Third graders practice exercise.  In this physical fitness lesson plan, 3rd graders participate in a variety of activities at fitness stations.  Students run laps, jump rope, perform chin-ups, sit-ups, etc. 

Learners make chocolate chip cookies. In this cooking instructional activity, students follow a recipe by doing each step in sequence.

Fourth graders find change for an amount given. In this real life subtraction lesson plan, 4th graders use an advertisement to select items to "buy." They figure out how much money they would pay the cashier and how much money they will...

Students make pyramids. In this sports and sciences activity students work cooperatively with their group members to build human pyramids. The focus is on safety and working together regardless of personal differences.

Twelfth graders investigate the contributions of the First Nations and Metis to Canadian society. In this native studies instructional activity, 12th graders complete handouts that require them to recognize native contributions in...

In this quiz worksheet, students determine answers to questions taken from Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson.  Students answer 25 multiple choice questions.

In this psychology worksheet, students complete 5 short answer questions on processes involved in memory, forgetting and retention.

Students compose letters of recommendation. In this written communication lesson, students read sample letters of recommendation and then write their own letters.

Students examine the origin of glaciers, how glacial sediments are deposited, and what sedimentary records of glaciation provide about source and process of glaciers in a field lab.

Students measure a topographic and geologic cross-section across a floodplain using simple surveying and auguring techniques in a field lab. Students also reconstruct the history of a river system.

Students work with data from a seismic wave model in a freely available GIS (geographic information system) program, ArcVoyager SE. Using a GIS, they examine maps and produce graphs to explore variations in seismic wave velocities at...

Students describe two or more different rock types found in outcrop. Students look specifically at the hydro-geologic properties of the rocks and complete the lab with a paper explaining a scientific phenomenon in layperson terms.

Students observe groundwater flowing to a pump, changes in groundwater table as a result of pumping, and the quantity and quality of water in the groundwater system. Students must graph and interpret their data, and quantify orders of...

Pupils import US Historical Climate Network mean temperature data into Excel from a station of their choice. They are guided through the activity on how to use Excel for statistical calculations, graphing, and linear trend estimates.

Students use this example, a field laboratory in introductory geology becomes a test of a hypothesis: Does the model proposed by Stanley Trimble for Coon Creek, Wisconsin adequately describe the history of post-European-settlement...

Students "adopts" a different outcrop or road cut, describing and interpreting both the outcrop scale features and hand specimens. They build their confidence in their ability to describe and interpret outcrop geology. Students are...