal writing. Students free write about ideas that stand out from class. ...