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Family Life Cycle - Children's Lab
Students identify the changing nutritional needs across the life cycle. They create and prepare a variety of healthy foods for children that provide adequate nutrients for optimum growth and development. They identify guidelines in...
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Color Wheel Project
Learners identify and describe the primary, secondary and tertiary colors.
They also identify the order in which these three categories of colors fit on the color wheel. Students then create a color wheel using any medium available...
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And We Were All in One Place: Youth Culture and the Rock Festival
Students explore historical youth culture events. In this youth culture lesson, students discover details regarding the Altamont, Woodstock, and Monterey concerts. Students conduct research that regarding the rock festivals and...
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Utopian Visions
Students examine Sir Thomas More's Utopian vision. In this philosophy lesson, students read Utopia and determine the pros and cons of Utopian societies. Students then create and present monologues of residents of the Utopia.
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Arts of the Gilded Age
Students study the art forms of the Gilded Age. In this integrated arts lesson, students research the art, music, dance, and drama of the historical era and then create their own personal projects that exemplify the time period.
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Corridos About the Mexican Revolution
Students explore the meaning behind Mexican corridos. In this Mexican Revolution lesson, students discover details about the war and its leaders as they read, analyze, and write their own corridos.
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Marine Protected Areas (MPA)
Ninth graders explain the purpose of MPA's. In this biology lesson, 9th graders identify MPA's in Southern California. They simulate coastal sampling using candy from two buckets. Students analyze their results and share it with the class.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Don't Get It? You're Not Alone
In this historical events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon from the 1700's and one from the 1900's . Students respond to 2 short answer questions.
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The Underground Railroad and the I & M Canal in Illinois
Students, in groups, discuss the Underground Railroad, then fill out a worksheet.
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East Asia--The Asian Holocaust
Ninth graders study the effects of the Asian Holocaust by comparing it to the Nazi Holocaust. They view a Power Point and discuss the comparisons between both Holocausts. As they compare and contrast both, they discuss their reactions...
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Which Came First?
Students distinguish between the past and present with the concept of the Utah Quarter Reverse. They make lists that give possible meanings of the terms "past" and "present". Then students write reflectively from research about the...
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All Men Are Created Equal
Students discuss the statement "All Men Are Created Equal". Using the internet, they research events in history in which this statement has been ignored and supported by the government. They use this information to write an essay about...
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The Hunt for Red October
Ninth graders identify and apply some of the vocabulary used in Science concerning the Sea Perch project. They view a video of The Hunt for Red October, and students make a comparative study of the translation of the printed work onto...
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The Ottoman Empire
Students compare the basic religious beliefs/and value systems of the three major religions that developed in the Middle East. Each group focuses on one of the religions, then reports to the rest of the class.
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Creating Artwork to Explain Environmental Change
Students review artwork that relates to the environment and communicates a value. They view and analyze art by Andy Warhol, Eric Carle and Albert Bierstadt and then create original pieces with an environmental theme.
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Cashiering KWAL
Students are introduced and define vocabulary associated with cashiering. Individually, they identify the type of education and training needed and examine professional business behaviors. To end the activity, they practice calculating...
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Color Review Bingo
Learners identify, describe and review the definitions of various key terms from the attached word list. Then, they draw a bingo card--5 columns across and 5 rows down and fill in their Bingo sheets with the terms listed. Finally,...
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Chemical Leavening Agents
Students examine chemical leavening agents in dough and batters.
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So Whose Cow is in the Field?
Students, in rural classrooms, explain animal genetics. They study animals that are available in their locale.
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Elements Video
Students watch a video on the elements of design. During the video, they take notes and complete a worksheet on the material. To end the lesson, they review their answers to the worksheet and view examples of each element of design in a...
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U.S. Trade Deficit
Students see how to define trade surplus and trade deficit, become acquainted with important U.S. trading partners and concerns of different interest groups.
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Theatre of the Absurd
Students are introduced to the Absurd Theatre movement. They practice using the same techniques as performers in the theater. At the end of the lesson plan, they perform for their classmates.
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Start the Space Flight Time Line
Students research space flight exploration and technology. In small groups, they research a significant event from early time until the start of the space age. A class time line is created from the research groups.
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Radiation
Students distinguish between natural and man-made radiation. They measure radiation using a Geiger counter and investigate footprints of radiation.