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More than One Way of Knowing
Students compare the obeservations of traditional people with the oberservations of Western science. They validate Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) through comparison and the identification of...
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ABC's Of Figuring Interest
High schoolers participate in a lesson of figuring interest. This is done in order to strengthen number calculation skills while computing the interest when buying different things. This done in conjunction with using credit to make...
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Fraction Comparison Study
Students use the computer to complete comparison of fraction problems. In this comparing fractions worksheet, students learn to use the terms greater than, less than, and equal to.
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Build-A-Horseshoe Crab
Students discover many facts about horseshoe crabs. Students identify the main body parts of horseshoe crab. They explore the habits of the horseshoe crab and their importances to the ecosystem. Adaptations for younger students are...
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California Here We Come!
Students, in groups, explore the impac the Gold Rush immigration had on the culture of California. They write a newspaper article from the 1850s identifying immigrant groups to California during the Gold Rush era.
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The Issues-Substance not Style
Pupils continue to develop criteria for evaluating candidates, consider personal qualities needed in the presidency, and compare candidate's qualifications for office. They write in their journals: "What issues get the most air time or...
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What's Changed? Determining the Difference between a Viking House and a Contemporary One
In this comparison activity, students examine a picture of a house from Viking times. They determine as many differences as they can between a home from that time period with a contemporary one. They write the differences below the...
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The True Story Of The 3 Little Pigs
First graders compare two versions of The 3 Little Pigs. They identify the main characters in the two stories, identify the plot of the two stories and explain the climax and the endings of the two stories. They use a Venn Diagram to...
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Honey Bee Biology
Students review the basic parts of an insect and explore the anatomical characteristics of a honey bee. The second part of the lesson focuses on ways to identify a honey bee from other stinging insects.
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Argument in an Athenian Jail: Socrates and the Law
Students consider how Socrates might have responded to extenuating circumstances: for example, if his sentence had been imposed by a tyrant rather than in a trial, or if it had been influenced by prejudice.
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RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS AND DIVERSITY
Students analyze the similarities and differences between religious festivals in December and/or January. They research the different holidays and make their comparisons.
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Country Mouse, City Mouse?
Students recognize the characteristics of a rural area. They analyze land use to determine whether the map is of a rural (country) area or an urban (city) area.
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The Cost of Raising a Child
Students study the cost of raising students based on different geographic locations and income levels. They study tables from the USDA and listen to audio tapes.
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Weather Graphing
Every morning pupils complete the weather chart. They use colors to reflect the cloud cover and symbols for rain, snow, etc.
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Predicting Temperature: An Internet/Excel Learning Experience
Third graders use the Internet (www.weather.com) to find the high temperature for our locale and the high temperature for another city around the world. They keep track of the temperature in these two locations for 10 days.
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Super Spreadsheets
Students develop a spreadsheet containing statistical data. They describe and interpret the data to make conclusions. They review the differences between an unorganized spreadsheet verses an organized one.
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Structure of the Earth
Sixth graders examine the layers of the Earth and the changes that take place on a daily basis. They look at the layers of a boiled egg to relate them to the layers of the Earth.
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Earth's History
Seventh graders study the law of superposition by creating models of fossils in layers of rock. They examine how fossils are usually found in sedimentary rock which leads to the study of geologic history in those rocks.
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Japanese Culture
Seventh graders make connections with the history of Japanese art with the modern use of ancient warriors in the popular Yu-Gi-Oh trading cards. They journal and reflect upon the research and comparison of the ancient to modern art.
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Changing Images of Childhood in America: Colonial, Federal and Modern England
Students compare and contrast maps of New Haven, Connecticut from today and the past. After taking a field trip, they draw sketches of the types of architecture and discuss how the buildings have changed over time. They read journal...
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Patterns
Fifth graders investigate the use of patterns in a data set. The set is disolayed visually using cubes. This helps struggling students to see the quantity in order to make comparisons more effectively.
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Business Practices and Competition
Students identify the costs and benefits of large corporations and monopoly industries. Using the internet, they discover how businesses use different types of exploitation to maximize their profits. They read two articles about plants...
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Oddity Rhyming Strips
Students practice identification of rhyming words. Students compare/contrast pictures by identifying rhyming sounds in them. Students place strips on the pictures. Students share comparisons with each other.