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Decisions! Decisions! What Will I Do?
Students demonstrate formats of opportunity cost. Students illustrate this concept by choosing two pictures and analyzing them for color and cost. They write a short paper explaining their findings.
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Farming Fantastic Friends
Seventh graders demonstrate scientific inquiry to design and perform an experiment involving Grow Creatures. They participate in a class discussion, and in small groups design an experiment that determines how to change the materials to...
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Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Young scholars read the novel "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry". Using the text, they gather information on how and why the Civil Rights Movement began. They use excerpts from Martin Luther King Jr's speeches to discuss the issue of...
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Algebra, Multiplication, and Division of Fractions
Students gain knowledge by measuring time and distance for solving unknowns in an equation. They also will design an airplane and chance to communicate mathematically by writing essays.
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Au!
Students describe the properties of gold. They analyze why gold has been valued throughout history. Students view the physical property identification and formation of gold. They view and analyze "pyrite" within the classroom.
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Using Authentic Texts to Teach Vocabulary
Students read an article identifying any new vocabulary words they are unfamiliar with. Using the text, they discover antonyms, synonyms and word families. They answer comprehension questions and review the vocabulary to end the lesson...
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Yeast Bread - Pretzel Lab
Students work with yeast in preparing soft pretzels. They identify the characteristics and ingredients used in yeast breads from quick breads, and how to prepare them in a variety of recipes. They need to set their table, eat and...
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Don't Marry the Mole!
Third graders examine the power of solar energy. In groups, they create their own pizza box solar oven to discover the power of the sun and how it is a source for heat and light. To end the instructional activity, they use the internet...
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Feedback and Flowcharts
Sixth graders explain what a negative feedback system is and they distinguish it from a positive feedback system. They describe examples of how negative feedback is used in both nature and technology. , Students define homeostasis, and...
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Creating the Water Cycle
Students create a terrarium to examine the stages of the water cycle. In small groups, they plant and water a seed in an enclosed plastic container. Each day they diagram and write observations of the terrarium using water cycle vocabulary.
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Skeletal System
Students identify the components and functions of the skeletal system. They identify and interpret that the skeletal system is the frame for the human body and are evaluated by their behavior and participation throughout the lesson.
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Is it Alive?
Students watch a demonstration using Duco glue and water and try to determine if the "monster" shown is alive. After the demonstration, they discuss what characteristics make an organism "alive". They participate in a card sorting...
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Soil Analysis
Students examine zip lock bags of clay, silt, and sand to determine its origin. They rotate through stations to compare different soils and perform oil separation and Tullgren funnel tests.
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Make Sense of Nature
Pupils participate in this program that heightens their awareness and curiosity of nature as well as their sense of adventure and exploring new surroundings. They identify and choose an object from nature after exploring it with other...
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Talk-About-It
Students identify and interpret how it is important to know class rules and the difference between "Big" and "Small" problems. They identify what the problem is, how the problem makes them feel, how the problem was solved, and how to...
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Inquiry into Heat Loss and Insulation
Students design an experiment to test the problem of the porridge in Baby Bear's bowl as being just right while the other porridge was either too hot or too cold. They explain the steps of their experiment and record their observations...
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Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
Learners explore the nature and magnitude of gravitational forces. In this gravitation activity students study gravity and answer questions.
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School Forest Lesson- Looking at Literature
Students compare what they learned though literature to the school forest. In this environment lesson, students visit the forest surrounding their school to listen to literature and identify objects in nature. Students create a display...
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The Physical Setting
Students study atoms and their protons and neutrons. In this physical setting instructional activity students work together to complete a lab activity.
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Brain Development
Students examine the discoveries that were made in the brain in the 1960's and compare them to the effects of today. In this brain development lesson students divide into groups and participate in several activities that help them to...
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Measuring Work
Students examine how work is measured and name the units that are used to measure it. For this science lesson students create their own story problem.
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Lung Disease
Pupils simulate breathing for a smoker and someone with a chronic lung disease. For this health science lesson, students examine the short and long term effects of smoking. They write a persuasive argument against it.
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Muscles in Motion
Students explain how biceps and triceps work. In this life science lesson, students conduct an experiment to test which muscle (biceps or triceps) is stronger. They calculate class average from the result.
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Charge Challenge
Students observe the behavior of different charged objects. In this science lesson, students perform a series of static electricity experiments. They discuss their observations in class.
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