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The Wright Stuff
In this lesson, students design an exhibition on the history of aviation for a science museum. For homework, they write short stories envisioning the future of flight in the year 2014.
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North Carolina Salt Dough Map Social Studies Project
In this lesson, North Carolina Salt Dough Map, 4th graders create a salt dough map of North Carolina, Students use dough to form the shape of the state of North Carolina. Students label the three regions of North Carolina and all of...
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Math Challenges
Students participate in a series of challenging math lessons designed to engage their critical thinking skills. In these real-world problem solving lessons, student solve symmetry and repeated pattern problems, make lists/tables to...
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National Turkey Off to Disneyland
Learners share their holiday traditions, then read about an American Thanksgiving custom. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the news article with a discussion and vocabulary activity, the students participate in a...
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Farmers Use Falcons to Protect Berries
Students share information about falcons, then read about how farmers are using falcons. In this falcon lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and vocabulary activity, then students read the news report and...
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Spiders Build Giant Web in Texas Park
Students make predictions about a photograph of a humongous spider web, then read a news article about thousands of spiders that worked together to build it. In this biology and current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article...
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Stamps are Making News
Young scholars analyze the cost of mailing a letter since 1917, then read a news article about the increasing stamp price and new Star Wars stamps that will be available. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article...
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Make a Tray for Mother's Day
Students create a Mother's Day gift. In this arts and crafts lesson, students use paper mache to make a tray.
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Soda Straw Weaving
Students investigate the loom and weaving process. In this weaving lesson, students use soda straws to make a bracelet or a bookmark. Students use the over-under pattern of weaving.
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To Drink or Not to Drink?
Second graders compare water conservation issues as they impact the past, present, and future in Nevada. In this water conservation lesson, 2nd graders perform and ice experiment to comprehend water collection differences. Students...
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Dolch Primer Word Search
For this vocabulary word search worksheet, students read the one-syllable words in the word bank and find them written from left to right in the crossword. Students locate 9 words.
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Grade Four Word Search
In this recognizing vocabulary words worksheet, 4th graders find all the words listed in the word bank in the word search written from left to right. Students locate 15 words.
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Veterans Group Creative Writing
In this creative writing worksheet, students work in groups to write a brief story about Veterans using words or variations of words in a word bank in a twenty-five minutes time period. Students write 1 story.
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Poetry With the Sages
Students write poems and input them into a word processing program. In this poetry lesson, students listen to Chinese poems and draw mental images. Students compose poems and illustrate them. Students share their work.
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Our Designs For The World Trade Center Site
Students design specific structures appropriate for the World Trade Center site. In this architecture design lesson, students use the Internet to research the original structures at the World Trade Center site and use painting or...
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Keeping Watch on Coral Reefs
Students investigate the dangers Coral Reefs face by investigating satellite images. In this environmental protection lesson, students utilize the Internet to discover the types of satellites and sensors used to provide...
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Designing "Green" to Save Our Green Planet
Students design an environmentally friendly home. In this middle school math/science lesson, students watch videos on creating green design. Students work in collaborative groups to determine what makes a house green and to...
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Interest and Credit
Students define interest and credit. In this algebra lesson, students analyze the pros and cons of having credit versus debit and interest as it applies to credit and debit. Students apply the ideas of interest and credit in their...
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Taking Stock of Iraq
Students research key people, places, organizations, and nations involved in Iraq's "transition." Then they present their research in a lesson plan format to fellow classmates at a teach-in.
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Operation Iraqi Democracy
In this lesson, students consider various forms of government and examine the idea of political sovereignty, then prepare outlines for oral presentations on international models of government. For homework, they write response papers...
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"Wet" Your Appetite: Conserving Water
Students investigate how water is utilized in producing food. For this agriculture lesson, students examine how much water goes into the creation of their daily menu. Students create a new menu that can conserve water and cut their water...
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Oedipus by Sophocles
Students read and interpret the play Oedipus by Sophocles. A wide array of fabulous thought provoking assignments are intertwined within this lesson for the students to complete.
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Straight Talk On Tough Issues
Students engage in a lesson that is focused upon the concept of breast cancer and research is conducted using a variety of reference sources. They reflect upon how different people deal with the tragedy of cancer and then students write...
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Testing Fats in Food
Students consider the fats found in foods. In this science lesson plan, students test the presence of fat in foods and become more aware of their daily diets.