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Applied Science - Physics (5B) Post Lab
Fifth graders analyze optical images. in this optical lesson, 5th graders look at how light reflects and refracts. They discuss different types of lenses and how they change the picture that is taken.
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Applied Science - Technology Post-Lab
Students explore inventions. In this Applied Science lesson, students discuss the history of everyday objects and the invention of them. Students illustrate and describe their own invention.
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Larger-Than-Life Lara
Students explore child psychology by reading a children's book in class. In this bullying activity, students read the book Larger Than Life Lara and discuss the characters and how they treat each other. Students answer study questions...
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Fahrenheit 451 Symbol & Test Review
Although the second page of this two-page sheet probably won't benefit you much (considering you won't have the materials referenced), you could still use the first page to assess your class's understanding of the symbols used in...
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Patterns in the Sums of Polygon Angles
Sixth graders discover the patterns of sums of polygon angles. In this math lesson, 6th graders study the properties of geometric shapes to solve problems as they participate in hands-on activities.
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Indirect Measurement
In this geometry worksheet, students differentiate between direct and indirect measurements. They create a table with their findings. There are 9 questions.
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Reflect and Refract
Learners explore light. In this properties of light activity, students define the terms refract, reflect, and diffract after listening to the teacher's description. Learners listen to the book Light Magic and observe a spoon in a glass...
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Tinker, Tailor
First graders practice the song "Tinker, Tailor" using percussion instruments, Orff instruments, and their voices in this Music lesson for the 1st grade. The lesson is intended for use within an Orff unit of study and includes...
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Observing the Outer Planets
Pupils observe the outer planets. In this science lesson, students use a telescope locate the outer planets of the solar system. Pupils create a video of their observations.
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Make a Sound Viewer
Students see, and thus better understand, the vibrations that sound makes through this simple project.
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Picasso Faces
Fifth graders discuss the artwork of Abstract artist Pablo Picasso. They create a collage of Abstract and/or Cubistic Faces emulating Picasso's style. Students are allowed to let their imagination run wild with the many possibilities.
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The Boy of a Thousand Faces
Pupils discuss what an illustrator is and illustrations help readers follow the story line. Using the illustrations, they identify the characteristics of facial proportions and draw their own face. They use glue to cover the lines they...
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Color Mixing
High schoolers distinguish and recognize the three primary colors used in color printing. In this color mixing lesson, students predict what color will be produced when pigments or color beams are mixed. High schoolers will demonstrate...
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Geometry: Practical Applications of the Distance Formula
Students, working independently and in groups, apply the distance formula to practical situations. After solving various problems, students in pairs design coordinate planes from the school blue print to measure the distance from the...
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The Investigation Of The Taste Buds
Young scholars explore the sense of taste. In this biology lesson plan, students investigate the sense of tastes as they experience salty, sour, bitter, and sweet tastes. Young scholars then discover how taste buds do their job.
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Renaissance Realities
Students analyze passages by Niccolo Machiavelli and Francis Bacon as an analysis of Renaissance ideas in contemporary situations. In this Renaissance writings lesson, students read excerpts from Machiavelli's The Prince and multiple...
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Past Tense Test: Basic English Grammar
In this verb/past tense worksheet, learners review the ending sounds of past tense verbs. Students listen to a sentence, fill in the missing verb, then mark the correct ending sound on a chart. Next, learners form the past tense of 10...
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Using Microscopes
Learners do an experiment using a microscope. In this lesson, about cells, students examine different slides using a microscope. Learners look at an onion skin, cheek cells, and potato cells. In each of these, students find cell walls,...
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Past Tense Test
In this past tense verbs learning exercise, learners listen to ten sentences as they are dictated and listen to the ending sound of the past tense verbs. Students mark the correct ending sound (d, t, id) on a chart. Learners write the...
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The Personality According to C.G. Jung and Shakespeare
In this Carl Jung and Shakespeare worksheet, students analyze the characters in Hamlet according to the theory of Carl Jung.
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Comparing and Contrasting
Learners practice compare and contrast skills. In this science and language development instructional activity, students complete a T chart generating traits of a snail and a clam. Learners complete a related worksheet.
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Learning about Shapes with Tangrams and the Net
Learners use tangrams, student literature, and Websites to explore shapes.
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African Masks
Students make replicas of African masks. They also express what attributes they would want to have as an adult and put that into their mask.