Third graders come up with a career for each letter of the alphabet.

Third graders investigate what an astronomer is and what he studies in the solar system.

Fourth graders discuss careers related to pets and animals. They talk about their own pets and investigate animal careers that interest them. They write a paper and draw a picture of their choice career.

Fourth graders explore inside and outside work, what kind of people like which one, and what they would prefer.

Fourth graders investigate how people depend on each other to fulfill their needs.

Fourth graders list all of the workers in their school. They interview them to find out more about each occupation.

Fourth graders investigate the work of a meteorologist and then take on the identity of one to make reports on clouds and temperature.

Fifth graders explore the various resources available in which they can research careers.

Fifth graders examine careers and the skills they need for them.

Fifth graders identify the physical activities that are related to certain jobs.

Fifth graders consider the type of business they might like to own. They design an advertisement for this business. They prepare questions that they could ask each other, as owners of various businesses. Guest speakers could be utilized.

Fifth graders explore how different people have different styles of learning and which style of learning best suites them.

Fifth graders explore the concept of work. Rewards for working are considered and related to personal recognition and satisfaction.

Fifth graders identify and discuss responsibilities of careers related to the study of the universe, such as an astronomer or an astronaut. They compare what the world looks like now to what it might look like in the year 3000.

Ninth graders build an "Earthquake Machine" (a manipulative model of a fault line) and use it to explore stick-slip behavior of some faults and to develop a more accurate definition of an earthquake and its causes.

Ninth graders create a model of a city street with various sizes of buildings on it. They use the model to demonstrate the effect of building oscillation during varying degrees of seismic activity.

Young scholars examine the various roles and duties of state government officials and offices to create an Informative Guide to Our State's Government. They explore the changing relationship between governor and lieutenant governor in...

Students produce a newspaper covering topics related to food webs. They use print and electronic sources to gather information about specific animals. They share their information with the class.

Students research questions related to sports medicine. They write an essay from the questions and create professional email accounts to email a professional in their field of interest. In addition, they interview their professional and...

Young scholars study about animals and their habitats, their environments, their young and their diets. They participate on a field trip to a local spring to take digital pictures of the environment the animals live in, what they eat and...

Students participate in a science-themed scavenger hunt. In this science overview lesson, students search the school grounds for various objects, such as an insect, a sedimentary rock, and a form of sugar.

Third graders investigate different counties in South Carolina. In this geography lesson, 3rd graders are assigned a county in South Carolina to research and identify important facts about the county. Students create a PowerPoint...

Beginning eBay users may benefit from this scripted procedural for using the popular online marketplace. The step-by-step directions lead class members through the various features of the site. The 2004 publication date might make some...

Students review job benefits and define key vocabulary words such as health insurance, life insurance and retirement. They practice the dialog used during employment and they identify key terms found on a group of posters.