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The Mormon Trail Through Iowa

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read selections from travel diaries and create their own travel diary.  In this Mormon Trail through Iowa lesson, students discover background of the Mormon Trek of 1846 and discuss how a group may be persecuted for beliefs. ...
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Juan Bobo Sends the Pig to Mass

For Teachers 1st
Students read the story Juan Bobo Sends the Pig to Mass and complete language arts activities connected to the story. In this language arts lesson plan, 1st graders complete activities including discussion, reading, writing, drawing, and...
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Jubal's Wish

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars discuss the story "Jubal's Wish." For this literature lesson, students take turns making predictions about what will happen next in the story and state their own wish by taking turns as well.
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Research/Technical Writing: Paraphrasing

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students work in groups to paraphrase an article.  In this paraphrasing lesson plan, each group is assigned a paragraph to paraphrase in one sentence.  Other groups critique the sentences to make sure each is effective.  When the...
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Spanish Fiesta Food &n

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners get a taste of Spanish culture. In this Spanish cuisine activity, students sample albondigas, ensalada de boca, huevos en mayonesa, margo, and tortilla. Learners note the ingredients used in the dishes and draw conclusions about...
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Class Eco-war

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students debate environmental issues. In this global issues lesson, students listen to lectures and conduct research on global climate change and discuss methods to sustain the global environment.
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Context Clues

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students develop vocabulary using pre -reading strategies. In this language arts lesson, students discuss the intended message from observing a picture. Additionally, students explore guessing the covered word within a text.
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Always Allow Alliteration (part 1)

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify letters and sound that are being alliterated in a text they are given. In this alliteration worksheet, students also create alliteration in words and sentences.
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Demystifying Stereotypes and Understanding

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate cultural diversity. In this Asian cultures lesson, students discuss the attributes of cultures and participate in a classroom simulation that requires them to experience Asian cultural norms and compare them to...
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Horton Hears a Who

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the ways that communities work in the story Horton Hears a Who and compare that to the community in which they live.
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Vowels, Reading Fluency

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice identifying words with the short o vowel sound. They use the strategy will reading a page from The Hare and the Tortoise. They read the passage while focusing on increasing their reading fluency and practice...
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Coal Combustion

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Pupils determine that coal can burn to produce heat.
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Population Dynamics of Growth of Drosophila

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students experiment with Drosophila to determine if density of female flies, food sources, temperature and light affect the population dynamics of growth. Students graph their data and compare their results to the number of human...
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Population Dynamics of Growth of Drosophila

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate population dynamics such as variation in density of females, composition of food sources an environmental factors such as light and temperature on Drosophila. They then relate their findings to human populations and...
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Headline Poems

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students create poems using selected newspaper headlines, magazines, on-line publications etc. They choose headlines and compose their poems using their selected material. They add punctuation, photos and/or drawings as desired.
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Laboratory - Density of a Material

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students conduct a lab (with water, guar gum and sodium borate) and carefully record physical and chemical properties and changes throughout the session, and experiment with weighing by difference.
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Coal: More Than Meets the Eye!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners participate in a hands-on simulation to help them explain that coal resources are deposited unevenly between the earth's surface and under the ground.
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Traditional Uses of Wood

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore properties of wood used to make cultural items and make a ring and stick game.
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Traveling Apples

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students locate countries in which different apples are grown. They discuss and illustrate different types of transportation that would be best for traveling between the United States and New Zealand. They share their stories and...
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Fruit Lecture and Lab

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify the preparation guidelines and techniques in preventing oxidation of fresh fruits, selection and storage of fruits, the importance of fruit in the diet and recommended servings by completing a lab and lecture.
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Geological Time Line

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars demonstrate knowledge of when coal was formed by plotting a geological time line.
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Wild Lion Vets

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners research and explore the "king of the beasts" then make their own field guide of cats by doing research on each one and including information such as appearance, habitat, range, and food.
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Science Experiments with Eggs

For Teachers 1st - 5th
ESL students experiment with eggs to learn the science concepts and science process language.
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#1 Fluent Reading: What Does it Sound Like?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students work on recognizing fluent reading and distinguishing between word recognition and fluency.

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