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Mental Math: Addition and Subtraction
Fourth graders exercise their minds in completing mental math skills of adding and subtracting by making multiplies of ten. They compute problems involving multiplication and division of whole numbers and addition and subtraction of...
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Let's Be Honest!
Students investigate the concepts of honesty and take a survey about honesty. They use the New York Times to conduct research to identify the characteristics commonly found in stories about cheating. Students write reflective papers...
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France Introduces Smoking Ban
Students read, discuss and analyze a newspaper article about France introducing a ban on smoking in bars, cafes and restaurants. They assess the key vocabulary words used in the article and view the grammar side of the article.
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Humane Science Projects
In this science worksheet, learners examine the list of possible science projects. They look for the characteristics that set apart these ideas as humane.
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Mapping Deep-Sea Habitat
Students create a two-dimensional topographic map and a 3-D model of landforms. In this creative lesson students create 2 and 3-D objects and learn how to interpret the data from these things.
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Dancing and Singing Through the Bill of Rights
Students study the Bill of Rights. In this Bill of Rights lesson, students read and analyze the Bill of Rights before performing The Amendment Song, and a dance associated with the concepts. They work in small groups using a Frayer...
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The Clothes Line: Print making
Learners understand the value of the work of artists and apply their knowledge to their own work. In this print making lesson, students experiment with materials to create fabric prints.
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The Earth, Sun Mood and Stars Unit (Planets too!)
Fifth graders prepare five activities to do then show their energy saving skills. In this investigative lesson students create five projects then participate in an energy saving demonstration.
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Studying the Food Pyramid
Students have a cooking day. In this healthy eating lesson, students use pictures from a magazine to illustrate the food groups. Students record the foods they eat and then see if they are eating enough from each food group. Students...
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The Teenage Consumer
Students think critically regarding teenage spending. In this data collection lesson, students discuss teenage consumers and their spending habits. Students note their own spending habits for comparison purposes.
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Internet Quest-Drops to Oceans
Students examine facts about water. In this water instructional activity, students complete a WebQuest to study the properties of water. There is an WebQuest activity page included in this lesson plan.
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Visit The Virtual Zoo!
Students observe animals in zoo habitats. In this life science activity, students access the Internet and visit zoo websites in order to virtually observe animals. Students record their observations.
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Icon Adoration: The Byzantine Empire
Students study idol worship in the Byzantine Empire and the separation it cause between the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches. In this Byzantine Empire lesson plan, students study pictograph transparencies and take a pop quiz over...
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Lesson Plan for a 5th Grade Science Class
Sixth graders use the SQ3R reading strategy to learn about the behavior of light. In this behavior of light activity, 6th graders read a selection about the behavior of light and use the strategy to complete the reading. Students make a...
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Design Team Challenge
Students work in groups to build a robot. In this robotics lesson, students create an electronic robot and program it to follow directions. They create an obstacle course for the robot to follow and test its performance.
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Data Analysis
Twelfth graders collect and analyze data. In this secondary end-of-course mathematics lesson, 12th graders formulate a question they would like to answer and decide on an appropriate means of data collection. Students present their...
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Third Grade Math
For this math review worksheet, 3rd graders answer multiple choice questions about probability, bar graphs, pictographs, and more. Students complete 25 multiple choice questions.
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Jamestown Journey Part 3
Fourth graders study the economy of Jamestown. In this early settlers lesson, 4th graders read about the trade between the English and the natives in Jamestown. This lesson is part of a larger unit and coincides with the novel The Double...
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Which Sides Are You on? A critical Issue Debate
Students study public issues and become more aware of local issues. For this economics lesson students are given some local controversial issues and several viewpoints to analyze. They then research and review the topic with the class.
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Floods
High schoolers investigate how hurricanes impact a stream flow. In this floods lesson students predict the impact of storms on animals and interpret data.
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Time and Cycles - Dendrochronology
Students investigate the lives of trees by examining ring cycles. In this plant life lesson, students identify the field of study known as dendrochronology and discover its history. Students investigate a simulated tree ring and...
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The lesson: Walter Tull
Students explore the accomplishments of Walter Tull. In this role models lesson, students track the news about celebrities for a week. Students compare the news about he celebrities to the achievements of Walter Tull, former football...
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Executive Decisions
Young scholars explore the role of judges in Britain. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to discover the responsibilities of judges and the justice reform in Britain.
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From the Classroom to the Ballot Box
Students examine British voting rights. In this current events lesson, students listen to a lecture about the proposal to drop the British voting age to 16. Students create and distribute surveys about the proposal and debate voting rights.