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Electric Light Art
Students write a poem about a single work of art by Flavin. In this descriptive response instructional activity, students express their feelings about the work and organize words into phrases. Students arrange word phrases on paper to...
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The Coconut Cake Problem
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students determine the correct way to cut a cake into four pieces of equal volume so that one person got the most icing. The one page worksheet contains one problem. Solution is provided.
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Breakfast, Off to a Good Start
Students discover the benefits of eating a healthy breakfast. In this adult health lesson plan, students compare the characteristics of breakfast eaters and nonbreakfast eaters. They examine cereals for their fiber and sugar content.
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Tata Young
In this famous people learning exercise, learners read a passage about Tata Young and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches,...
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City Quiz Series
In this United Kingdom cities worksheet, students read and answer questions related to a text about the Victoria Shopping Centre in Nottingham. Students answer 15 questions.
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Exercise 23--the Regular Pentagon on a Given Side
Middle schoolers examine and study how to recognize the characteristics of a regular pentagon and demonstrate how to construct one. They become aware of associating a regular pentagon to its term of a double map and practice the concept...
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Leaves
Students explore, observe, and collect leaves from outside. They make journal entries, discuss the differences and common features of leaves and what function leaves serve. They will discuss the plant and tree leaves. Students draw...
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Icing On The Cake
Eighth graders follow a recipe, focusing on the concepts of ratio and proportion, to mix a batch of icing. They decorate cupcakes in the form of a pumpkin.
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New Jersey Estuaries
Students experiment to discover that salt water is denser than fresh water by creating color coded solutions. They examine how heavy rainstorms and high tides develop layers of different degrees of density.
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Fair Game
In this problem solving instructional activity, students use a spinner to help them solve the math game. Students then determine if the game is fair for all players and explain why or why not.
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Microbial Spoilers: The Impact of Microorganisms on the Shelf-life of Milk
Pupils are inroduced to a commonly used microbial culturing technique. They explore the role of microorganisms in determining the shelf-life of food products.
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Dicey Poetry
Students role cubes prepared with vocabulary and parts of speech on each side. They collect words and create poems from the words collected. They read their poems to the class.
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Power Point -- Science Portfolio
Students are introduced to Microsoft PowerPoint. Using the internet, they research a topic of interest to them related to science. They create three slides and share them with the class. They also discover how to print the slides and...
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Trust Throughout the Day
Students talk about trust and how it influences their lives each day. They discuss what it means to trust someone and how other people trust them. After the discussion, they draw a pictures of a world with trust and one without trust.
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Observation and Discovery
Students explore the basic skills guiding sound scientific invvestigation and methodology. They are introduced to a powerful scientific tool-the microscope. Students review the parts of the microscope. They discuss the inventor of the...
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A Mixed Bag of Apples
Middle schoolers recognize that individuals and groups have both common and different attributes and that each individual may be a member of many different groups. They recognize, appreciate and value individual differences and...
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My Favorite Day
In this unique holidays and writing worksheet, students read about four different festivals/holidays and match the words in the center circle to the correct boxes.