Learners investigate tectonic plates.  In this geology and geography instructional activity, students construct convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries using oobleck, foam, and tile. A large amount of background information...

Students experiment to discover that salt water is denser than fresh water by creating color coded solutions. They examine how heavy rainstorms and high tides develop layers of different degrees of density.

Students discover concepts related to working conditions and practices. In this career lesson plan, students research information pertaining to specific jobs and then present it to their peers.

Students create an advertisement. In this writing lesson, students discuss how to create an ad for a product. Students write an ad for a cereal.

Students explore organic and inorganic objects. In this environmental lesson students perform a composting experiment using flowers in different soils. Students record their observations.

Students make a thermometer and write a paragraph about how they did it.

Young scholars examine how to conduct simple investigations and use simple equipment to gather data.  In this magnet lesson students decide what types of objects are attracted to magnets. 

Fifth graders use visual art as a form of communication as they create a codex book based on their knowledge of Mesoamericans.

Learners sort a variety of trash items and determine thier sorting decisions.

Students learn what happens when bleach comes in contact with various cloth fibers, chemical colors, nature and synthetics.

Learners view a video and then complete lab exercises to help them explain marine communities and animals in them.

Students play the role of colonists from the Revolutionary War period. Each group has decided to host a dinner party for some "famous faces" of the American Revolution. There are FOUR parts to this project: research, seating chart, music...