Sixth graders examine the culture and celebrations associated with Chinese New Year in this unit of lessons

Students use printed maps and websites to estimate driving distances and plan routes to Hemingway's home. They visit several locations online and record facts about each location.They calculate, distances, driving time, and other factors.

Students examine unemployment in the United States. In this statistics lesson, students examine data and primary sources regarding unemployment in the United States.

Eleventh graders explore the various uses of perception, propaganda, and perspective.  In this Social Studies lesson, 11th graders distinguish between fact and fiction.  Students analyze the impact of conflict on society.

Students create graphs or charts based on the data a narrative imbedded in this plan. They make them either by hand or by using Excel or a similar database program. This instructional activity utilizes technology in a meaningful way.

In this graphic organizer worksheet, students complete a Venn Diagram in which they analyze two categories that overlap. They place the similarities in the middle shared section. They list the differences in the outer areas.

In this graphic organizer page, student complete a triple Venn Diagram. There are no specific questions or directions given with this page.

Students utilize higher thinking skills to expand their self concept to include physical, cognitive, and affective frontiers. The teacher create activities which allow students to use raw data and primary sources, as well as...

Students examine posters as art and create their own examples featuring locations or events from their community. They display their works in their schools and discuss their cities and school environments in a live chat setting with...

Students facilitate each student's comprehension of the different jobs on a ship and the job's evolutions over time. They compare/contrast certain jobs on a ship from history to today. Students work together in cooperative groups to...

Students participate in a cultural exchange program with a Native American school in Winnebago, Nebraska. They conduct research on a variety of Native American tribes, prepare a presentation that represents the culture of their school...

Learners develop a construct and can come to an understanding of the principle causes of European immigration to the United States during the three decades between 1930 and 1960.

Fifth graders at this age are very interested in the adventures of knighthood and life in the past, so the unit will serve as a basis for teaching skills while maintaining high interest.

Students study grocery receipts to simulate the archaeological activity of classifying items. They discuss the receipts as if they were find lists.

Second graders compare/contrast their lives with those of children who work. They develop a generic daily schedule of their activities, compare it with the daily schedule of a child that is employed, and answer discussion questions.

Eighth graders study the cultural and architectural history of San Diego. After study they create a design of a home based of features from historical and modern homes found in their research.

Third graders use Google Earth to examine Roman architecture. In this ancient Rome lesson, 3rd graders visit the noted URLs to look at examples of Roman architecture. Students work in teams to examine data about the structures.

Learners locate the many forests located in Oregon. In groups, they use the internet to research employment data on wood products made in the state. They discuss how looking at information presented in a different way can change their...