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Breaker Breaker
Learners create a model of a circuit breaker to help them explain how friction causes heat, and how current is carried.
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Women in the Civil War
Students study the Civil War era in the US with a concentration on women during this time through literature and biographies. They create a timeline or multimedia presentation as one product of this series of lessons.
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Music in Other Cultures
Pupils examine the musical concepts of timbre, melody, and rhythm. They listen to and identify characteristics of music from other cultures.
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M-N-M COMMITTEE
Twelfth graders research present day monetary policy and read about future suggestions for money. They then create a plan that describes the physical look of money in the future and how it will be distributed in the next millennium.
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Getting it Right!
Students investigate error. As shown in earlier activities from navigation lessons 1 through 3, without an understanding of how errors can affect position, one cannot navigate well. Students explore how computers can help in navigation....
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Banking Account Options
Students explore and discuss the various account options available to them at the bank. They create a paragraph stating the pros and cons of each kind of banking account. This instructional activity is intended for students acquiring...
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Gadget Anatomy
Fifth graders examine and identify different simple machines that make up complex machines. They analyze and discuss different gadgets and appliances brought in from home, then in small groups examine one of the machines in detail. ...
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Simple Machines
Fifth graders observe six simple machines. Through student demonstration they define work and force and calculate the work done. They identify the utility of each of the six simple machines and how each one "exchanges" force for...
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I Want To Take A Picture In 1866!
Eighth graders examine the role of technology. In the Civil War lesson, 8th graders look at the advent of photography and determine the impact of photography on the Civil War.
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Energy Is Everywhere
Students determine the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources and identify the different forms of energy. They discuss life without energy and where energy comes from before reading an article about the different...
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Autobiography
Eighth graders identify key components of an autobiography. They plan and draft an outline of a summer school mini-autobiography and employ peer evaluation in revision step of writing process. They explain difference between revision...
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Buying My First Car Worksheet 3
In this math worksheet, students create a spreadsheet for the different costs of the purchase of a car and use the information to answer 3 questions.
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Physics of Flight
In this flight worksheet, students will review the physics behind flight including lift, acceleration, and thrust. Students will also understand the Bernoulli effect. This worksheet has 6 true or false, 6 short answer, and 8 matching...
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Chemistry and the Food System
In this chemistry worksheet, students review how chemistry has helped grow and preserve different foods. This worksheet has 11 fill in the blank, 3 multiple choice, and 6 short answer questions.
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Natural Resources
For this natural resources worksheet, students compare and contrast renewable and nonrenewable resources. This worksheet has 1 fill in the blank and 9 short answer questions.
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Energy: Nuclear Power
In this energy and nuclear power learning exercise, students, with a partner, discuss what thirteen energy terms mean and match those same terms to their definitions in the second activity.
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Column Notes-Sample Category Headings
In this column notes instructional activity, students complete the graphic organizer illustrating their ability to accurately take notes using the column note format.
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Is Dry Cleaning Dangerous?
In this dry cleaning worksheet, students read about the chemicals used to clean clothes and the alternative possibilities for dry cleaning use. Students answer three critical thinking questions about the dangers of the chemical agents...
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Primary History Romans Extension Activity: The Roman Army
In this primary history worksheet, students sharpen their research skills as they study the ancient Roman army. Students select 1, 2, 3, or 4 extension projects to complete.
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Advanced Critical Reading: Ethanol
In this advanced critical reading worksheet, learners read a passage about ethanol then answer questions. Students make inferences, determine author's purpose and use context clues to find the meaning of unknown words in the passage.
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Social Effects of WWII on SC
Fourth graders compare how the events in the Charleston Harbor affected South Carolinians versus people in other parts of the U.S. For this American history lesson, 4th graders watch a video clip, discuss sections of a book, and conduct...
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Create a PDF
Students create a PDF file. In this technology lesson plan, students create a Microsoft Office document and complete steps to make a PDF file.
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Better English Lessons: Grammar Skills, "Set"
In this online interactive English skills worksheet, students respond to 20 multiple choice questions that require them to select the appropriate words to complete the sentences. Answers are scored immediately.
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By Land or by Sea...or Both?
High schoolers research a video and participate in a discussion. In this watercraft instructional activity students review material and answer questions about what they learned.