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"Tri-County" Project--Well in a Cup
Pupils construct a model of a well to identify how water is brought to the surface. Signs of pollution are investigated.
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Making Community Measurements: Which Plant Part?
Students identify a plant in a given community and make a variety of measurements. They determine how a plant meets its basic needs. In addition to identifying plant parts, they observe seasonal change and compare plants within a community.
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Biotic Factors
Students identify individual organism, a species, and a population within the study community. They identify biotic factors at the site and attempt to characterize the site's species diversity.
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Where's the Barbecue?
Middle schoolers identify the major landforms, regions and rivers on a map of South Carolina. They compare the locations of the major Native American groups in the state as well. They chart where barbecue restaurants are located and...
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The Web Of Life - Overlapping Food Chains
Young scholars perform an activity in which they discover what happens when food chains overlap in an ecosystem and discover the three components of a food web.
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The Chain Gang
Students perform a food chain simulation to determine what happens when a food chain is broken.
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Gambling Sparks Battle at Civil War Site
Students examine different battles of the Civil War. They discuss the proposal to put in slot machines for revenue at the battleground. They examine many key turning points of the war through an interactive program.
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Prairie Grove Battlefield
Students examine the battle of Prairie Grove and Arkansas's role in the Civil War. They discover the realities of war on the soldiers and civilians. They analyze historical documents for content.
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Glorieta Battlefield
Students examine how important combat was in Mississippi during the Civil War. They analyze the Battle of Glorieta Pass and soldiers movements and actions during the conflict. They also examine local war memorials.
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Past v. Present: Using Geography & Anthropology
Learners examine artifacts and documents from their Canadian community. They analyze early Canadian history and make predictions about the future of the country.
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Lesson Plan on Why Nations Trade
Twelfth graders examine the difference between imports and exports and the types of decisions made by governments when it comes to trading. They identify the key players and characteristics of international trade. They also discuss...
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Sizing Up Hail
Students participate in an estimation and measurement activity to improve their estimates of the size of hail. They hold several different sized wooden balls and record their guesses of the ball's diameters. They compare their estimates.
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The Arctic and Taiga Ecozone of Canada
Students discover the differences in the Arctic and Taiga regions of Canada. They identify physical and human characteristics of both region. They also practice using an atlas.
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Do You Dig Wetland Soil?
Pupils study the physical differences between wetland and upland soils. They match colors to the different levels of the soil after digging holes. They create soil color charts and chart the texture of the soils.
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Can I Take Action?
Learners create a solution to a problem related to the environment. They work together to develop the plan and pitch the plan to their class. They discuss the action steps taken in a story they were read.
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Issues Awareness
Students work together to create a survery about environmental issues in their community. They calculate and graph the results. They discuss the importance of surveys to engineers.
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Changing Perspectives on the Japanese Internment Experiment
High schoolers discover the characteristics of Japanese internment during World War II. They discuss racist policies and use the internet to gather information to write their own version of history. They write essays from different...
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Mystical Chinese
Students explore various Chinese beliefs about the environment. Using the internet, they research the characteristics of Feng Shui. They discuss how human actions modify the physical environment and vice versa. They discover how the...
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The World In My Community
Pupils identify products in their community which are imported from other countries. After conducting a personal household survey, students research the product's country of origin. They discover the role imports have upon their daily...
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Indi/Visual
Eighth graders take photographs for a photo essay contest. Using primary source documents, they review various types of artwork and discuss how some of the images have become commonplace. They use the internet to view examples of...
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Lungs-Individual and Community Choices
Students research and discuss health issues related to lungs and breathing in this technology-based lesson for upper elementary classrooms. Emphasis is placed on internet research including the use of Google and the website brainpop.com.
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Where in the World Am I?
Students are introduced to geography skills. They answer questions on a worksheet using the internet and maps. They examine the area of Japan as well.
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How Does it Affect Plants?
Students examine the effects of acid rain on plants. They observe the growth of seeds and the health of different plants for a month. They share their findings with the community.
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Auditing the Energy-Guzzlers in Your Home
Pupils identify the energy sources in their community as renewable or non-renewable resources. Using their homes, they identify the types of energy they use to heat and power it. They calculate the amount of electricity used by each...