Small and large are relative terms; what's the best way to quantify them? Young scientists take on that challenge as they complete an interactive activity to explore size. They build structures during their exploration and begin using...

The big world is full of tiny surprises. Classes discover all things big and small while completing the second lesson of a five-part series comparing macro- and micro-objects. Learners collect items from around the room including things...

Make a big deal out of things the class can't see. Young scientists get an introduction to nanoscience in the fourth installment of a five-part series on scale. The instructional activity discusses current innovations in nanotechnology...

A nanometer is the approximate distance your fingernail grows in one second. Hard to visualize, isn't it? The third of a five-part instructional activity on scale seeks to help learners understand the size of the nanoscale of...

It is a long way from nano to macro. Learners examined the scale of measurement from macro to nano in the first four lessons of the five-part series. With the final installment, they review what they learned by classifying objects in one...

Cha-ching! Using the practical resource, scholars investigate the different types of bank accounts and banking services available. Pupils view a PowerPoint, practice writing checks, and complete a checking account research project.

It's George versus George in the battle for the American colonies. An interesting activity compares the leadership of George Washington and King George III during the American Revolution. Scholars read text, compare portraits, and...

Immigration issues are nothing new. An interesting lesson focuses on the racially motivated Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and its impact on the Chinese American community. Scholars read articles, analyze political cartoons, and...

Explore the link between solar energy and cloud cover using real data from NASA from China! Future climatologists analyze and interpret graphs of solar energy on clear and cloudy days using a literacy cube. Investigators draw conclusions...

Find out the science of how clouds keep Earth cooler on hot days. Using guided discussions, investigators analyze and interpret maps of how much solar energy Earth receives at different times of the year. Participants draw conclusions...

Aid your pupils in understanding the terms explicit and inferred while teaching them about colonial farmers. The third activity in the module builds off the previous activity and focuses heavily on inference. Learners analyze a...

Students examine the importance of the nutritional value of explorers' meals. They investigate the concepts of caloric intake vs. caloric expenditure and examine their own nutrition.

In this affect versus effect usage worksheet, students complete an 11 question on-line quiz. They choose the sentence in each example that includes the proper usage of the word affect or effect. They check their answers on-line.

Students use information about the Union and Confederate troops to create a bar graph.  In this graphing lesson, students graph troop information on a bar graph, color coding the information.  Students then find the differences...

Students engage in a debate regarding the Passover vs. Fourth of July holidays for American Jews. They form teams, one for the Fourth of July and one for the Passover and research their topic to build their arguments. After time to...

In this physical vs. chemical change worksheet, students answer 10 questions about identifying chemical and physical changes. They identify exothermic and endothermic reactions and the parts of a chemical equation. Students answer 1...

In this effect vs. affect worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with either effect or affect. Students complete 22 sentences.

Ninth graders use correct punctuation when writing. After defining the use of commas and semicolons, they discuss how punctuation can help eliminate confusion. They listen to a letter, first with correct punctuation, and then without...

Do your pupils need extra practice with often-confused words? There are five opportunities on this quiz for your pupils to demonstrate they’re able to tell the difference between these words. They can even put the quiz in their notebooks.

The class brainstorms lists of reasons why young people would choose to delay having sex and why they would choose to have sex. They discuss the lists as a large group and reflect on which reasons would be "good enough" to decide to have...

Young scholars analyze line plots. In this weather lesson using real NASA data, students discuss how weather affects the way the Earth is heated by comparing different line plots.

Are your pupils caught in the lie/lay confusion? Give them extra practice with a worksheet that defines the difference in meaning, conjugates the words, and gives examples of how the two verbs are used. Learners then practice with 10...

What’s the difference between primary and secondary source materials? Here’s a handout, designed as a reference for learners, that does a good job of distinguishing between primary and secondary source materials and providing examples of...

Fact or opinion? That is the challenge facing learners who must record statements from a passage in either the fact or opinion column on a one-page template.