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Simple Bar Graphs Using Excel
Students create original survey questions, and develop a bar graph of the data on paper. They input the survey data using two variables onto an Excel bar graph spreadsheet.
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Learning Lesson: Analyzing a Weather Map
Pupils use weather maps to locate warm and cold fronts. They discover the different types of weather associated with these fronts. They also observe the weather in their local area.
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Plan A Trip Anywhere
Students role play being an international travel agent that is planning a trip for a client. The teacher gives specific details associated with the trip. They choose the destination and work out some of the other details. Students...
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Online Public Access Catalog
Fourth graders learn how to find books in the library. In this library lesson, 4th graders observe how to use an online system to search for a book by title, author and subject. Students practice searching for books.
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Pedestrian Safety for Students
Students demonstrate pedestrian safety. In this safety lesson, students present an idea for a project which addresses pedestrian safety. Students can construct a safety brochure or a PowerPoint presentation to share their ideas.
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Discovering Growth Patterns
Learners explain the differences between linear (arithmetic) and exponential (geometric) growth. They use worksheets imbedded in this lesson plan to help them make predicitions and graph data points.
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Technology
Students create podcasts. In this technology lesson, students familiarize themselves with podcasts and develop their own podcast about a current event.
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Techno Book
First graders explore language arts by utilizing educational software. In this storytelling lesson, 1st graders utilize Microsoft Word to create their own children's story incorporating images as well. Students proofread their creation...
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Career Development
Young scholars participate in a computerized activity designed to explore leadership, collaboration, integrity and other ethical issues.
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Nature and Characteristics of Waves
Seventh graders research different types of waves, identify the parts of a wave and create a Power Point presentation demonstrating what they have learned.
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Geo Jammin' - Day 1, Lesson 1: Gee Quiz!
Second graders are introduced to geometry by a teacher made puppet called Geo George.
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My Family Tradition
Students examine different family traditions to further explain social patterns. They complete a graphic organizer using educational software.
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You Flattened Me
Young scholars listen to a read aloud of Flat Stanley. They draw flat self-portraits, e-mail themselves, along with a letter to a buddy.
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When I Grow Up - All By Myself
Students listen to the book, All By Myself, then write sentences describing themselves now and when they are grown up. They create self-portraits of their current selves and what they be like in the future.
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Soap Operas
Students examine American culture through research on various soap opera websites. They access a soap opera website, participate in a chat group, evaluate the contents of the website, and write a summary of a character and plot.
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Visual Opacity
Students discover the difference between transparent, translucent and opaque. They use those descriptions to classify clouds. They create a presentation in which they show the different types of clouds with their descriptions.
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Nutrition
Seventh graders extend their knowledge of calories, proteins, carbohydrate and fats. They discover their body's use of calorie intake, explore diet in relation to excercise and nutrition and determine if their diet and excercise habis...
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The Land is Changing: Stories from Across the North
Students explore the changing environment in their community. They interview elders about the issues, impacts and potential ways of adapting to climate change in the north. Students post pictures and information on the student...
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Model Construction
In this lesson, young scholars explore shapes and forms in architecture. Students understand that the function of architecture influences its form as well as construst a simple architectural model. As an assessment, have young scholars...
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When Am I Ever Going to Use this?
Students solve problems using equations and properties of integers. In this algebra lesson, students solve problems using ratio and proportion and graph their answers on a coordinate plane. They solve word problems using geometry.
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What Does Percent Have to Do With It?
Fourth graders go shopping for a real life experience involving percent. They explore the concepts of sales tax and discount prices.
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Creating a WebPage (In Spanish)
Students develop a webpage in Spanish. They are introduced to HTML and must have at least three links on their page. They also insert graphics to make their webpage more appealing.
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M&M Math
Students sort a bag of M&M candies according to color using a sorting mat. They count M&M candies. They compare the number to their prediction then students create tally charts.
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Individual Responsibility and Resistance During the Holocaust
Learners examine the role of resistance during the Holocaut. Identifying misconceptions, they discuss them as a way to gather the truth about this time in history. They explore the roles of various groups of resistance and share this...