Students use visualization techniques when reading poetry.  In this visualization and poetry lesson, students work in groups to present a tableau that depicts a word from the poem as classmates guess the word.  Students then...

Students explore political persuasive writing. In this government and persuasive writing lesson, students work in groups to write text and create graphics for a  brochure describing and promoting a predetermined political candidate.

Eleventh graders examine government regulations. In this industrialization lesson, 11th graders look into what was going on inside American factories during the era. Students read excerpts of The Jungle and watch selected video clips...

Learners investigate Microsoft excel. In this technology instructional activity, students create formulas using excel and apply these formulas to solve relative, absolute and mixed reference cells. They perform immediate and delayed...

Students are introduced to the letter v. In this letter v instructional activity, students discuss volcanoes, practice writing the letter v, color a v poster, and create a book. This instructional activity comes with many attached...

Learners explore the Sistine Chapel. In this European history lesson, students watch "Sistine Chapel Frescoes: Scenes from Genesis." Learners then discuss the Vatican and the role of the Pope. Students then visit a website to take a...

Middle schoolers view a Dangerous Earth video and research a historic or recent earthquake.  In this earthquake instructional activity students create a piece of are to portray the experience of their particular earthquake. 

In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, learners respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Ibsen's An Enemy of the People. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Middle schoolers research the art of selected cultures. In this visual arts lesson, students compose essays after they conduct independent research on the art of a culture. Middle schoolers also create art proposals that feature the...

Students explore an international terror alert originating in Yemen.  In this lesson plan, students read an article that explains a terror alert in Britain, then complete several activities that reinforce the reading, including a...

Students explore natural selection. For this genetic adaptation lesson, students discover why certain traits continue and some traits disappear. Students discover how species evolve and change. Resources are provided.

Students study shark and ray adaptations that have helped their survival.  In this animal adaptations lesson plan students view a video and work in groups to research specific types of sharks and rays.

Students study the effects of wildlife conservation and relocation.  In this conservation lesson students view video on the preservation of the giraffe populations and discuss the impact that humans have had on them.

Students explore the different habitats in the Balkan peninsula. In this ecology lesson, students research about a species and create a 3D diorama of its environment. They present project in class and share their research findings.

Students study hummingbirds and how they use Newton's law.  In this motion instructional activity students complete several activities and view videos of hummingbirds. 

Young scholars explore the predator-prey relationship using an interactive game. In this biology lesson, students compare their physical attributes. They explain how  predators develop to make it stronger and efficient as hunters....

Students investigate the different adaptation and skills of jungle species. In this ecology lesson plan, students play an interactive online game where they match species with their adaptation. They research about a specific adaptation...

Young scholars examine how cattle have evolved through natural selection and selective breeding.  In this natural selection lesson students compare and contrast natural and artificial selection.

Students study the physical properties of minerals and illustrate their functions.  For this mineral lesson students construct models of some minerals.

Students study the different types of volcanoes and how they erupt.  In this volcano lesson students identify where volcanoes are most prevalent and options for predicting eruptions. 

Students examine Death Valley including the amount of precipitation and winds that it gets.  In this climate based lesson students explain the reasons for the amount of precipitation and windward patterns in Death Valley.

Learners explore U.S. geography by completing a research project about the National Parks. In this scenery image analysis lesson, students identify the different national parks in our country and observe paintings and images by famous...

Students maintain a journal and write about various types of transportation.  In this transportation lesson, students write using flash cards to describe vehicles. Students listen to stories and sing a song...

Students observe a local area for living organisms and their habitats.  In this local ecosystems instructional activity, students complete an online field journal.  Students share their findings and sort them into categories....