Hone your learners' inference-making skills with this exercise. The worksheet includes four passages that learners read and answer questions about. Pupils must note down their inferences along with textual evidence that support their...

Glide into the study of flight. An engaging lesson plan has scholars research information on the Wright brothers. They develop props and produce a recreation of the first flight at Kitty Hawk. They then report on the event as if they...

Scissors, glue, and an old book. Punches, crimpers, and rulers. Kids gather their tools and get set to create relief sculptures by deconstructing books.

Students create pieces of Abstract art by listening to various genres of music and reacting to the music with a pencil on a piece of paper and their eyes closed. This activity is intended for a middle-level Art class and can be used as...

Young scholars identify the powers of national and state governments. They evaluate the balance of national versus state power. They utilize worksheets imbedded in this plan to gain a deeper perspective of how the government powers are...

Learners study oxidation and define vocabulary pertinent to it.  For this oxidation lesson students make predictions and create experiments

Students discuss elements of financial planning.  In this personal finance lesson, students practice filling out personal banking information.  Students conduct research using the Internet and a PowerPoint presentation to find...

Students explain one artist's approach to the Impressionist's use of art elements and design principles. They create an Impressionistic painting that contains two figures.

Students analyze floral and geometric design. In this art design lesson plan, students create a circular design art using floral, geometric, or anatomical designs. Students critique their designs as a group and read the background...

Students investigate the art and science of pyrotechnics.  For this chemistry and computer lesson, students learn about the chemical basis of fire and structure of fireworks.  Students then apply their knowledge in...

Students study the history of Olympic emblems. For this Olympics lesson, students examine the Olympic designs and symbols used to represent different Olympic game years. Students then collaborate to create Olympic emblems for a...

Young scholars analyze the Polykleitan God depicted in art and create their own ideal form of sculpture. In this sculpture and art lesson plan, students read about Greek art of the human form. Young scholars analyze the art of...

Students redesign a classic piece of playground equipment. For this architecture lesson students take existing designs and formulate additions or changes for improvements. Students translate their ideas into visual form and communicate...

Learners distinguish between symmetrical (formal) and asymmetrical (informal) balance. They create a black and white picture which displays both symmetrical balance and asymmetrical balance.

Fourth graders discover and gain an understanding of American Indian art creating three beads out of clay, showing texture on at least one bead to make a balanced bracelet. They then explain either orally or in writing what kinds of...

Students participate in an activity promoting them to use different balancing skills while they review/learn important facts about each of the continents.

Students examine a still-life painting. They discuss the observation of nature by scientists and artists and explore the symbolism of biological life cycles depicted in a painting.

What do a dead fish, conservation, and paint have in common? The answer is a great lesson about fish anatomy, fun print making techniques, and unsustainable fishing practices. The class will start by making fish prints with a...

Off the coast of California lives a wild animal called the Island Fox. Experts discuss the importance of the Island Fox to the Channel Islands and the balance the fox creates within its ecosystem. The instructional activity concludes...

Students explain their role as consumers. They use a purchased calorimeter or make their own simple calorimeter to measure the energy content in selected foods. This interesting lesson really gets students thinking about what they eat.

Young scholars visit a specific online comics website to view a comic. They discuss the elements of the food chain that were seen in the story. They choose an inhabitant of the pond habitat that they have been reading about and do a...

Students participate in a unit (all lessons on the same page) to explore the Presidents of the United States. They choose one President to write a mini-book about, create a puppet and an original puppet show to perform about their chosen...

Fifth graders investigate the characteristics of owls through various science and art activities. They analyze drawings by J.J. Audubon and complete a Venn diagram comparing the similarities and differences of different kinds of owls,...

Students investigate the dramatic increase in world population and the unequal distribution of resources. They examine the six world regions and how they are affected by the increase in population.