Don't think negatively about exponents. Young mathematicians dissect a fictional conversation between pupils trying to evaluate an expression with a negative exponent. This allows them to understand the meaning of negative exponents.

What does the sun mean to you? Learners have many different interests that may have connections to the sun. Whether its solar radiation, solar flares, or solar storms, there are connections to daily interests that may surprise your...

Hiding in the filth of a sewer, as a child, to avoid capture by Nazi soldiers—sounds scary! Scholars investigate the youngest victims of the Holocaust, the children. They research video clips and written sources from the Holocaust...

An interactive tour of the tomb of Rameses VI illustrates ancient Egypt's explanation of life with its intricate drawings and details. Dragging the mouse shows a 365-degree view of the tomb, and details about the meaning of each location...

Four lessons, each following the same routine, explore the careers of a teacher, nurse, electrician, geologist, plumber, and police officer. After listening to a read-aloud and thoughtful discussion, young scholars construct puppets...

Eighth graders practice constructing bar, circle, and box-and-whisker graphs. They practice reading and interpreting data displays and explore how different displays of data can lead to different interpretations.

Students study mean, median, and mode. They construct paper airplanes and test them to see how far they fly. They measure the distance and then find the averages of their throws. They use spreadsheet software to record the data in a...

Students research data and develop statistical methods such as mean and median price and make convincing arguments as powerful ways for decision making.

Students monitor weather conditions for an eighteen day period at a specific location. The temperature of both air and water is taken and the mean, median, and mode calculated. Differences between the highest and lowest recordings are made.

Tenth graders investigate geometric construction.  In this geometry lesson, 10th graders explore the procedure for copying an angle and a segment.  The lesson emphasizes the difference between a sketch, a drawing, and a...

Students create building and models using scale factors. In this geometry instructional activity, students apply the properties of ratio and proportion to solve problems. They identify the means and extremes property of cross...

Pupils identify the meaning of the Mean Value Theorem. In this calculus lesson, students solve problems using the definite integral. They calculate the average value of a function.

Students recognize and state the type of buidings found in their community. They name and illustrate the process of the architect. They match tools and equipment used to develop the initial phase of construction.

Students construct a model of a biome. In this ecology lesson, students use a shoebox, magazine pictures, paper, and string to create a model biome. Students glue the photos inside the shoe box and draw other objects, such as plants,...

Young scholars discuss how color construct meaning in art. They will demonstrate a technical knowledge and creative use of formal elements and principals of design. Students then discuss the way their selection of color contributed to...

Sixth graders can identify five basic elements that most mysteries contain. They put the elements of mystery into a graphic organizer they can follow. They construct meaning after reading Poe's short story and identify or infer the...

Students create a larger than life recreation of a famous painting after becoming familiar with a famous artist's work through reading and exploration. They view and discuss slides from a variety of major art museums. They analyze and...

Students investigate the cultures of Native Americans and Euro-Americans through their clothing.  In this photograph analysis lesson, students observe historic photographs and analyze the style of clothes people wore and how it...

Engage your class in vocabulary from Peter and the Starcatchers with this exercise. Learners match words to their definitions to determine the magic number. 

In this vocabulary worksheet, learners study 20 body part names in a word bank. Students fit these into the sentences so they make sense in the idiom. Example: He was only paying --- service to your idea. (lip). Note: U.S. learners may...

Students practice basic reading skills. In this reading lesson plan, students review the letter M, read the story If You Give a Mouse a Muffin. Students will then write a book using their name, for example: If You Give a Taco to Tracy.

Fourth graders complete a worksheet identifying unnecessary information regarding 8 different math problems. In this problem solving lesson, 4th graders discuss the meaning of colors on a spotlight in order to develop the skill of how to...

In this advanced ESL sentence completion worksheet, students read one sentence followed by another that is incomplete. Students may use up to 5 words in the space to make it mean the same as the first. Students must use the word in bold...

For this similar meanings worksheet, students read a sentence and analyze its meaning. From three choices, students match the sentence that has the same meaning.