Students examine primary resources to analyze pictures and documents related to the Pontysyllte Aqueduct (built by Thomas Telford) in Britain. In this critical-thinking instructional activity, students answer questions based on primary...

Student compile a poetry anthology. In this literature activity, students examine notable poetry anthologies. Students then select a theme to build their anthologies of 10 poems pertaining to their chosen theme.

In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice questions regarding illogical comparisons and mixed construction. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

In this online interactive vocabulary skills learning exercise, learners match the 10 vocabulary terms in the word bank to the appropriate definitions. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Learners analyze the work of Stephen Crane as a lesson on surrealism and an antihero. In this surrealism lesson, students complete discuss activities for the topic. Learners then analyze Crane's poetry, his use of surrealism, and the...

Students compare and contrast modern life art in the works of Hilaire-Germain Edgar Degas and Paul Cezanne. In this art analysis lesson, students compare and contrast the two paintings. Students complete image based discussion. Students...

Students compare portraits focusing on the artists' choices in medium, composition, and meaning. In this portrait analysis lesson, students analyze the art pieces for their medium, composition, and meaning. Students create a...

In this dictation worksheet, students take dictation from a passage about male and female roles.

In this February and other words with tricky spellings worksheet, students use scrambled letters, definitions and a dictionary to identify 65 words with tricky spellings, then write them.  A list of more irregular words is included.

Students identify characters who exhibit conflicting character traits.  In this Crime and Punishment instructional activity, students identify and discuss characters who have opposing character traits.  Students relate their...

Learners research superbugs. In this personal health lesson, students visit selected websites to investigate the use of antibiotics and the prevalence of staphylococci.

Students define reflection, rotation and symmetry. For this symmetry lesson, students move the graph around the coordinate plane and identify the line of symmetry. They identify the different designs of a kaleidoscope.

Students solve the area of triangles. In this precalculus lesson, students are given two sides of a triangle and asked to calculate the area. They apply the law of sine and the side-angle-side area formula to solve.

Students investigate entrepreneurship as it relates to careers. In this career planning lesson, students create goals leading up to their career of choice. They identify the characteristics necessary ti be successful in the business world.

For this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, Greek root ambi, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.  

Pupils participate in a lesson that investigates post-modernism in American literature. They conduct the lesson with the help of reading "America" by Ginsberg to create context. Then students define the genre and the culture that has...

Students explore the issues of free trade and protectionism by role-playing. In particular, they will learn how these terms apply to an understanding of U.S.-Taiwan trade in textiles. After a lecture/demo, students break into groups for...

High schoolers can practice their French reading and writing skills while also practicing their math skills. They ask for help with math homework and check out other helpful sites.

Students complete a survey about how much they know about radon. They calculate the mean scores for each question and graph them. They discuss the results as a class.

Students complete and discuss a radon survery. They calculate the average for each question based on the response. They graph the responses and analyze the information.

Students in a Kindergarten class measure each other's height using large building blocks and then visit a 2nd and a 4th grade class to measure those students. They display the results in bar graphs, comparing the different age groups.

Students discover the techniques of creating Japanese Tanka poetry through in-class discussions and a fun group competition. This lesson is an excellent introduction to Japanese literature and/or poetry.

Students explore the different degrees and types of rape as defined in the state of Washington. They role-play as prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges, with one of each in different groups. The attorneys present their cases and the...

Students analyze gels to determine parentage in this lesson about scientific evidence, investigation, and DNA concepts. The lesson includes a pre-activity worksheet, a final individual assessment, and student handouts for in-class...