Students examine how the author tries to capture the reader's imagination immediately, through imagery--and hold on to it. They locate Ukraine on a world map and understand Lenin's role in the establishment of Russian communism and the...

Students investigate mutations and simulate their mutation while trying to collect food. In this mutations lesson plan, students pick an identified mutation out of a paper bag. They simulate their mutation while trying to collect food...

Students complete activities to learn about Southeastern Native Americans.  In this lifestyles activity, students watch a PowerPoint about Southeastern Native Americans, view artifacts from the region and discuss the objects with a...

Students investigate tides and the land submerged under them.  In this intertidal field trip, Students visit the intertidal zone and observe the habitats and animals that live there.  Students view the pools under rocks where...

Fifth graders participate in a game to become familiar with predators and preys.  In this predator vs. prey lesson, 5th graders ascertain whether a photo shows an organism as a predator or a prey. Students read Killer Creatures....

Sixth graders study the important habitats, flora, fauna, and physical factors of coastal habitats. They compare the aquatic habitats to terrestrial habitats by researching and completing tables with the information.

Students observe changes in a selected tree leaf near their homes during the fall. Twice each week students record changes in the leaf using words, pictures, and numbers.

Students participate in an inquiry activity. They relate the structure of an appendage to its function. They describe how a deepwater organism to its environment without bright light.

Fourth graders physically form a circle that shows the interconnectedness of the components of a habitat. They form circles and role play the parts of habitats.

Students begin the lesson by noting the many ways in which to use peanuts. In groups, they use the internet to research the work of George Washington Carver. They discover the allergies and nutritional information of the peanut and...

Students explore their sense of touch and discover why the sense of touch is important to us and to how we observe and identify our world.

Students explore the relationship between producers and consumers. In this activity, they trace the ingredients in the foods they eat to plants. Supplement to Natureworks episode from New Hampshire Public Television, but activities may...

Students read a narrative "The Domestic Slave Trade" and answer questions about states' slave trading. They read another narrative "Runaway Journey" and answer questions about runaway slaves. They discuss the impact of the slave trade on...

Pupils complete question sheet on Bats and research information using a list of websites provided by the teacher. They work with peers to complete a scavenger hunt worksheet about bats.

Students are introduced to useing websites as a data source. Using bird population predictions, they test their predictions from various websites. They record, organize and graph the data and share their results with the class.

In this vocabulary worksheet, students complete sentences, filling in blanks using words from a word pool at the top of the worksheet.

In this comprehension worksheet, students read a web site passage about elephants, then complete a set of 10 true/false questions.

Sixth graders research Lake Superior and its ecosystem. Students investigate the lake's cycles of mixing and stratification and how these cycles affect the biology of the lake. This lesson contains five days of activities.

Students examine the importance of speaking more than one language. They read and discuss an account written by a Peace Corps teacher in Ukraine, answer discussion questions, and discuss why English is taught in Ukraine.

Students identify items we use from the rainforest. In this earth science instructional activity, students recall prior facts about the rainforest and list items we use from the rainforest. Students create "Rainforest Cookies" using...

In this biomes learning exercise, students read an article on biomes and answer 10 multiple choice, short answer or true and false questions relating to biomes.

In this tundra worksheet, students read about tundras and the plants and animals that live in tundras. They then use what they learned to answer the 10 questions on the page. The answers are on the last page.

Students create a dinosaur egg with balloons and newspaper.  In this earth science lesson, students explore the extinction of dinosaurs.  Students view a web clip and relate it to the extinction of animals they have never seen.

In this Kalahari worksheet, students read a 2-page selection about the !Kung and then respond to 3 short answer questions and complete 1 graphic organizer about the selection.