Eleventh graders explain terms using the CD version of The American Heritage Talking Dictionary. They give and seek information in conversations and in group discussions.

Students discover how to compare and contrast the differences between a clown and a comedian. They use dictionaries to expand their vocabulary.

Using the book Swamp Monsters by Mary Blount Christian, young readers discuss key vocabulary terms and make predictions about swamp monsters. They complete a Cloze activity, explore past-tense verbs, and categorize vocabulary words.

Ninth graders explain differences between bitmapped images and vector images. They calculate pixels and transpose the raw file size to bits, bytes, and kilobytes. They compare formats for displaying images on a Web page.

Students explore the environment by completing environmental problem worksheets. In this pollution lesson plan, students identify the biggest threats to our environment such as deforestation, global warming, and pollution. Students...

Students define common medical terms. they prepare quizzes on health-related topics to administer to both peers and adults. They write analysis papers based on their findings.

Students consider various economic terms, examine the impact of subsidies on farmers and other industries, write essays explaining the subsidy process, and illustrate through posters how subsidies affect both domestic and foreign markets.

Students investigate geographical locations and their own personal experiences with the environment.  In this environmental identification lesson, students participate in a match game using certain environmental and geographical...

Students explore the concept of spelling geometric terms and words with number prefixes. In this spelling geometric terms and words with number prefixes lesson plan, students play a game of baseball. Students spell words correctly to...

Students listen to audio tape of segment of novel, The Outsiders, practice using online dictionary to look up and define vocabulary words, and create list of terms in Microsoft Word document.

Students explore how people dividde their time among different tasks and the effect that computer technology has had on this practice. Students write their experiences with multitaskinging. They explore how multitasking has affected...

Students investigate various common terms of measurement, sort them into categories, select the uncommon terms, and construct conversion tables for both the common and the uncommon terms of measurement.

Fifth graders create a quiz.  In this parts of the body lesson, 5th graders identify and illustrate body parts.  With a partner, students create a quiz on the terms used during the lesson. 

Young scholars practice ordering food in a new language.  In this food vocabulary lesson, students utilize the information from their previous lesson to create entire conversations about going to get food, as opposed to just the...

Students discover geographical places and terms in another language.  In this geographical identification lesson plan, students utilize their geographical vocabulary to describe to other classmates where they would like to go or...

Students describe the daily routine of a person using a different language.  In this foreign language vocabulary activity, students discuss the different items people use to get ready every day and practice using those vocabulary...

Students practice using transportation vocabulary in a foreign language.  In this language arts lesson plan, students utilize the vocabulary terms for locations in order to give directions and find a specific place.  Students...

Introduce your class to the Core Democratic Values. The lesson focuses on defining the Core Democratic Values and related terms. Small groups look up terms and present a song based on the information they've found. After the...

Students discuss current knowledge of internet searches. They research vocabulary terms related to internet usage. Students list African-Americans that they believe have made a difference. Each student picks a person to research and...

Learners use Venn diagrams in order to classify different objects and numbers. They then use "Venn Diagram Shape sorter" applets on the computer.

Students summarize the characteristics of an ecosystem. In this biology lesson, students identify five major fresh water ecosystem. They define terms and write a journal about what they learned.

In this we wish you a merry something, America instructional activity, 8th graders read or listen to a paragraph explaining that the term merry Christmas is not politically correct in America.  Students discuss 4 warm up...

Students explore the Math Dictionary for Kids site (see Weblinks). (They will discover the second set of terms is synonyms for the first set.) The teacher observes students' progress and provides feedback to students as they work at the...

Students study life cycles including developing their understanding of the human life cycle. They decide where they are in the human life cycle and provide reasons for that placement. They compare the human life cycle to that of the...