Students get the opportunity to investigate the concept of data collecting. They explore how to tally and read a bar graph. Vocabulary about data is also be included. At the end of the lesson, individual students collect data independently.

Students explore graph making by investigating St. Patrick's day food. In this holiday food instructional activity, students discuss their favorite green foods in honor of St. Patrick's day. Students create a graph based on the data of...

Prior to this lesson, 5th graders will have collected notes from several sources. Students extend their note taking to include at least one example each of summarizing and paraphrasing. They record bibliographic information for each...

Students research the life of Johnny Appleseed. They research a person of their choice and create a holiday for them. They share their new holiday with the class.

Students review the reasons why Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States. Using the internet, they research the history of the holiday and discover what the first Thanksgiving was like. They also examine a typical menu for a...

Students explore space science by participating in a star identification activity. In this astronomy lesson, students identify different star patterns and discuss the movement of stars across the sky as the seasons change. Students...

Students plan a mission to a recently discovered planet. In this science lesson, students research spacecraft design, distances in space, long-term missions in space, and life-sustaining planets. Students work in groups to research an...

Students research the Hubble Space Telescope. For this Hubble Space Telescope lesson, students complete a webquest about the Hubble Space Telescope.