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A Fish Tale
Students investigate the lives of fish. In this biology lesson plan, students demonstrate how fish cells respond to fresh and salty water, determine the age of a fish and if temperature effects the movement of a fish's operculum (gill...
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Mirror Symmetry/Mirror Images
Students explore lines of symmetry in geometric shapes. In this geometry lesson, students construct angles using mirrors and rubberbands, then predict the number of images that will appear in the reflection. Students reproduce lines of...
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Making Sounds
Students perform three experiments to gain understanding of how pitch changes. In this sound lesson, students create a variety of sounds with different pitches. Students will record their data as the observe the differences in the sounds...
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Teaching Economics and Rock and Roll: Unemployment
Students explore the consequences of unemployment. In this macroeconomics lesson, students listen to the songs “Johnny 99” and “Worried Man.” Students discuss the socioeconomic costs of unemployment as they analyze the songs.
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Light
Students explore light. In this light wave physics lesson, students construct periscopes, kaleidoscopes, color wheels, and pinhole cameras. Students observe and record characteristics of light demonstrated through the use of these tools.
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Lesson #23: Ceramic Self-Portrait as a Famous Artist
Students sculpt a bust out of clay using naturalistic features. For this sculpture lesson, students use themselves or classmates as models to ensure correct form and proportion of a hollow bust. This lesson includes pictures for each...
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A Fish Tale
Young scholars conduct an experiment. In this fish activity, students discover how fish cells respond to fresh and salty water and if temperature effect the movement of a fish's gills. Young scholars also identify the characteristics of...
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English Exercises - Tests Exercises FCI Mock Exam
In this test preparation online instructional activity, students read 8 sentences and type a "V" in the box if the line is correct. They complete a paragraph using the correct words from 37 sets of multiple choice answers.
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The Storming of the Bastille Student Worksheet
For this French Revolution worksheet, learners read a paragraph and visit the noted Web sites to find the information to respond to 7 short answer questions about the storming of the Bastille.
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Weather, Sea Level Rise and Climate Change
Eighth graders compare and contrast weather and climate. In this earth science lesson, 8th graders research weather data site and analyze historical data. They present their findings in class and explain identifiable trends.
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Life is Full of Problems
Pupils use the problem solving strategy of guess and check to investigate math word problems. They determine which problem solving strategy or strategies would work best in problem situations.
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Making Words
Learners add letters to teacher provided endings to make new words. In this phonics lesson, students learn to make new words using word families. A sample worksheet is provided and a rubric
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Using Active Voice vs. Passive Verse in Writing
Need an active voice exercise? Learners rewrite a series of sentences to ensure that the subject of the sentence is doing the action. Beware the typos, especially in the title.
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Constitutional Rights
Young scholars read an account of a students reaction to the Vietnam War. They complete comprehension questions from the reading passage. They read arguments from the Supreme Court Justices and decide which arguments they agree with.
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Subjects and Predicates
In this grammar practice activity, students respond to 5 fill in the blank and 10 short answer questions that require them to identify subjects and predicates.
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Model the Distributive Property
In this distributive property worksheet, 5th graders use rectangles and the distributive property to solve 6 word problems. They use models on grid paper that shows the model for each problem.
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Heat: Mini Unit
Students experiment with heat. In this physical science lesson, students engage in hands-on activities to develop concepts related to heat. Students offer explanations for their observations using given vocabulary.
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Rainbow Electrophoresis
Learners are introduced to the principles of gel electrophoresis and also provides an opportunity for students to practice loading gels and prpetting. In this laboratory activity, food color is used to separate into constituent pigments.
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Proportion Problems
In this proportions worksheet, students complete proportion word problems including one and two digit numbers. Students complete 6 numbers.
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TAKS Quiz-Collective Nouns
In this TAKS quiz worksheet, students take an online quiz focused on collective nouns. Quiz may be graded online by clicking a link.
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Language Arts Quiz B-Grade 6
In this grade 6 language arts quiz worksheet, 6th graders complete a 15 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 6 concepts.
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Make it Snow
Sixth graders investigate snow using pieces of literature, experimentation, and studying images by Wilson Bentley. They view snow from its artistic, geometric and literary expressions.
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Similar Triangles
Ninth graders find the height of every day objects using techniques learned through postulates that allow triangles in a problem to be similar. They calculate the length of a missing side and solve proportions.
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Ray Charles
Learners read the book Ray Charles by Sharon Bell Mathis. For this biography lesson, students read about the life of Ray Charles. Learners answer pre-reading questions about senses, strengths, and weaknesses they have. The lesson...