Students demonstrate dances of colonial America. In this colonial American lesson plan, students learn forms of colonial social dancing including the Juba and Virginia Reel. Students examine the history of the 2 dances as well.

Third graders, following an original start to a new story, verbally add on to the story with sentences that revolve around the major points of information. After the students come up with a story, they draw out the main points in the...

Ninth graders explain how wind can produce electricity. In this geometry lesson, 9th graders construct their own pin wheel turbine and calculate its power. They discuss the pros and cons of using wind generator.

First graders use a thinking map to organize a paragraph. They write and edit their paragraph about popcorn and type the final copy on the computer.

Students use a digital atlas of Idaho to explore the effects of the Lake Bonneville Flood. They become familiar with how floods shape our earth and change landscapes. Students graph a a timeline of the rise and fall of Lake Bonneville.

Young scholars participate in a lab activity in which they examine the permeability of different soils. They examine the soil's composition and make predictions about the permeability of the soils. They share their observations to the...

Students explore the historical problem of pumping water out of mines.

Young scholars will make a circuit on a mystery card. They will connect wires, bulbs, and battery to form an electrical tester. After students learn how to make one following the directions, they can create their own mystery card by...

Learners use a software program to create a food web. Using the web, they identify the path of energy using arrows and label organisms as either producers or consumers. They show and explain their food web to the class.

Students use the EcoKids web site to explore food chains and the associated terminology. They answer the questions about food chains and their importance. Students use the Kidspiration program to add information to an Animal Fact Web.

Students participate in a teddy bear themed unit to improve their social and reading skills along with other core knowledge subjects. In this social and reading skills lesson, students complete 8 units of activities to learn about social...

This site uses an interactive Circular Flow Model to show the flow of payments for the factors of production (rent, wages, and interest) along with payments for finished goods and services. Questions are provided which ask the user if a...

Practice what you have learned about the circular flow model and how gross domestic product (GDP) is calculated in this four-question exercise.

Explains how resources, goods and services, and payments flow through the economy using the economic model of circular flow.

A summary of the circular flow model which demonstrates the interdependence of households and firms in a market system.

A diagram and explanation of the circular flow of money.

This site gives a description and has a picture of a circular flow diagram. Description is well-written and easy to understand. A good overview of the flow of goods and services.

This site shows the flow of payments for the factors of production and for finished products by using the Circular Flow Model.

In this instructional activity summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and calculations used in describing the output of an economy. Key topics include the expenditures approach, income approach, and value added approach to...

By the end of this section, you will be able to interpret a circular flow diagram, explain the importance of economic theories and models, and describe goods and services markets and labor markets.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson lets students identify, draw, and measure parts of a circle. The lesson compliments 5th grade Harcourt Math, Lesson 23.4. Activote assessment is included at the end of the lesson.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews basic geometric forms in nature and real objects. Students are then given opportunities to find the area of circle and parts of a circle, given the radius and/or diameter of the...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students identify segments and lines related to circles and the properties of a tangent to a circle.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a quick review of line, bar, and circle graphs.