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Agriculture in Africa: Spotlight on Nigeria

For Students 7th - 9th
In this African agriculture worksheet, learners read a 1-page article about Nigeria's cash crops and then complete a map activity based on the reading.
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The Civil War in Art and Literature

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Pupils examine art related to the Civil War. They participate in activities that allow them to write poetry and drawings. They create their own journal and collect their work in a binder.
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SHHH It's a Secret

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students rewrite word problems using expressions and equations. In this algebra activity, students use the correct variable to solve and write equations. They use the TI to graph their solution.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Between the Lines, Debt Crisis

For Students 8th - 12th
In this European debt crisis worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about Greek debt and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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WHAT IS A JAPANESE FAMILY CREST?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students become familiar with family crests in general and Japanese family crests in particular. Students become familiar with the history of Japanese family crests.
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Zeros and Ones

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students review counting, the number system and the decimal number system. They rotate through three stations, "How RAM Works, "Binary Numbers" and "Binary Letters." They complete three separate worksheets to check for complete...
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That's a Fine Line You're Walking!

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Pupils experiment with Hiker program to practice real world applications of linear functions and develop their understanding of expressions, relationships, and manipulations involved in writing and graphing linear equations in...
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Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine different perspectives about Thanksgiving that include those of the European Settlers and the Native Americans. They read and discuss an article about Plymouth being "America's Hometown." They develop a landmark for...
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G8: Classroom Activities

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Learners explore the G8 Summit. In this current events lesson plan, students research the provided web links to learn more about the summit. Learners research issues to be debated at the summit.
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Real World Systems of Linear Equations

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students solve systems of equations with fluency. For this algebra lesson, students graph, use elimination and substitution to solve systems of equations. They identify the point of intersection using algebra.
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Orienteering Your School

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students use a compass to move from one point to another point. The procedure can be a valuable tool to help students become more observant of their surroundings.
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Calibrating a Roverbot

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners build and program a Lego Mindstorms Roverbot to travel for a given amount of time. They gather data on time versus distance traveled to determine a calibration constant for their robot, which relates time to distance.
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Mandala Art

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars investigate art elements such as color schemes and proportion by creating their own personal Mandala Circle on paper or canvas. This also allows students to investigate mathematical concepts such as tesselations or social...
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Fact, Fiction, or Bad Memory

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify bias in how the events of the Boston Massacre were reported. They attempt to determine who is to blame for the Boston Massacre by determining the reliability the of sources.
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Creating Station Models

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students work in groups to interpret weather maps. They use latitude and longitude readings to complete a worksheet together and turn in the worksheet along with the maps and a rubric.
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Exploring Arrangements of 2, 3, 4, and 5 Cubes

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students use problem solving skills to create various models of tricubes, tetracubes, and pentacubes. They classify the cubes into various groupings and identify them as mirror images, regular arrangements, and irregular arrangements....
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Paper Quilling: A Colonial Art

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pupils discover the art of paper quilling and rolled paper. As a class, they identify patterns and forms found in nature. They create their own piece of quilled art and view their classmates creations as well.
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The Night Chanter Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students sketch a design based on "The Night Chanter." In this art design instructional activity, students listen to the Native American prayer, "The Night Chanter" and illustrate their personal vision of the chant. Students critique the...
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Pursuit of Meaning

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study art based on the theme "The Pursuit of Meaning." In this art instructional activity, students research the role of a museum curator and create a proposal and exhibit catalog based on the theme "The Pursuit of Meaning."
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Ship of Gold

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore American values. In this American history lesson, students read passages from Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea. Students collaborate to conduct research in order to build a timeline of the events surrounding the sinking...
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Textured Pottery using Self-Hardening Clay and Multicultural Design

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students create textured pottery. In this multicultural arts lesson, students follow step-by-step directions to create textured pottery with a multicultural design out of self-hardening clay.
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Crossing the Deleware: A Visual Myth or Reality

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students analyze the painting Washington Crossing the Delaware.In this analyzing lesson plan, students analyze this painting that has a lot of historical inaccuracies, and then come up with a persuasive argument supporting or opposing...
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Constructing and Solving Linear Equations

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students solve linear equations In this algebra lesson, students create linear equations using integer coefficients greater than one. They graph their solution on a coordinate plane.
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The Rise and Fall

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students take a closer look at the global industrial economy. In this current events lesson, students listen to a lecture about the infrastructure of the global economy, specifically how it affects Britain's Rover company. Students...

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