Seventh graders conduct year long study of water quality over different seasons using variety of probes, including D.O., pH, conductivity and temperature, that are attached to portable technology. Students select three data points in...

In this spelling words for Snow Surprise activity, 1st graders read and write 6 high frequency words and 10 spelling words, write the long o words in a story, complete 6 sentences with high frequency words, answer questions about another...

Students carry out an outdoor land study in which they identify organisms living in the soil, and any other animals living within the site. Groups also examine abiotic factors. They respond to a series of questions concerning their data...

Eighth graders investigate a activity using the Order of Operations. The activity has good instructions to carry out the activity. The language is user-friendly for the average educator. They also use a Math writing journal to integrate...

Students begin the lesson by putting themselves into different groups based on different criteria. As a class, they brainstorm a list of characteristics in which they all share. To end the lesson, they discuss how it felt to be put in...

Students read, analyze and discuss the novel, "Chickenfeed," by Minette Walters. They assess the theories of tell me a story, take a letter and is truth stranger than fiction? Each student reviews the synopsis and explore how dialogue...

In The Westing Game chapter questions worksheet, students complete a series of short answer questions over chapters one through four to advance their understanding of the text.

Second graders create rice bags using classroom objects. In this rice lesson, 2nd graders learn about how farmers grow their rice, and what hard work it is. Students learn about rice farmers all over the world and discuss the differences...

Sixth graders investigate the impact of popular culture on Americans. In this 1950's America lesson plan, 6th graders view television clips, listen to audio clips, and  look over fashion photographs from the decade. Students then...

Students study food borne illnesses and what foods are more likely to carry them.  In this investigative lesson plan students examine harmful bacteria. 

Reinforce reading comprehension skills with a two-page worksheet offering a story about a young girl, her dog, and an important life lesson. Scholars read the text then show what they know through four short-answer questions. 

The topic of trigonometric ratios is often covered with loads of rote memorization baked into the activity. This activity set, however, leans more on using similar triangles and discovery learning to help young geometers develop a deeper...

Students brainstorm ideas about what makes a substance a "medicine" to determine their preconceptions about medicines. They evaluate whether certain substances should be defined as "medicines' and examine various systems of medicine.

Seventh graders summarize how Earth processes today are similar to those that occurred in the past, and explain how slow geologic processes have large cumulative effects over long periods of time.

Fourth graders find and list scenic attractions in SE Utah and the Four-Corners-region. They receive direct instruction and carry out activities in cooperative group settings. They combine their findings onto one large map at the end of...

High schoolers answer questions about the altitude range of the sun over time in Barrow, Alaska.

Students compare two nineteenth century family portraits using historical data, statistics, and historical context. Students analyze their own family pictures adjusting the criteria to the current decade. Lastly students study the...

In this column addition problem, students add two-digit numbers with and without regrouping. Students complete 12 addition problems.

In this column addition learning exercise, students complete 12 two-digit addition problems with and without regrouping.

In this column addition activity, students add two-digit numbers with regrouping. Students complete 12-column addition problems.

Students practice dribbling a basketball. They perform activities requiring walking, running, use of left and right hand. Students explore proper posture when dribbling. They experience the art of a progressive cross over. Students...

Students carry out research and synthesise information from a range of sources. They find out about how to access key information from the Internet.

Students explore the importance of the coastal wetlands. In this environmental lesson, students observe a model of wetland transformation over time. They discuss what changes occur in the wetlands and how hurricanes can affect the...

Students visit the student-created John Schick's Virtual Ellis Island Museum website. They evaluate the sorts of research the students carried out to create their site, how they structured the site, and what sort of information and...