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Ghost in Your Genes
Students explore DNA microarrays. In this genetics lesson plan, students model DNA microarrays that are used by scientists. Students work to determine levels of breast cancer genes in patients. They will determine the treatment required...
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Home at Last
Students read about an immigrant family and participate in reading activities related to the book. In this immigration book lesson, students answer question related to immigration and the book.
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Jabberwocky: A Lake and Island Board Project
A mathematical role play using Lake and Island Boards where students plan to move from Jabberwocky to their new planet
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Simple Machines: Levers
Students discover the fundamentals and daily applications of simple machines. They practice basic engineering theory through their hands-on demonstrations of levers.
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Music of the People - Native American Music
Third graders complete a unit of lessons on the singing, instruments, and dancing of Native Americans. They identify and play various instruments, complete worksheets, define key vocabulary, sing songs, and perform dances.
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The Living Corn Necklace
Fifth graders generate two types of corn seeds, Dent corn and Indian corn to compare the similarities and differences of each of the seedlings. The preferred seedlings are determined through observations made by Students.
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9-1-1: Response, Rescue and Recovery
Students discover the many types of emergency management teams through an interactive program. They review the history of FEMA and the Red Cross. They focus on terrorist attacks and how different groups are trained to respond to the...
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What Is Happening To My Species?
Learners select and research an animal that lives in the rainforest of Manu, Peru. They watch and discuss a video, create masks and costumes to role-play various rainforest animals, conduct research, and write a short story of their...
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Mendelian and Non-Mendelian Heredity
Tenth graders discuss their physical features, and why they look the way they do. They listen as the teacher discusses DNA, alleles, and dominant or recessive genes. Students perform an experiment with different colored markers...
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Mad Science Lab: Original Lesson Plan
Students conduct a number of simple experiments, collect and categorize the results as either chemical or physical change. The lesson plan uses connections to folklore, science fiction and comic books to assist each student as they make...
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Market Simulation
Students explore the role of markets in Asian countries. They bring items from home to barter with to simulate markets. They discuss the advantages and problems of exchanging and how price is determined.
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Spanish 1 Chapter 3
Young scholars explore the pronouns ir, estar, ser, tener, querer, poder, and jugar. They do a word scramble using 8 words from chapter, and clues needed to be in the Spanish sentences. Students design concept poster from using 10...
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The Clone Age
Students relate the ethical and practical arguments in favor of cloning and against cloning. They research the issue and plan a public service advertisement campaign for or against cloning.
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Follow the Drinking Gourd
Students, after assessing a valuable history lesson, create an amazing and very personalized quilt. They explore how individuals helping the slaves escape to freedom, hung a quilt on their front porch to let the slaves know that the...
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Mediterranean Trade in the Late Bronze Age
Seventh graders analyze the amount and conditions of trade in the late Bronze Age. In groups, they research where a variety of items and goods originated. They participate in Mediterranean trade days in which they try to acquire as...
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Home Work
Students identify and examine domestic work, skills, and crafts, they find various arenas of traditional learning in their homes and daily lives. They identify experts at home and in their region whose skills contribute to building...
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Spelling Unit- Family
In this spelling unit based on the theme of family, students learn 10 words to spell. Students complete many activities with these words, then take a test.
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Sentences And Sentence Fragments
For this sentence formation worksheet, students determine if the fifteen sentences that follow are complete sentences or sentence fragments.
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Genetics - Critical Thinking
In this genetics worksheet, students review terms and processes associated with genetics. This worksheet has 2 multiple choice and 21 matching questions.
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Redundancies Worksheet 2
In this grammar worksheet, students underline the redundant phrases in twenty sentences. Students explain why the phrases are redundant.
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Story Problems
In this number sentence worksheet, 2nd graders, working with a partner, read a short story, ask 6 questions relating to the story and then write 6 number sentences to answer each question.
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Email From Another Planet
For this article about emails and plants worksheet, students read short descriptions about 8 planets in the solar system and then imagine they are visiting one of the planets and send an email to a family member describing their...
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Comparison Practice
For this comparisons worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 4 sentences with the words "like" or "unlike". Students then change the form of the adjective provided in 10 sentences that compare two things.
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The Invention of the Popsicle
In this invention of the popsicle instructional activity, students read for information and assess comprehension. Students answer six multiple choice questions.