Students practice working with the metric system. Students use a metric ruler to measure and record lengths of group member's smiles, and graph their results. Students find the sum of all the smiles.

Students play The Dictionary Game--also called Balderdash as a way to learn new vocabulary words.

Students become familiar with word usage and synonyms.

Sixth graders earn vocabulary lists from science and social studies lessons.

Learners gain practice in the use of fractions, changing fractions, using equivalent fractions, and paying attention to detail. They divide a word into appropriate fractional parts and use equivalent fractions to correctly divide words.

Students work in pairs taking measurements of a tree. They measure the trunk, crown, and height using vertical and horizontal measurement. Then students create a bar graph using the information they gathered.

Students write a fraction to tell what part of a region is shaded, name the numerator and denominator of a fraction and identify equivalent fractions.

Students adopt a tree, take a bark rubbing from that tree, and conduct research about that type of tree. They write an original piece about their tree using three facts and in a genre of their choice.

Fourth graders, in groups, invent a product to sell, create a commercial for it using a stick puppet they make.

Students create a book about plants they observe after identifying and researching them.

Students use stickers and graph paper to map cricket movement.

Learners examine the part that transpiration plays in the hydrologic cycle. They observe how plants play a role in maintaining a stable environment.

Learners consider the earth and its problems as a system. They examine the fragility of that system when population, pollution, 1st world verse 3rd world, terrorism, etc., are considered as interactive parts of a spaceship earth.

Students calculate and measure the diameter of the sun. They construct a meter stick instrument, calculate the diameter using a formula, and compare the measurement with the accepted scientific measurement.

Students research topics. They teach a lesson based on their chosen topic to other students.

Students examine how length, amplitude, and mass affect the period of a pendulum. They conduct an experiment that analyzes the variables affecting how a pendulum works, and identify the proportions that exist between the variables.

Students examine the concept of parallax. They determine a method to calculate the distance of objects from their data, participate in a demonstration, and describe how our eyes use parallax to determine the distance of objects.

Students define kinetic energy and know the effects of weight and speed on momentum.  In this investigative lesson plan students get into groups and design a roller coaster. 

Students study the process for diffusion of molecules. In this chemistry lesson plan, students understand molecular movement, develop skills for a chemistry investigation, develop skills in making hypotheses, develop observational...

Students research and study animals. For this animals lesson, students draw pictures of animal movements and create animals books. This activity is meant to be a culminating activity for a unit on animals.

Students consider how to stand up to peer pressure. In this personal health lesson, students discuss options for refusing peer pressure as they respond to the provided questions.

Learners are rewarded for attendance. In this school-wide rewards lesson, students earn "dollars" for attendance and being in class on time. Learners use those dollars to bid on everyday items of their choice.

Students reinforce numeral recognition by matching and writing the numbers from 1-20. In this numeral recognition lesson, students count aloud sequentially from one to twenty, identify numerals 1-20, write numerals 1-20, and match...

Third graders participate in oral activities to remember spelling words. In this spelling instructional activity, 3rd graders participate in orally spelling the words using different sounds for consonant and vowels. Students repeat...