Learners explore the concept of environmental stewardship. In this interdisciplinary instructional activity, students investigate the media response to the Gulf oil spill as they examine live streaming video, interpret data, and share...

In this conditional if/when worksheet, learners fill in blanks with the best conditional, if or when to show relationships between statements/events. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

Eighth graders work in pairs to discover how to prioritize expenses in a budget.

Students research biofilms and create brochures. They role play as advertising firm members assigned to educate the general public about biofilms. They create "wanted dead or alive" posters about harmful and helpful biofilms respectively.

Students calculate the radius of the earth. They use the method and data suggested by Eratosthenes. They investigate the interrelationships among mass, distance, force, and time through experimental processes.

This lesson plan focuses on making bread, but also spends some time on the origins of wheat. In order to make the bread, each class member receives a kit full of the materials they will need. Included here is a detailed list of...

Students are given the "Pet Store Decisions" task sheet and a rubric that goes with it. Students discuss the task and make a plan for using the rubric sheet to complete the task. Students formulate questions, studies and data collection...

Students are taken through the design process to develop a system of time management for themselves and others. They practice participating in a critique of other students' time schedules and modify and improve their initial time...

Young scholars discuss rocks and other earth materials made up of minerals. They identify minerals by means of their more obvious physical properties such as hardness, luster, color, streak, cleavage and fracture. They arrange a given...

Students discuss the characteristics of a quality relationship and determine how such a relationship is maintained. After reading a scenario of a relationship, students take one character at a time and place themselves in the character's...

In this The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis worksheet, students define six key vocabulary words and answer four comprehension questions on letter eleven.

In this genetic technology activity, students will answer 6 true or false statements and 4 short answer questions based on the mapping and sequencing of the human genome and the applications of the Human Genome Project.

In this language arts instructional activity creator, students develop their multi-letter sorting skill. They examine how to sort letters, and letter sequences on worksheets that are created by the teacher who sets the parameters for the...

For this grammar worksheet, students review how to recognize verbs in sentences and then find and circle the verbs in twenty sentences.

In this Pilgrims coloring page worksheet, learners help a pair of Pilgrims work their way through a maze to find their way home and then color the page with appropriate colors for illustration.

In this uppercase and lowercase letter matching worksheet, students cut out the umbrella cards and match the uppercase letters to the correct lowercase letters. This worksheet covers all of the letters in the alphabet and there are some...

In this English skills instructional activity, students complete 12 English skill activities of various topics. These topics include onomatopoeia, word endings, root words, vowels, consonants, parts of speech, anagrams, spelling, and...

For this two-part expressions crossword puzzle worksheet, students practice key vocabulary as they read the 11 clues to correctly fill in the word puzzle. Students also write 4 sentences.

In this consolidating if structures worksheet, students complete 8 sentences so that they mean the same thing that matching sentences mean. Students also write 3 if clauses to accompany the 3 scenarios on the worksheet.

Students explore crime within society and the factors that affect it. In this lesson plan about sociology and crime, students are introduced to key ideas concerning crime and society. Students develop an understanding of factors in...

In this irregular verb worksheet, students fill in the blank in a set of 20 sentences, using the correct verb for each. Online link is available on worksheet.

In this media literacy activity, students explore 4 websites in web search for a health-related issue. They respond to 7 questions regarding each of the sites. Students review their answers and write 1 paragraph pertaining to their...

Young scholars investigate the effect of water, temperature, and light on plant growth. In this plant activity, students identify the parts of the plant and participate in an online activity. The website is included in this lesson plan.

Students explore the parts of a flower and pollination of flowers. In this plants instructional activity, students use an interactive whiteboard to label the parts of a plant and the functions of each part. Students complete a worksheet...