Students work together to design an Egyptian funerary barge. They discover the importance of the afterlife to Egyptians. They create their boat and share their design with the class. They compare and contrast the technology of Ancient...

Students follow directions utilizing the Casio calculator to accurately solve calculations involving fractions in preparation for the math portion of the GED test. They stress the ability of reading instructions precisely and accurately....

Students plant flowers for others. They care for flowers. They summarize experiences through drawing, discussions and writing.

Third graders identify their strengths and find out what careers they would do best in.

Students model the biosphere and manipulate variables affecting change and plan their experiments with the help of others. They describe their question, hypothesis, and methods of investigation.

Second graders discuss and understand relationship between physical activity and healthy heart, describe long-term effects of daily physical activity on heart, and set personal goals for daily participation in physical activities that...

Students examine the Ogallala aquifer water storage facility, identify rivers that refill the aquifer, and locate major cities near by. Students make maps of the area.

Being field scientists, students will explore a wooded area in their community and journal about their observations. Students will collect information about producers, consumers, and decomposers in the ecosystem. They will then construct...

"Community Meeting" is a one page, fictional reading passage about the needs of a community and how they need to work together to meet those needs. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide...

"A Better Community" is a one page, fictional reading passage that focuses on recycling. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it includes skills such as sequencing,...

"My Community" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a child talking about how his community has changed since his grandmother moved into that neighborhood 50 years earlier. It is followed by constructed-response questions...

"My Community" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a child talking about how his community has changed since his grandmother moved into that neighborhood 50 years earlier. It is followed by constructed-response questions...

"Community Progress?" is a one page, nonfiction passage about three community projects in Chicago; each group saw a problem, decided on a solution, and implemented it. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require...

"Community Progress" is a one page, realistic fiction passage about how students created a mural for their school, which generated lots of attention from the press, parents, and other schools. It is followed by constructed-response...

"Community Progress" is a one page, realistic fiction passage about how students created a mural for their school, which generated lots of attention from the press, parents, and other schools. It is followed by constructed-response...

A printable guide with explanations and examples of sentences with and without parallel structure. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF] L.9-10.1a Parallelism

A lab where young scholars construct Decomposition Columns from two-liter plastic bottles, and then observe them over a period of time.

This article describes a public meeting held in Gurley, Alabama over an application by Vulcan Material to establish a quarry near that community. It discusses the arguments put forth by company officials and by residents over the pros...

Learn how to record observations about the wildlife in your community by constructing a field journal.

What is good, bad, and next for large dams in the United States? Examine biological and ecological, sociological and cultural, legal and political, and economic effects of building a dam.

The great pyramids at Giza are one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Learn the role the sun played in the construction of the pyramids. Included is a map of where the pyramids are located in Giza, a bibliography for further...

During the first session of this two-session lesson, students use the different species represented in the PestWorldforKids.org's "Pest Guide" section to learn how living things are grouped together according to the characteristics they...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about friendly community members including: a police officer, a doctor, a firefighter, a teacher, and a construction worker. A question sheet is available to help students build reading...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about adult helpers in our community including: a police officer, a doctor, a firefighter, a teacher, and a construction worker. A question sheet is available to help students...