Young scholars explore Earth science by participating in a compost activity in class. In this worm instructional activity, students discuss the importance of worms in the creation of plants. Young scholars cut out pieces from a print out...

Students detect water leaks. In this water conservation ecology instructional activity, students take a tour of the school grounds and identify sources of water and possible leaks. Students report leaks to the custodian and administration.

Hone their research skills by utilizing the Internet to find the answers to the trivia questions presented in this on-line worksheet. This particular worksheet focuses on questions about the band AC/DC. There are 15 questions posed.

Students investigate a Biblical based weight loss program which asks them to read, take on-line quizzes and tests, assess their level of physical activity, explore nutrition and food guidelines and determine whether weight loss would be...

Students describe the characteristics of anthrax infections, distinguish between the three anthrax forms and analyze the effectiveness of anthrax vaccinations. They relate anthrax to bioterrorism.

Students become familiar with registers of language through class discussion and exposure to examples of a common fairy tale written in two different registers. Working in small groups, students then translate a story into two different...

Students conduct labs to gain an overview of chemical reactions. They observe examples of synthesis, decomposition, single displacement and double displacement reactions. They identify certain products by the use of litmus and splint tests.

Students research information about their family history, record the information and create some sort of family tree. Then they present it orally to the class.

Students research various formats for writing thank you letters in resource books and through a provided Internet site. They use these resources to write a thank you letter to a recent outside speaker who visited their class.

Students utilize the scientific method to design a way for a balloon to be suspended between the floor and the ceiling.

Students participate in a meeting of one of the Six Companies that serves the needs of Chineese immigrants to California in the 1840's. Jobs are researched, profiles filed, posters designed, Chinese immigrant life examined in this lesson.

Students explore and discuss the various account options available to them at the bank. They create a paragraph stating the pros and cons of each kind of banking account. This lesson is intended for students acquiring English.

Young scholars participate in a pedometer challenge as part of their ongoing physical education program. They use the pedometers to measure the number of steps they take over a given amount of time. They are encouraged to set...

Students read the book "Caps for Sale." Students model reading a sentence and using one color cap and the color word (written in its color). They match the color word (written in its color) to the correct color hat.

In this language arts worksheet, students fill in the blank with one missing word. Each of the five worksheets in this link have 7 sentences with missing words. The answers to each worksheet immediately follow the student pages.

For this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, learners answer 10 fill in the blank questions regarding the use of gerunds and infinitives. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Students explore financial literacy.  In this middle school mathematics lesson, students investigate income, taxes, and costs of living.  Students investigate banking and use straightforward computation to learn about savings,...

Students practice basic workplace skills. In this school-to-job transition lesson plan, students participate in 4 activities that require them to take assessments in work readiness.

Students determine mean, median, and mode. In this problem solving lesson, students evaluate a set of data to determine the mean, median, and mode. Students work in small groups practicing cooperative learning skills as they problem solve.

Students describe the components of a drug-prevention program, explain the place of drug-prevention in raising students and in the school curriculum, and design, plan and implement the Drug Free Kids program.

Young scholars play the letters provided in the format "Keyboard/Xylophone/Tone Bells" with the intention of using the "Music Only" format as skills progress. They study fingerings and chords when appropriate to skills.

Students, during the last week of the year, are placed into 12 teams to represent countries of the world. All of students participate in a school-wide Olympics that involves 4 rounds of fun activities.

Students are read the book, "Dear Mr. Blueberry". They collect pennies to adopt a whale from a foundation. They write letters to their whale asking it questions about what they would like to know about him.

Students discuss the importance of setting goals, then set goals, and keep a record of their achievements. They read books about goal-setters and listen to a guest speaker.