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Yarn Painting

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create their own yarn painting using glue and scraps of yarn and wool.
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Mosaics

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore history of mosaics, and create their own.
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Take Two and Call Me in the Morning

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders are introduced to the workings of the major systems of the Human Body: circulatory, digestive, respiratory, nervous, skeletal, and endocrine Systems. They learn the major organs of the systems and their functions.
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Nitrogen Fixation, OR What a Gas!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students illustrate the adaptation and co-evolution of organisms. They examine set up an experiment to determine the effect of adding the Rhizobium bacteria to a group of legume seeds.
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Circuit Lab

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the properties of electricity. This lab shows students the need for a circuit in order to have a flow of electricity. It demonstrates Ohm's law, which relates voltage, current, and resistance.
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Rome: City And Empire

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of municipal planning. In this community organization activity, students research planned communities and then compare them to ancient Rome's organization. Students then plan their own communities and present...
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Aerospace

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students experiment with weight and balance of a glider.  In this flight lesson students construct their own flying glider and record their experiment with it. 
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Stadium Voices

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students watch NEW YORK VOICES special "New York Sports: Big Shots and Bad Guys," read excerpts from famous novels/essays in hopes of understanding the feelings that sports stadiums inspire, and create a tourist brochure that highlights...
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Dinosaur Eggs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners hunt for dinosaur eggs that the teacher has made and hidden on the playground. students open the eggs to find the dinosaur inside and experience archeology first hand.
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Meet Molly, An American Girl

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners examine saving and spending decisions in 1944 through the eyes of Molly, a nine-year-old growing up during World War II. The lesson uses Meet Molly, An American Girl, by Valerie Tripp.
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"One Day in the Prairie" by Jean Craighead George

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students collect "prairie insects" for data collection and analysis.
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Beneficial Bug Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify several beneficial insects and spiders, including predators and pollinators. They search an outdoor environment and record numbers and types of beneficial insects and spiders that they discover.
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A Literature of Democracy

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders analyze how American literature shows a lot of different genres. In groups, 11th graders create a short report about the passage they have chosen.
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The Constitution on Trial: The Internment of the Japanese During World War II

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders analyze primary source documents during the Second World War. Students recall statements of Japanese-Americans who were placed into internment camps during the war.
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Displaying Data

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students create a display map with data from a previous lesson. They incorporate graduated marks that identify areas of the school grounds that are good for planting based on density.
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Water Issues on Puerto Rico and Oahu: A Comparison of Two Islands

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore how the tow islands receive and use fresh water. They also address some of the threats to the fresh water supply on each island. Students explore the lesson objectives through water cycle models and experiments.
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Genes-R-Us: or, Real Genetics For Real Students

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore genetics and genetic counseling. They research information on human genetic disorders. Students simulate developing a complete counseling service to assist the community.
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LOOKING AT LAWNS

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the importance of plants to animals by exploring their own schoolyard. They record relevant observations, findings, and measurements, using written language, drawings, charts, and graphs. They describe ways in...
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Promoting Reading Posters

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students create a series of large posters to encourage reading on the campus. In this reading posters lesson, students use a camera to take pictures of students reading in order to promote reading on their campus. Students use digital...
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Present Simple Verb Form Worksheet

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this present simple verb and occupations worksheet, students fill in 15 blanks using the verbs given in the key. They fill in the missing words and verbs in a paragraph. They match descriptions of occupations with the proper word and...
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Area and Perimeter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore area and perimeter. In this math lesson plan, students differentiate between area and perimeter and compute the area and perimeter of an object.
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Salt is Good On Sunflower Seeds, But What About Cypress?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students record their observations about growing a cypress plant and putting salt in the plant. In this cypress plant lesson plan, students observe and record what is happening as the cypress plant grows. This gives directions for...
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Homonyms- Quiz 28

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the use of homonyms in sentences. Learners read a sentence online and choose the correct homonym from the answer choices. Students click on the answer box to see the correct answer.
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What Do Snails Eat?

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students conduct a food choice experiment with snails, recording the results on a chart to determine what snails eat.  In this what do snails eat lesson, students color a picture of snail anatomy, perform the experiment with 3 food...

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