Learners study Mars and Odyssey's mission to Mars. In groups, they plan a community that could live on Mars.

Eleventh graders are introduced to various basic and advanced poetic devices. They read several poems and practice identifying poetic elements. They identify at least two different poems and substantiate why they belong in the canon.

Students explore fascinating world of rainforest, and participate in activities such as adopt-an-acre-of-the- rainforest, adopt-a-rainforest-animal, sequencing, comparing and contrasting, word processing and searching the Internet.

Students participate in activities in which they model different disabilities. They discuss their experiences as a class. They work together in groups to discuss how to improve an adaptive device.

Students examine the use of bronze and porcelain in Chinese art and commerce through in-class activities, role play events, and small-group discussions in this exciting Social Studies/Arts lesson.

Students explore a programming curriculum based in the Java language. They start with the basic information needed to code and run their first program. Students analyze the planning, debugging and testing points of the unit. They write a...

Students explore the studies on scientists building a mechanical super-soldier that can heal its own wounds. Students consider and discuss the implications of mastering and using this type of technology. Students analyze the importance...

Students examine the painting style of Henri Matisse and Fauvism. They view and discuss a PowerPoint presentation on Fauvism and Henri Matisse, conduct Internet research, create a list of characteristics of the Fauvism style, and create...

Students role play as nurse managers in a hospital and are faced with an infection control crisis. They are to examine the feasible ways to solve and control the problem. Students utilize technology, language arts, trade and industry,...

Students listen aloud to books by Tomie dePaola. They utilize the Internet to study the geography and culture of the places the they read about in Tomie dePaola's books. They answer questions about Norway through an Internet treasure hunt.

Students become aware of how animals use their colors to their advantage. They participate in a virtual field trip with the Bronx Zoo. Students use correct grammar and punctuation to write a paragraph discussing how an animal's color or...

Students disassemble and rebuild computers. In this computer hardware instructional activity, students learn to refurbish computers, then donate the rebuilt computers in their community.

Students describe the properties of solids and liquids, and explain how a semiconductor works.  In this atom lesson students demonstrate the bonding properties of carbon and silicon.

High schoolers construct an interferometer using a simple telescope. In this physics instructional activity, students explain how light waves create the fringe patterns. They observe patterns made by different objects in the sky and...

Fourth graders engage in a lesson to find information about a famous Hoosiers. The teacher provides a list for them to choose from. The students conduct the research using the internet. They use the information to create an oral...

Students compare and contrast the attributes of winter birds. In this winter bird activity, students examine the physical attributes of Black-capped Chickadees, Cardinals, Blue Jays, Flickers, Juncos, Nuthatches, and Tufted Titmouses as...

Eleventh graders examine the Civil War.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders investigate the causes, effects, and the lives of people during the Civil War.  Students develop a research paper using various...

Students act as paleontologists to discover who a mystery guest to the classroom was. They do not know the identity of the guest but infer the identity from items left behind in the classroom. They make inferences from dinosaur fossils.

Students study the role of the International Money Fund and develop an understanding of international trade. They investigate learning in a cooperative atmosphere.

Fourth graders discuss ways in which the environment is helpful to humans. They discover how their actions affect the environment. They identify how animals and humans are subjected to the same environmental conditions.

Students explore Quick Writes and RAFTs in all academic areas. They review the 6+1 Traits of Writing, the purpose of quick writes and how they can be used in various content areas.

Third graders study Henry Ford and his invention of the assembly line. They write about the differences between cars of the past and the cars they see in their community today. They take a fieldtrip to the Henry Ford Mansion.

Students explore the concept of polyhedra. For this polyhedra lesson, students use the Internet to manipulate virtual polyhedra models. Students create polyhedra models from straws, toothpicks, cardboard, Plexiglas, and other materials.

Ninth graders study facts about human blood and what it is made of.  In this blood composition lesson students divide into groups and complete several activities.