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Money Simulation (mini economy)
Students participate in a local, classroom economy in both the resource and products market. They track all transactions and learn economic principles and concepts.
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Math Circuit
Students develop fitness levels and reinforce specific sports skills while integrating basic math.
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Place Value Popsicles
Students play a place value game using popsicle sticks and dice. They investigate units and tens.
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LET'S GET ORGANIZED
Young scholars use organizational skills and involve youth in the planning of their school and home recycling project. They brainstorm to find the most efficient way to set up a recycling collection system
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Water Rights
Students discuss resource availability and natural resources. They explore the basic rules of appropriation. Students participate in a water rights simulation. They discuss possible consequences of appropriative water law.
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Photosynthesis
Young scholars explore the concept of photosynthesis. They describe the light and light independent reactions of photosynthesis. Students relate physical plant characteristics to their functions. They distinguish between C3, C4, and CAM...
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Seashore Sweep
Young scholars gather information about sea animals. For this ocean lesson, students read a story about the ocean and seashore. They discuss the needs of seashore animals and create a Mystery Ocean Animal riddle book. Young scholars...
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Understanding Nouns
High schoolers identify types of nouns. For this grammar lesson, students define what a noun is and identify the various types of nouns in sentences. This grammar lesson is geared towards Special Education high schoolers.
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What's so hard about saying no? Refusal Skills Role-Playing
Students practice refusal skills to cope with peer pressure. In this refusal skill lesson, students work in groups to create their own skit about pressure to use tobacco. They show how they can use the 7 refusal skills taught on the Dig...
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Algebra Jeopardy
Students participate in an algebra jeopardy game. In this algebra review lesson, students are split into two groups and answer review questions from the Algebra I curriculum. Students use a prepared computer game as a game board.
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Exploring Strategic Competency
Students practice using the English language to help them in instances where they have differing opinions. They practice paraphrasing language.
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Harvesting Trees
Students examine and discuss benefits and process of harvesting trees, analyze, compare, and contrast computer-generated depictions of three different types of tree harvesting methods, read Harvesting Trees flier, and answer discussion...
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General Introduction To Microsoft Word
Fourth graders investigate the fundamentals of using Microsoft Word. They practice using the common word processing techniques. Students practice composing a document and experiment with changing font sizes, editing tools, saving, and...
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SA Restaurant
Students investigate the concept of designing a restaurant with the help of using various technological applications. They use word processing to create paperwork that would be needed to run the business. Students create the logo and...
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The Tet Offensive and the Vietnam War
Students comprehend how the United States became involved in what one historian called the quagmire. Students identify and analyze the importance of the Tet Offensive in turning American public opinion against the Vietnam War. Students...
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All About HIV and AIDS
Students use the internet to research the causes, effects and how AIDS is transmitted from person to person. In groups, they discover why women are more suseptiable to the disease. To end the lesson plan, they are introduced to the...
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7 Internal Messages
In this technology worksheet, students compose e-mails that are meant to be shared on a closed system or network. The directions for each is listed.
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Making Good Money Choices
Students play a game called Philanthropy EconAround Bingo and learn how to make smart money choices. In this money choices lesson plan, students play the game and discuss what choices would be better than others to maximize their money.
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Is that Tree Safe?
Students examine the parts of the tree and examine the health of trees in the vicinity. In this tree safety lesson students work in groups to complete a stated goal.
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Individual vs. Social Responsibility: From Camus to the Cure
Young scholars explore the individual's role in society. In this social responsibility lesson, students analyze Camus's The Stranger and The Myth of Sisyphus as well as Borges's "Rosendo's Tale." Young scholars compare the themes of the...
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Fencing
Students practice the skills of fencing. In this fencing lesson plan, students learn how to properly lunge, and how to score a fencing match.
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Analysis of a Historic Presidential Election
Learners research the 2000 presidential elections. They explain why the presidential winner was initially too close to call, discuss how the winner was determined and predict how the 2000 election might change the process of electing a...
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Making a Case for Beginning Wigh Suprasegmental Features in Pronunciation
Students explore the ways in which voice quality and intonation can convey meaning.
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Action, Please!
Students share their knowledge about aluminum and aluminum recycling by sharing the information with the rest of the community.