Students explore a calendar. In this calendar and math instructional activity, students view a video clip about using a calendar. Students participate in a game in which a game board is used to identify days of the week, dates, and months.

Young scholars identity simple geometric shapes. In this early geometry instructional activity, the teacher introduces students to triangles, squares, and rectangles, then young scholars identify and classify the shapes as they are found...

Learners organize items in a "doohickey kit" distributed by the teachers, creating categories using classification schemes. In this classification lesson, students compare systems within groups and write questions that could be answered...

Students classify items and numbers by using a Venn diagram. In this Venn diagram lesson plan, students use the computer to do this and classify pictures and numbers.

In this treasure presentation rubric worksheet, learners explore and explain the context of a family treasure or Louisiana treasure found online or in community fieldwork and present their research as an exhibit, multimedia slide show,...

Students explore the properties of matter. For this properties of materials lesson, students examine wood, metal, rubber, Styrofoam, and plastic. Students identify the attributes of each of the materials.

Young scholars catagorize the types of garbage from going through a trash can provided by their teacher. They then chart the items on a graph and propose a solution to reduce the amount of garbage.

Students explore the different types of bears.

In this online interactive philosophy activity, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Critique of Practical Reason by Immanuel Kant. 

Young scholars use a timeline to measure intervals and calculate the age of works of art.

Students create an experiment. In this friction lesson plan, students review the concept of friction and complete a bottle roll activity. Students work in groups to create their own friction experiment.

Tenth graders explore the weapons of the Aboriginal people. In this tenth grade mathematics instructional activity, 10th graders investigate how throwing with an atlatl increase the speed of the dart as it is thrown. Students calculate...

Students read a New York Times article as part of their investigation as to what happens when an item is thrown away or recycled. They analyze the relationship between a product's ingredients and its effect on the Earth and healthful...

Students explore Cuisenaire Rods.  In this pre-algebra instructional activity, students work with a partner to generate addition problems with the sum of ten using Cuisenaire Rods. Students construct examples of the Commutative...

Students read and complete activities dealing with the book "Afternoon on the Amazon". They create webs of words used in the book and write about what they have read.

Pupils brainstorm why trees are important to humans and the value of forests. They then participate in making paper in class. They may decorate the paper adding glitter, dried flowers, etc.

The students study collage as it is used in works of art. They create a collage based on a masterpiece. They critique student art work and research the work of Romare Bearden.

Students complete an interdisciplinary unit chronicling the life cycle and movement patterns of the butterfly. Through language arts, mathematics, and science activities, students identify various types of butterflies and document the...

Students use their senses to make observations. In this senses lesson plan, students investigate unknown substances by using their senses for observations. Students identify the number of the substances used, the color, the odor, the...

Young scholars examine how their belongings and their trash represents who they are. For this archaeology skills lesson, students watch a video titled "Discovering the Past" and then give archaeological techniques a try. Young scholars...

Young scholars determine the differences between goods and services, and saving and spending. For this economics lesson, students listen to a rhyming story about a bunny with money. They play a matching game with the associated cards and...

Sstudents explore and analyze the properties of geometric areas.  For this geometry lesson, sstudents use technology to simulate spinners and dartboards in order to fing areas of circles and sectors of circles and compare and...

Students explain the process of wave formation and analyze the relationship between the ocean and the atmosphere.  In this oceans lesson students use buoys to cast real time sea state conditions. 

Young scholars, in groups, use song lyrics and math to descrie two and three dimensional shapes.