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Freedom and You
Students research the American Revolution. In this Revolutionary War instructional activity, students research facts about the American Revolution, write an expository essay, and peer edit for good content. The paper is suggested to be...
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A New Birth of Freedom: Black Soldiers in the Union Army
Students use primary documents to analyze the events surrounding black soldiers joining the Union Army. In this content area reading instructional activity, students view multiple primary documents, analyzing and answering questions...
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U.S. Involvement in WWI – The Zimmerman Note
Learners investigate the significance of the Zimmerman Note. In this World War I lesson, students use the provided analysis sheet to analyze the contents of the Zimmerman note and discuss how the note led to U.S. involvement in World War I.
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The Art Of War
Students analyze the military, business, and political implications of Sun Tzu's book The Art of War. In this literature lesson, students read and discuss the novel prior to interviewing business people about business practices that...
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Risky Business
Students consider what risky choices may do to their lives. In this personal health activity, students watch a Discovery video about personal choices and discuss the content of the video. Students then play a game that that allows them...
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Evaluating Nonfiction Texts
Students evaluate nonfiction text. In this evaluating nonfiction lesson students read two pieces of nonfiction text and respond with a short free-writing piece. Students discuss the content and focus on the accuracy.
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Concrete Research
Students explore concrete. In this physical science and computer research instructional activity, students work in groups to answer specific questions about concrete. Each group of students completes a different worksheet with a...
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Guantanamera: A Poem and a Song
Students compare revolutionary actions of Jose Marti and Pete Seeger. In this Cuban folk song lesson, students listen to the song "Guantanamera" and discuss the content. Students read articles on the poet and the songwriter and create a...
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Lesson 2: Chronological Order
Examining life events is a great way to learn about chronological order. Sequencing and time order are analyzed after reading a book about Rosa Parks. With a chart, the class works together to put the events from Mrs. Parks' life in the...
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Poetry
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor? Third graders read a poem as a class and chart all of the similes and metaphors they hear. They then discuss the differences between each literary device as well as what is being...
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Text Features
Fifth graders utilize text features. In this text features lesson students read The Story of Jackie Robinson: Bravest Man in Baseball by Margaret Davidson. Students use clues from the table of contents, illustrations, and timeline to...
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Poem Analysis
In this poetry worksheet, students select poems, read them, and then respond to 17 questions about the content, response, and history of the poem.
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A Utah Observer Praises the CCC
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students examine a letter from to a Civilian Conservation Corps recruitment center. Students respond to 3 short answer questions based on the content of the letter.
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Desert Water Keepers
Students experiment with models to find how plants survive in the desert environment. In this plant mechanisms activity, students make leaf models to understand how leaves conserve water. Students collect cactus in bags and observe the...
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Swell Homes
Young scholars investigate galls. In this gall activity, students inspect plants and locate galls present on leaves. Young scholars collect galls from various plants and analyze the contents.
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Wheel of Fortune
This PowerPoint includes an 8 section spinner used to play Wheel of Fortune with student-generated review questions written on index cards. This game could be used for a variety of content area subjects such as spelling, vocabulary,...
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Sunken Millions Simple Machines
This PowerPoint includes a quiz show game in which two teams compete for points received by answering questions about simple machines. The content reviewed includes the types of simple machines, identifying examples of simple machines...
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Habitat Sunprints
Students recognize various habitats and where they are found. For this habitat sunprints lesson, students observe the contents of habitats and record what the sunprint might represent. Students use blueprint paper and small natural...
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Label Language
Students read food labels and understand their meaning. For this healthy eating lesson, students discuss healthy foods and snacks. Students understand the fat and calorie content of foods and discuss the regulations on food...
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Weather, Sea Level Rise and Climate Change
Students compare the carbon dioxide content of four different samples. In this chemistry instructional activity, students research the causes of global warming. They explain how humans contribute to rising global temperature.
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Juicing the Differences
Seventh graders investigate the vitamin C content of orange juice. In this chemistry activity, 7th graders analyze the variables that cause result variation in their experiment. They design a new experiment to test variables in question.
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Take the Lead — Get the Lead Out
High schoolers research about the physiological effects of prolonged lead exposure. In this chemistry lesson plan, students investigate the lead content of different paint, soil and water samples. They analyze data trends and share their...
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The Influence of Carbon Dioxide on the Chemistry of Soda
Young scholars investigate the carbon dioxide content of different sodas. In this chemistry lesson, students explain why PET containers are preferable than HDPE for soda bottles. They collect data and graph them.
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Testing Water for Hardness Using Soap Bubbles K-12 Experiments & Background Information
Students examine water and what causes it to become hard. In this water lesson students use the soap test and determine the mineral content and hardness of a sample of water.
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