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Making a Comet in the Classroom
Students study comets and how Halley's comet was created. For this space lesson students create their own comets using dry ice.
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Lesson Plan to Accompany Psalm of Life
Students read and analyze the poem, "Psalm of Life," by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. They create a Footsteps Quilt, developing quilt squares to represent each goal and gift they would leave as a gift to humanity.
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Books Quiz 1
In this books quiz worksheet, students complete a set of 20 questions about books and authors. Answers and links to additional activities are included.
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From Start to Finish: Shakespeare's Plays
This online interactive quiz is too low-quality to assign to your class; however, you may want to adapt the idea of recognizing starts and finishes of works for your own lesson or quiz. An example from the worksheet is: "When shall we...
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Profiles of Maine Civil War Soliders
Eighth graders read letters of soldiers in the Civil War from the state of Maine. They create a soldier profile from the letters and draw what they believe the soldier looked like.
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Wildlife Study Comparison
Students compare/contrast two studies that examine the effects of environmental contaminants on animals. They read an article, identify the components of a research study, summarize the article, and complete a matrix.
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TAKS Quiz-Identifying Missing Information
In this TAKS quiz worksheet, students take an online quiz focused on identifying missing information. Quiz may be graded online by clicking a link.
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Feudalism
Young scholars have tournaments in teams after learning information about The Middle Ages. In this Middle Ages lesson plan, students learn that tournaments are mock battles, but that they will have these battles by answering questions in...
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Opposites and Antonyms
In these opposites and antonyms worksheets, students will write the opposites for 6 words, change words to mean the opposite for 8 sentences, find and underline the opposites for 10 words, use a word bank to change words to the antonyms...
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Words in the News-Human DNA to be Implanted in Rice
Students examine new vocabulary words from a news report about human DNA being implanted in rice and grown in Kansas. Students read the article and discuss the vocabulary terms as well as take a quiz and complete a worksheet to help...
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Spring Weather Crossword Puzzle
In this spring weather activity activity, students use the 24 clues to identify the words needed to complete the crossword puzzle
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Social Movements in American Politics
In this term paper assignment activity, students follow the provided steps and outline that requires them to research and write a paper about social movements in American politics.
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Time Quiz
In this math worksheet, learners look for the answers to the problems that are related to the concept of time. The sheet is in the form of a quiz.
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Beaver Ecology
Students explore the lives of bgeahvers. They identify the physical and behavioral adaptations that help beavers survive in their environment. Students compare and contrast how beavers influence the ecology of both forest and aquatic...
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Life in Space: International Space Station
Students explore the potential challenges of living in space. In this investigative lesson plan students search the Internet to locate 16 nations that are working together to build the Independent Space Station, then they divide into...
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Learning About Slavery
Students locate on a map the places in Africa where the majority of slaves came from. They express their own personal thoughts and feelings about slavery.
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Faulty Powers?
Students explore the White House response to Richard A. Clarke's testimony and apology to the commission investigating the events of September 11, 2001.
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Education in Translation
Students reflect on their own language learning experience and interests. They research language learning and brainstorm ideas in preparation for creating brochures on language learning technology.
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Flex Those Muscles
Students explore the muscular system to examine the different types of muscles in our bodies and how they work with other body systems. They discover how muscles help us chew food and laugh. Videos are used as part of this lesson.
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Parade of Colors
In this American holidays activity, students follow directions to make a wand using construction paper and crepe paper streamers. Background information on Memorial Day and Independence Day is provided for teachers.
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Eat Smart, Play Hard
Students discover why breakfast is important. In this nutrition lesson, students read a "Power Up With Breakfast" worksheet and discuss the importance of breakfast. Students draw pictures of fruit they would want in their breakfast shake.
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ESL Pronunciation Exercise
In this pronunciation worksheet, students underline words with short vowel sounds and categorize words according to stressed syllables.
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Error Correction
Students are given an example of a biography and they are to find the mistakes. They are to use proofreading marks to mark the errors.
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From Nag to Moneybag
In this ESL reading worksheet, students read an article about a man who won the New York lottery. Students then answer 8 essay questions about the article.