Learners develop estimation skills by using real life situations. In this estimation lesson students collect data about their television watching habits. They make hypothesis about the number of hours they watch, how many...

Middle schoolers plan a weekend car trip to Seattle Washington. They leave Friday afternoon and arrive back Sunday afternoon.

Students explore the history, rationale and ethics of civilian bombing in times of war. They consider war strategy, the laws and conventions of war and international implications.

Students consider the relationship between gang violence and the factors that can contribute to its increase. After researching the issues behind one such factor, students make recommendations that may help reduce gang violence.

Learners compare the differences between job varieties. In this career exploration lesson, students evaluate different aspects of jobs and then write a diary entry as if they were the real employee.

Students take a virtual tip to the Mural Museum and examine the Museo Mural Diego Rivera. Students Identify fifteen people in the mural and research them to find out more about their lives. They discover the history of the painting and...

Students research celebrity philanthropists. In this philanthropy lesson plan, students read an article about Andrew Carnegie and identify ways he was philanthropic. Students choose a celebrity philanthropist to research.

Students create weather journals. In this weather science lesson plan, students use digital cameras to record the daily weather and write a paragraph in a weather journal.

Young scholars discover the 5 senses by analyzing poetry.  In this poetry lesson plan, students read a poem with their class and analyze how each sense plays into their understanding of the poem.  Young scholars write a poem...

Pupils enjoy winter activities. In this field trip opportunities lesson plan, students may visit the Royal Botanic Gardens, Bocketts Farm, Clapham Common, or the Dinosaur Museum online or in-person.

Students explore current events by completing a list of worksheet activities. In this Libyan history lesson, students read a news article discussing the problems with Gaddafi in Libya and the effect it is having in the Middle East....

Students form a Political Campaign Agency and try to secure the job of crating a studenT book about politics through the eyes of Students.

Fifth graders work in pairs in order to research an assigned volcano and answer specific questions that are listed in this lesson plan. They use a teacher created database to answer questions regarding specific characteristics of...