Students examine the cause-and-effect relationship between the Agricultural Adjustment Acts of the New Deal or the 1965 Voting Rights Act and African-American migration. They write an essay evaluating the effectiveness of the Voting...

Students explore the concept of measurement, modelling the increments on a standard ruler using cubes and grid paper. They identify the length of a line to a designated standard unit and measure specified body parts.

Fourth graders create a simple testing device and collect and observe the pollution in the air we breathe.

Students explore issues contributing to the current conflict over the Kashmir region; Indian and Pakistani leadership and steps towards peace since the Indian subcontinentgained independence from British rule in 1947.

Middle schoolers investigate the link between music and visual art by applying principles of design to convey the emotions/expressions in different types of music.

Students identify the mineral bauxite and its impact on the community and the world. They use the Internet to research the mineral and its uses. They draw a picture depicting the uses of bauxite.

Fourth graders explore changes that have occurred in the lives of Arkansas blacks since their arrival through the 20th Century.

Middle schoolers role cubes prepared with vocabulary and parts of speech on each side. They collect words and create poems from the words collected. They read their poems to the class.

Students work together to review what they know about damage during tornadoes. They design a structure that they hope protects people against tornadoes. They share their structure with the class.

Fourth graders work together to collect air samples for testing. They determine the amount of pollution in the air in their community. They discuss their results to end the activity.

Students discover how to measure in one and two dimensional space and calculate how much space any object of a given dimension occupies. After a discussion about dimensions, students work with Zome System Creator Kits to build one and...

Young scholars explore how pendulums work and why they are useful in everyday applications. In a hands-on activity, they experiment with string length, pendulum weight and angle of release.

Fourth graders observe prints and paintings as the teacher discusses various design elements (repetition, variety, texture, pattern, etc.) used by the artist Henri Matisse. They look at and discuss Indian corn and then make a print that...

Students examine numerous quilts that show the culture and history of Nebraska. Using the internet, they view quilts from different points in history and discuss them as a class. They examine the role quilts play in discovering...

Students engage in simple conversations with others using email. They send thank you cards to the school staff using email. They choose a greeting card on a specific website and then compose a thank you message for the card.

Students explore editing, proofreading and correcting their writing. They discuss the various editing marks. Students practice proofreading, editing and correcting sentences they have written.

Students research information about Hank Williams using the internet. Using the lyrics from his songs, they interpret the poetry used. They work together and individually to write their own poems and interpret them.

High schoolers perform a lab to becoe familar with scientific concepts. The skill of inquiry is essential and this lesson furthers its development. The intelligence of kinesthetics is used as learners perform the many aspects of this lab...

Ninth graders investigate what high-tech tools are used to gather weather data and make weather forecasts. They view a video and a PowerPoint presentation, and conduct research on a cloud chart website. Students make local weather...

First graders engage in a reading of poems in colorful language. They become with the interrelation of using Spanish and English words interchangeably in a text. The lesson also builds multicultural appreciation for young students.

Students are introduced to ballroom dancing and are encouraged to continue with ballroom dancing as a lifetime activity. They are introduced to ballroom dancing to heighten their locomotor and motor skills, etiquette and social...

Students produce manufactured good, barter for sales, encounter government officials, make choices about emissions, trade carbon credits and share findings in order to understand how carbon trading could affect industry from an economic...

Students determine how to care for a quilt. They work in pairs to create a report and present it to the class. They identify bed covers and pillows and discover quilts are expensive and time consuming to make. They also take notes on...

Students create a class poem based on the song, Bam, Chi, Chi, Bam. The class participates in a brief discussion of the music of Jamaica and the feelings conveyed by this music. After listening to the song, students create a poem to...