Students study oxidation and define vocabulary pertinent to it.  In this oxidation instructional activity 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...

Pupils study the historical figures and symbols of U.S. patriotism depicted on the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter coins and learn that artists designed the portraits and other images on the coins. They research Texas symbols and...

High schoolers 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, students create a circular design art using floral, geometric, or anatomical designs. Students critique their designs as a group and read the background information...

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

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

High schoolers 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.

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 lesson concludes with a reading of...

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.

Students 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 research...

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.

Students, by way of the Olympic Games event of ice skating, are introduced to the concepts of gravity. They try some hands-on gravity experiments and explore the concept of gravity through art.

Students study the solar system by researching the planets.  In this exploratory activity students divide into teams and create mobiles.

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

Students participate in a series of activities in order to explore the diversity of insects. They explore how insects are grouped and categorized.

Students define the purpose of several different types of boats. They develop a list of materials one would ideally use in the construction of a particular type of boat. Students work cooperatively in a group to decide what type of boat...

High schoolers identify at least three places presenting First Amendment problems. They analyze how the First Amendment applies to school newspapers. Students argue for and against limiting First Amendment rights in school. They...

In this structure of medical terminology worksheet, students read about Latin and Greek roots and match nine medical terms to their definitions using a table of defined prefixes, roots and suffixes.