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What Comes From Corn
Students name and examine various items that are made from corn. Students compare ears of corn to Indian corn, and cook several items made from corn. Students create a popcorn picture and illustrate a book.
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Beaches of the Delaware Estuary
Learners examine estuaries in Delaware. They, in groups, gather samples of water to find organisms and identify them.
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Kids for Conservation Lesson 1
Third graders observe various demonstrations dealing with the water on our earth, such as a comparison of the amount of salt water and fresh water on earth, then participate in a role playing activity in which they become a molecule of...
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Lava Layering
Young scholars observe the layering process of lava flow with hands-on activities.
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Eggs, Egg Test, Day 6
Third graders complete a test demonstrating their knowledge of the study of eggs.
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THE HUMBLE Beginnings of the Hamburger
Students listen to numerous claims concerning the hamburger's origins and then compose an original tall tale on the subject. Students name some tall tales they have heard or read about. Students make books that feature tall tales...
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Plant Activities: Suck it up
Students learn about the capillary process by doing a simple experiment with celery.
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Salt Junk and Ship's Biscuit
Eleventh graders describe the diet of the Royal Navy during the Revolution. They prepare and cook a typical meal for a sailo and identify potential health problems arising from such a diet.
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Learning Lesson: That Sinking Feeling
Students discover the origin of the Great Ocean Conveyor. They participate in a demonstration showing how salinity and temperature affect water density. They also examine the new sea ice that forms every winter.
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Density Stratification and Ocean Circulation
Students examine how circulation currents of the ocean. They use a tub of hot and cold water to demonstrate the currents. They discover how salinity and temperature of water affect its movement.
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Social Studies: Grab Day at the Pueblo
Students develop a cultural understanding of "Grab Day." Using magazines, they clip out pictures to make collages of items thrown down to people on this day. Students label the items in their collages.
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Sizes, Sizes, Choosing the Largest and Smallest
In this size comparison worksheet, students examine 4 rows of black and white clip art pictures. They draw an X on the largest picture and a circle around the smallest picture.
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Beginning Analogies 8
In this analogies learning exercise, students study the pairs of words and choose the answer that best expresses a relationship similar to the original pair. Students complete 12 problems.
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My Favorite Meal
Students investigate ecological systems and the multiple uses of the environment by studying the osprey population.
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Forestry, What's in It for You And Me?
Students examine the usefulness of every part of trees in a variety of activities in this unit.
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THe Trash We Pass
Learners identify the sources of pollution and waste in their community. They examine the process of recycling and how to eliminate some of their family waste.
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The Weight of Water
Students participate in an experiment about the weight of water. They work together to discover that seawater is more dense than fresh water. They also determine which objects float and sink.
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Future Conditional
Students examine how toxic pollutants affect environmental and human health. They define key terms, watch a video, and answer discussion questions.
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Outlining Transportation#139
Students examine how people, products, and ideas travel. They create an outline using the proper format after completing a class brainstorming session about means of transportation.
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France: Carnival at Nice
Students research the events held at the Carnival at Nice, France and its history. Using mixed media, they design and decorate a flower garland necklace and discover the use of flowers in cultural festivals. They share their creation...
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Creating Stamps for Fabric
Pupils create different types of stamps using pressed leaves, foam, insulation tape and small plywood pieces. They decorate various fabrics blocks with their stamps and fabric paint. Individual blocks are then sewn together to make a...
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Eggs
Students know the following parts of an egg as the yolk, white, shell, membrane, chalaza, and air sac. They also sequence the growth of the chick in the egg. An egg is broken and students touch, smell and see it. They locate the six...
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Great River Bend Adventure
Students use their imagination. They discuss the 4 C's of teamwork: Concentration, Communications, Coomperation, and Consideration. Students discuss the safety guidelines of the project. They complete a rope maze. The group walks...
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Advanced Paragraph Correction #5
In this paragraph correction worksheet, learners read a paragraph about a man giving a speech. Students correct 8 errors by choosing the proper answer from 6 choices.