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A Bug's Life: Diary of an Insect's Metamorphosis
Fifth graders examine the stages of insect's to understand heredity. In this inherited traits lesson plan, 5th graders explore the life of the honeybee for its inherited traits. Students recognize the difference between inherited...
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Viruses Released
Seventh graders assume different roles to determine the cause of a possible virus outbreak in their school. They must investigate the symptoms reported and determine the virus causing these conditions, analyze the body systems affected...
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Creeping and Crawling Observing Mealworms and Earthworms
Young scholars observe the inherited traits in earthworms and mealworms. In this organisms lesson, students view a live mealworm and earthworm on a tray and identify the body parts. Young scholars measure the worms and observe the...
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Sense-itive Issues
Students consider the difficulties of adapting to the loss of different senses. They work in small groups, each developing a fictional superhero who experiences a loss of one of sense and must compensate for it with his or her other senses.
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Occupational Oxymoron
Students consider their own notions of poverty, examine the life of a woman classified as "working poor" from a variety of perspectives, and present their findings to the class. Then, students synthesize their knowledge in a paper.
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"Smart Choices About Sex"
Students examine peer pressure as it relates to sex. They watch and discuss a video, identify messages and values they receive from different groups, develop a list of their own personal values related to sex, and design a brochure or...
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A More Perfect Union?
Learners read and discuss the article "Bush Insists U.S. Must Not Fail in Iraq." They work in small groups to answer three questions based on their category by searching for the answers in the article read in class.
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Gunshots by the Numbers
Young scholars analyze the incidence of gun injuries among children and what can be done about it by reading and discussing the article "Keeping Guns Out of Children's Hands." They convert statistics about gun injuries into visual...
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Public vs. Private
Young scholars watch two commericals from previous presidential elections on the topic of healthcare. After reading an article, they identify the position of the various candidates for the 2008 election. In groups, they brainstorm their...
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Trout Are Made of Trees Crayon Mural
Students recognize that for a trout habitat to be ideal, several components must be present. In this trout lesson, students explore what makes a healthy stream. Students create paintings for a mural of a trout habitat....
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A Trip Down Memory Lane- Memoir Lesson Plans
By teaching memoir lesson plans, teachers can help students expand their awareness of different languages and cultures.
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Walk Around the Block
Second graders participate in walking a route in a neighborhood with parent volunteers in order to stress the importance of looking and listening for moving cars. They take this "field trip
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An Ounce of Prevention...
Students discuss current H.I.V. prevention strategies and adapt these strategies to address the spread of H.I.V. in developing countries. They analyze the results of an international AIDS conference called "The Urgent Search for an AIDS...
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Hazard Identification Activity
Students identify the types of hazards in their classrooom. They develop a plan to eliminate as many of them as possible. They practice earthquake drills to be better prepared during an emergency.
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Check Out This Label
Students participate in a discussion on why food labels are important and how they were developed. Using the internet, they research what is meant by the 'use by' date and discover how the ingredients are listed on the package. They use...
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Be Strong / Live Strong Stationary Bike Program
Students participate in a Be Strong Bike Program that rewards them for exhibiting positive behavior. If a student is caught doing something good, they receive a positive behavior slip that has a written description of their positive...
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Mission Meals
High schoolers engage in a investigation of the types of meals that astronauts eat in space while examining the types of nutritional elements needed for optimum physical tasks in space. They are given different foods and then document...
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Spring Harvest
Students engage in a activity that is interested in the foods related to the season of Spring. They conduct research using a variety of resources while creating menus to match the regions of The United States. Students create food items...
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Energy Balance
Young scholars explore energy. For this health and nutrition lesson, students brainstorm a list of healthy foods that provide energy, and identify physical activities that burn energy. Young scholars complete a good nutrition...
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A Big Issue
Students examine the issue of childhood obesity. For this current events lesson, students explore the personal health issue as they discuss balanced diets, food diaries, and the 2012 London Olympics. Suggestions for classroom activities...
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Problem Solving
Students identify problem solving strategies and demonstrate the ability to make choices using those strategies. For this problem solving lesson plan, students are introduced to vocabulary and strategies by playing a hula hoop game, then...
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Responsibilities
Students identify different responsibilities they have at home and at school. For this responsibilities lesson plan, students identify the responsibilities they need to follow through on and what happens when they don't. They put...
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Seat Belts and Bike Helmets
Students answer questions on seat belts and bike helmets. In this seat belt and bike helmet lesson plan, students watch a demonstration with eggs and simulated seat belt and bike helmet about why some eggs broke and some stayed safe...
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It's Time to Call 911
Students demonstrate how to get help in an emergency. In this 'In Case Of An Emergency" lesson plan, students listen to a story called It's Time to Call 911, describe emergencies using their senses, practice writing/saying important...