Students examine the billfish as a predator in the ocean. In this ocean, creatures, and tides lesson, students view video clips and discuss the sea creatures and scientists in the videos. Students create their own videos. students...

Twelfth graders list ideas to create a wellness fair. They form student committees to organize times for each class to participate in the fair. Students assist in setting up the fair by putting up tables for the exhibitors, preparing...

Students select a severe weather pattern of interest (tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, lightning, hail, and thunderstorms) and research these patterns to collect data for a report they write in the next lesson.

Students identify the locations on a map of the airplane crashes discussed in this activity. After watching a video, they discuss the importance of an investigation after a plane crash. They use the same information as the...

Seventh graders use the Internet to research the holiday of Kwanzaa. Using the information, they create a brochure to promote the holiday to others. They email the information to a friend to end the lesson.

Students watch an episode of Hector's world regarding cyber-bullying and begin to understand what hurtful actions are in relation to someone's feelings. In this Cyber-bullying lesson, students are introduced to the idea of good character...

Students discuss cyber-bullying and how it relates to their emotional state. In this cyber-bullying lesson, students watch a short video that identifies how cyber-bullying occurs. Students participate in an active learning...

Students examine how to conduct simple investigations and use simple equipment to gather data.  In this magnet lesson students decide what types of objects are attracted to magnets. 

Learners explore the concept of financial planning for a catastrophe. In this financial planning activity, students discuss the devastation that Hurricane Katrina wrought on the Gulf Coast. Learners create budgets to plan for a...

Learners explore various tree species. For this tree species lesson, students collect leaves on nature walks and use Internet sources to identify the trees that the leaves belong to. Learners graph their data as well.

Students explore the mathematical concepts used to compare different types of vehicles. They create a print advertisement in which they persuade an audience to purchase a specific vehicle.

Students explore the January 2006 Sago, West Virginia coal mining accident. They research coal mining in the U.S. and use their data to illustrate posters.

Young scholars use the internet to gather information about children around the world. In groups, they complete an internet scavenger hunt to research courage. They develop their own community service activity.

Students observe a jar of pond water and predict how much life they think exists in the jar and watch a "Bill Nye: The Science Guy" video regarding protists. They participate in an online virtual pond dip where they begin to familiarize...

Students examine the ways major industries are affected by and respond to natural disaster. They interview local representatives of these industries on how they prepare for and manage such disasters.

Seventh graders investigate media protrayal of railroad trespassing incidents. They write a legal action letter against one of the media companies.

Students engage in the study of household cleaning products, how to read the labels and how to use them safely and also how to properly dispose of the containers when they are empty. They read the labels and determine if the products...

Students explore the basics of ecology. They discuss ecological succession, the water cycle and human impacts on the environment. Students explore the owls, succession, the human impact on the environment and complete the "Incredible...

Students consider the effects of video games on students. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to study video game ratings, their effects on children, and the violence in the games.

Learners visit museums and gather information about dinosaur habitats, survival needs, and how they met these needs.

Students explore how electronic screens use only three colors to produce the colors that people see on the screen. They make and test a color wheel.

Third graders do an Internet search to find out about Galloping Gertie and what caused the bridge to fail.

Students find the center, foci, vertices, and asymptotes of hyperbolas. They graph hyperbolas and determine the equation of a hyperbola with a horizontal transverse axis. They derive general coordinates for the foci of a hyperbola with a...

Students locate and identify the center, foci, vertices, and asymptotes fo hyperbolas. They graph equations involving asymptotes and hyperbolas. Finally, students determine the equation of a hyperbola with a horizontal transverse axis.