Learners demonstrate pedestrian safety. For this safety lesson, students present an idea for a project which addresses pedestrian safety. Learners can construct a safety brochure or a PowerPoint presentation to share their ideas.

Students investigate the concept of self-esteem and image with the creation of a personal display of items of significance. They put together a project composed of pictures and writings to describe themselves and are assessed according...

Students research an ocean species. In this science lesson, students create a research presentation as a conclusion to the ocean grazers unit. Students present their projects to the class and complete a self-reflection paper.

Students summarize the "Tri-County Project" section of the nebraskastudies.org web site using a scavenger hunt.

Students engage in a creative project of constructing different things using origami paper. The objective is for them to construct something that is identified and useful at the same time. They use guided questions to go through the...

In this writing activity, students utilize a graphic organizer to plan out a report, poster or project about puffins. Students write the main topics and ideas on the lines provided.

Students complete an art project with either great or mediocre supplies and discuss how fair it was that they got the supplies they got. In this fairness lesson plan, students are given supplies by their teacher and discuss how unfair it...

Students complete an Excel project on tessellations. In this technology and math activity, students discuss tessellations and their occurrences in nature. Students use the Excel computer program to create tessellations.

Learners explore limu. In this cross curiculum botany and art project, students view a limu-picking film and then collect several species of limu. Learners follow a sequence of instructions using limu, card stock and wax paper to create...

Young scholars explore environmental protection by conducting a research experiment in class. For this botany lesson, students identify the necessities for growing a plant indoors and create a small terrarium for their plant. Young...

Young scholars complete various nature activities where they work together to create a butterfly garden, plant flowers, learn about nature survival, and more. In this nature lesson plan, students work together in groups and display...

A mathematical role play using Lake and Island Boards where students plan to move from Jabberwocky to their new planet

Students identify the 5 stages in the life cycle of a pumpkin. They create a model showing the correct order of pumpkin life stages. They explain a pumpkin's life cycle to a partner, using their model.

Students write letters to penpals. In this geography/literacy lesson plan, students become penpals with a classroom in England to learn about customs and society across the ocean. Flat Stanley by Will Holton is read aloud, and students...

Students research the basic cultural information available on the various Native American cultures of Utah. They investigate the historical time period, shelters, weapons, tools, foods and methods of obtaining food.

Students investigate different methods (aeration and filtering) for removing pollutants from water. They design and build their own water filters. Students identify the pollutants in a water sample using sight and smell, explore what...

In this lesson, North Carolina Salt Dough Map, 4th graders create a salt dough map of North Carolina, Students use dough to form the shape of the state of North Carolina. Students label the three regions of North Carolina and all of...

Students calculate how they will spend a million dollars.  In this millionaire math instructional activity, students complete a worksheet and then make a poster of how they would spend a million dollars.  Each item and its cost...

For this trees worksheet, students put different kinds of trees into a chart and compare and contrast them. Students then answer percentage problems about the trees and short answer questions. Students complete 7 questions in all.

Students create a book report using a cereal box. In this book report lesson plan, students cover the outer parts of a cereal box representing a book they red. They create an original cover on one side, and use the other sides to report...

Students demonstrate knowledge of Indoor Air Quality by creating a class magazine. A link to order a free Action Kit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is provided so teachers can build background knowledge. Performance...

Students write a scientific article using data and prediction skills. In this scientific writing lesson, students access data about fishing off the coast of New Jersey. They look at satellite data, fluorometry and CTD data over a 3 -4...

Students read about children in Ghana, Sri Lanka and Haiti. They compare these children to themselves in a structured lesson plan that focuses on note taking and research skills. Students work in groups to write a short essay about the...

Although it is sometimes difficult to see, one can almost always imagine a relationship between two items. Best of all, a potential relationship could help people create improvements for basic tools. Here, fourth and fifth graders...