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Building a Clay Neuron
Learners investigate and then build neurons in this lesson. They are examined as key parts of the brain and nervous system and seen as different from normal cells.
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Machines
In this machines instructional activity, students review different types of simple machines including pulleys, wedges, levers, and inclined planes. This instructional activity has 10 matching, 4 multiple choice, and 8 short answer...
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Worksheet 18: Combinations & Permutations
In this combinations and permutations activity, students list the number of combinations from a given set. They describe and justify the permutations and combinations. This two-page activity contains four problems.
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Building a Clay Neuron
Students examine the anatomy of a neuron and its physiology. In this neuron lesson students build a representative model of a biological structure.
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Literary Odyssey
Students read and compare excerpts from The Odyssey and The Adventures of Telemachus to create their own story based on a secondary character. In this literary analysis lesson, students read and compare the excerpts from the texts....
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Exploring Religious Violence and Persecution in 16th Century Europe
Students watch a movie on religious violence in 16th century Europe and then write a background about a picture they are given on violence. In this religious violence lesson plan, students create the background by making inferences about...
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Angle Measurement and the AD-1 Aircraft
Students represent and solve problems using geometric models and apply geometric properties and relationships. They also practice constructing and measuring angles. By constructing, drawing, visualizing, and comparing geometric figures...
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Understanding Treaties: Students Explore the Lives of Yakama People Before and After Treaties
Students role play positions in the Walla Walla treaty negotiations. They identify the significance of the Sacred Circle and other beliefs of the Native Americans. They discover the complications the tribes faced after the treaties...
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Understanding Treaties: Students Explore the Lives of Yakama People Before and After Treaties
Students examine the impact of treaties on the Yakama nation. They discover the importance of land and how they felt when their land was taken away. They role-play the positions of both the Yakama and citizens of the United States.
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Common Sense Lesson Plan
Young scholars examine excerpts of "Common Sense" and determine how it influenced the times. Using other primary source documents, they identify the amount of political discourse before and during the American Revolution. They answer...
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Words and Pictures Connect Nature and People: The American Conservation Movement
Students research some of the men and women who help to raise the environmental consciousness of the American people through their writings and drawings. They write a persuasive piece about an outdoor place which will connect their...
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Robot Turning Lab
Learners design a robot that can turn 90 degrees. In this robotics lesson, students explain the applications of their invention. They present their design in class.