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Keystone Science School: Sustainable Automobiles
Students explore how to choose the correct car for them based on their needs.
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What Did I Touch Today?
Young scholars investigate germs and how they travel. They graph the places in the classroom that have been touch by students to determine which five places have had the most contact. They write stories from a germ's point of view.
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Folk Dancing Fun
First graders discuss different kinds of music they have heard. They listen to a short selection of folk music and discuss where they think it is from. Using a globe, the teacher shows students where the music is from. They spread out on...
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Climate Change: Is there a Controversy
Students explore climate changes. For this climate changes lesson, students research what causes changes. Students search the Internet, summarize reports they find and create a poster with the information.
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Raising Rhino Awareness
Students create a poster that promotes awareness about endangered animals. In this biology lesson, students explain the impact of rhinoceros poaching. They create a poem about them and present it in class.
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Breaking News English: Twitter Helps Stop California Suicide
In this English activity, students read "Twitter Helps Stop California Suicide," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
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Comuter Technology-Applying Spreadsheet Information
Students create spreadsheets and practice sorting within the spreadsheet with three different activities. Students manipulate different materials such as addresses, real estate sales, and athletic participation numbers.
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Computer Technology- Spreadsheets
Students will be learning about how to create a budget. Give them the worksheet and have the students come up with how many items they will need for their Thanksgiving party and how much they think the items are worth. When they have...
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Visit My Class Wikis
Students visit the links on the blog site to learn about class wikis. In this technology integration activity, students visit the links to view class wikis.
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Preparing Arguments
Students review the information from the previous lesson on persuasion essays. In groups, they brainstorm a list of arguments to use to support their trip to Six Flags. They also develop counterarguments and gather information to put...
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Blogging My Life 24-7
Pupils write sticky blog entries to practice instant communication that is simple, concrete, credible, and emotional. In this blogging lesson, students discuss blogs and visit examples to find 'sticky' writing examples. Pupils write...
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Biography -People Who Have Made A Change In Our Lives
Young scholars create biographies about famous people. They use the library and the Internet to find pictures and information about the person they choose. They create a Kid Pix slide show and a poster.
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Homer's Odyssey: The Original Incredible Journey
Ninth graders read excerpts from Homer's Odyssey and apply the concepts to their own life odyssey. They write a biographical essay based on major turning points in that person's life.
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Valentine Dominoes
In this Valentine's math game worksheet, students cut out and shuffle forty-eight paper Valentine dominoes. Students play with a partner to match up and count all the ends of each pair of dominoes.
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The Anasazi
Students investigate and determine the origins of the ancient Anasazi who inhabited present-day Utah and the Four-Corners-Region.
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Current Events Research
Students monitor current events using on-line and traditional resources. They explore issues such as what trends they see developing in specific news issues over time and how different news stories might be interrelated.
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No Fossils in This Fuel!
Young scholars explain how technology leads to a cleaner environment. They gain hands-on experience with ethanol as a fuel alternative.
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Anne Frank: Newspaper
Students research information about the Holocaust or a current example of prejudice. They create a newspaper to be used by future classes as a learning tool.
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Kitchen Work Centers - Level II
Ninth graders apply the skills of kitchen equipment and management.
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Progressive Story Using the Internet for Research
Young scholars explore Internet sites about Egypt and use them as background for a progressive story using Kid Pix, import grafics from the Internet to include in their story, and collect sites visited into group of "Hot Links" using...
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Computer Ethics
Pupils examine the issues of ethics and ethical behavior as it relates to information technology. As a class they read and discuss a handout, then complete a worksheet. In small groups they read different scenarios and identify them as...
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Peter The Butterfly
Pupils complete an interdisciplinary unit chronicling the life cycle and movement patterns of the butterfly. Through language arts, mathematics, and science activities, students identify various types of butterflies and document the...
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Pedestrian Safety
Students review the concepts of pedestrian safety. Individually, they draw a picture of themselves doing an activity they enjoy noting the rules of safety. After sharing their picture, they discuss the benefits of being safe during...
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Enjoy These Snow people Paper dolls!
In this snow people paper dolls worksheet, students color fifteen pieces/parts of two snow people paper dolls and then cut each piece out and glue to the appropriate places on each paper doll.