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Living Longer
Students relate health information text to themselves and society. In this health information lesson, students answer questions using the 5 W's based on the health issue they are reading about. Students discuss life changes they might...
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ON THE LOOKOUT FOR LABELS
Students practice reading and using label information and understand the purpose of food labeling. They complete surveys using labels from the products brought in. After discussing the pros and cons of having a law that requires fast...
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Culture Clash
Students watch the movie, Mr. Baseball, and discuss the difference between Japanese and American cultures.
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Naming Ourselves
Twelfth graders get to know each other in an energetic, interactive learning space.
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Community Foundations and Procedure
Students research a foundation in their community and how it helps its citizens. They form a youth advisory committee and make recommendations to the mock boards of directors. They practice using parliamentary procedure to complete their...
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The Impact of The Sacking of Rome on The English Reformation
Students explain the Sacking of Rome as a major event marking the culmination of the Renaissance Papacy. They explain the divorce of Henry VIII from Catherine of Aragon as the beginning of the English Reformation.
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Musical Instrument Workshop: Somerset Waste Action Programme
Students use recyclable material they bring from home to create a musical instrument. They play their instrument for the class and work as a class to play as in a band or orchestra. Students discuss recycling, and other uses they can put...
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Crawl Low Under Smoke
Learners participate in a lesson plan that is about finding an escape route when faced with an emergency fire situation. They read about the hazards of fire and smoke inhalation. The concept of crawling low under smoke is emphasized and...
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Context Clues Lesson Plan
Students are introduced to four strategies of context clues. While reading, they use all four strategies in different sections of the reading to determine the meaning of words they are unfamiliar with. To end the instructional...
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How To Write In Biographical Format
Students are introduced to the proper way to write a biography. As a class, they view examples of the format and what information to include. To end the lesson, they begin to write their biography and develop their voice when writing.
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Which Colors Absorb the Most Energy?
Students measure the temperatures over time of different colored envelopes in order to explore the different rates at which each color absorbs energy from a heat lamp. They record their data and graph their results.
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Food Webs
Students are explained that they are spending the next few days researching an organism in preparation for a field trip. They are shown an overhead of the Field Guide. Students discuss what habitat means. They use their organism to...
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Evolution
Students investigate the concept of evolution and its implications upon the origin and development of life. They conduct research using a variety of resources while focusing upon cross-over and mutations. The information is used to set...
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ESL: Matching Exercise: Newspaper Headlines
In this newspaper worksheet, students read a set of headlines and match them to their correct newspaper category. Worksheet is part of an ESL site.
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Sayings Quiz: Modern
In this sayings quiz worksheet, students will read the example sayings used in each sentence. Students will select the best answer to complete the 10 online exercises.
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Physics Post-Lab
Students explore physics. In this science lesson, students discuss physics in their everyday lives. Students complete a physics worksheet.
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Human and Natural Made
Students compare human and natural made objects. In this science lesson, students identify items that are made by humans and items that are natural.
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Heat from Light
Second graders explore solar energy. In this science lesson, 2nd graders use hand lenses to see that light energy can be converted to heat energy.