After reading a text, ask your pupils to recall and organize what they've just learned into a blank three-column chart. Class members write the topic and fill in the columns with information. The sheet also prompts students to write a...

Sixth graders classify candy according to observable characteristics. They use a dichotomous key to identify their bag of "treats." Thus, describe how dichotomous keys help to the identifying of organisms. Design a self-generated...

Seventh graders collect and classify leaves.  In this digital leaf collection instructional activity, 7th graders photograph approximately 20 leaves.  Students use their leaves in a multimedia presentation and create hyperlinks...

Students create a digital journal every week using adapted technology that depicts the chosen focus for the week. In this digital journaling lesson, students search for items that depict the focus of the week and take photos. Students...

Students use Venn diagrams to represent classifications of shapes and to use counting arguments to find the number of objects in a given set.

In this activity, students are provided with a list of supplies that survived their plane's crash in the Amazon jungle. They will organize the supplies to classify which items are useful for surviving in the Amazon. Students will use...