Fourth graders travel through a mock Underground Railroad.

Students investigate the world of bees and describe their characteristics. by identifying the bees' parts, they demonstrate how these parts function. In the lab, students dissect bees and view the various parts under microscopes. ...

Young scholars research the Westward Movement and struggles encountered by the pioneers as they moved from Nebraska, Westward along the Oregon Trail. In this Westward Expansion lesson, students read an Oregon Trail poem and visit 5...

In this grammar worksheet, 4th graders answer multiple choice questions about making sentences correct by filling in the blanks, and identifying subjects and predicates. Students complete 25 questions.

Fourth graders use candy to make a comet. In this lesson, 4th graders examine the role comets have played throughout history, students watch NASA videos about comets and complete the lesson by making an edible model of a comet. This...

In this quilting squares activity, students follow the provided steps to create their own quilt squares. Diagrams are included as well.

Students, working in groups, research planets in terms of the size, temperature, number of moons, and potential for life. They use packets and worksheets as guides for their research. Students may role-play as aliens visiting their...

Students practice compare and contrast skills. In this science and language development instructional activity, students complete a T chart generating traits of a snail and a clam. Students complete a related worksheet.

Students walk around their neighborhood and school to find objects that remind them of a math concept or vocabulary term. In this real world math instructional activity, students find math concepts in various familiar locations and...

Students explore and play rhythm sticks while listening to songs from around the world. They locate the countries of origin on a map, and tap their rhythm sticks to the beat of the music.

Students investigate cause and effect and compare and contrast how recurring cycles are evident in multiple aspects of their education. They answer questions in the chosen field. Students model each aspect by interpreting, perceiving and...

The purpose of this unit is for students to make the rich set of connections between astronomy and the rest of science and technology, language arts, cultural studies (social studies), math, art, and music.

Students take a mission to the moon. In this space science instructional activity, students visit selected websites to discover information about Earth's moon and the solar system. Students may take virtual missions to the moon...

Learners compare poetry and the night sky. For this poetry lesson, students read poetry and compare the imagery from the poem with the night sky. Learners explore how science and poetry relate to one another.

Students make a crystal snowflake decoration out of string, pipe cleaners, food coloring, boiling water, and more. In this snowflake lesson plan, students let it dry over night and see crystals in the morning.

Students access the Global Sun Temperature Project website and research the relationship between the location and climate of a participating school to its building structure. They consider how climate affects the type of structures...

Fourth graders read The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.

In this Hour of the Olympics crossword puzzle, learners complete a 12 clue puzzle using words about the ancient Olympics.

In this stock market worksheet, students unscramble and define 5 terms about the stock market. Students answer then answer 4 questions about shares and the stock market.

Students write words with r-controlled vowel sounds using the correct spelling pattern.

An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on repetition using Carla Running Horse's "Star Pattern Quilt." The animation demonstrates the constant repetition.

Do you like to look up into the night sky? There are so many stars, it can be mind boggling. Some ancient people marked time by the changes in star patterns. We still use changes in constellation patterns to mark astronomical time. This...

Can you draw a picture of the stars on an American flag?

A "one star" geometry problem that requires finding the visual pattern and applying logic with basic math skills to solve.