Students investigate bio-fuel. In this investigative lesson, students create bio-fuel from vegetable oil waste. Students will analyze, predict, collect and synthesize data from their experiments with bio-fuel.

Students complete a project about economics, supply, and advertising. In this advertising lesson, students discuss how money is made, entrepreneurs, and advertising. They make their own business with toys to sell to Kindergartners.

Students participate in activities to develop an understanding of the world oil crisis. In this oil crisis instructional activity, students read online articles about the oil shortage. They attempt to develop a solution to problem and to...

Students explore agriculture by researching the native food crops of California. Students define a list of agriculture vocabulary terms and analyze maps of California which explain which foods come from which area. Students write a...

Students study what regolith is and how it contrasts with weathering on Earth.  In this weathering activity students divide into groups, hypothesize and confirm their guesses. 

In this ESL worksheet, students first read or listen to a text about the Adidas and Reebok companies. Students complete 8 pages of comprehension exercises. Included are vocabulary, questions, completing sentences, discussion, problem and...

Third graders use a computer software entitled, Inspiration, in order to create a map or web of what Lewis and Clark should have packed for their journey west. They are given the expectations of the teacher and a scoring guide is...

Students compare human and natural made objects. In this science lesson, students identify items that are made by humans and items that are natural.

Learners gather information on 3 new cars they would like to buy or lease, and use mathematical comparisons to decide whether to buy or lease the car.

Students examine the Colonial Revival Movement as a response to industrialization and immigration. focusing on Deerfield, Connecticut, they create a documentary artifact reflecting the period.

Fourth graders study the lasting influence of the Pony Express, Overland Mail Service, Western Union, and the building of the transcontinental railroad, including the contributions of Chinese workers to its construction. They explore the...

Students examine why disco and other forms of music were not widely accepted.

Fourth graders explain how California became an agricultural and industrial power. They trace the transformation of the California economy in its political and cultural development since the 1850's.

Middle schoolers examine the design and construction of skyscrapers. They use the internet to research information about different types of skyscrapers. They create their own building and defend it to the class.

Students consider how their food is grown due to pesticide use. They reflect on the harm done to the various groups, then discuss the ethical questions from the perspectives of different stakeholders. IN addition, they compile relevant...

Students tabulate the First Industrial Revolution where a significant number of inventions and innovations appeared transforming American life. Cite examples of change (ex. telegraph) in the lives of Americans during the era of question....

Students, while reviewing an extensive vocabulary list on the board, identify basic food groups with the help of picture cards. As a group, they create a collage of healthy and unhealthy foods using pictures from magazines and newspapers.

Students create a model of the USDA's Food Pyramid Guide, using shoe boxes. They bring an assortment of shoe boxes from home. Students are given a copy of the "Food Guide Pyramid." They wrap boxes for the bread group in white, the...

In this kinetics worksheet, students solve twenty one problems related to reaction rates, half life, reaction orders, catalysts, and activation energy.

Young scholars barter for goods within the class. In this economics lesson based on the Great Depression, the teacher introduces the lesson with a picture book, then students are allowed to barter with teacher supplied goods as they...

Students learn about the properties of glass. In this making and molding glass instructional activity, students participate in an experiment where they will learn how glass is created and how it is shaped to create bottles and jars. ...

Students examine the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students create charts that display how corporate sponsorships benefit communities.

In this reading and glossary usage activity, learners read a passage about electric cars, determine meanings of vocabulary using a glossary, and identify the true comprehensive statements. Students answer 8 questions.

For this minerals worksheet, students investigate a mineral by doing research, they complete a mineral information sheet and they develop an advertising poster for the mineral.