Pupils view and discuss Renaissance art, including the work of Arcimboldo. They create their own self portraits through imagery and symbolism in the Arcimboldo style.

Sixth graders examine the relationship between the Jefferson Peace Medal and the nickels in the Westward Journey Series. They make bartering negotiations to similate the ones made by Lewis and Clark. They note the similarities and...

Students identify vocabulary used in the marketing industry. They use the internet to find marketing resources and discover how companies develop their marketing strategy. They practice using the techniques as well.

Students explore various aspects of French life. They determine which topic dealing with French history, art, food, music, dance, celebrations or traditions they research and present.

Students work collaboratively in small groups to create and edit various publications to promote their school's activities and accomplishments. Groups work to complete these publications and publish or update them bi-monthly.

Students learn the concept of monoprint and explore different methods of making prints. They also examine how an image in print is reversed. The exploration of non-objective art is used to help students utilize principles to create artwork.

Students view various pieces of art and interpret its meaning in terms of a particular culture. Using papier mache, they create prototypes for a movie sequel in which they represent various cultures. They share and explain their...

Students read and review common fairy tales and come up with a list of characteristics from them. The Teacher models filling out either a compare & contrast graphic organizer comparing two fairy tales.

Students explore and apply their proofreading skills in order to prepare their project essays for peer editing and final drafting. They refine their final project essays by identifying and correcting spelling and grammatical errors.

Students use Web page templates to publish how-to instructions on the Internet. The Web sites are used as instructional databases for others to view. Students also participate in electronic message boards to post and answer questions...

Young scholars participate in a show called "A Different Perspective" that recognizes previously unnoticed talents of wheelchair bound kids. They assess how to attach an Olympus digital camera to their wheelchairs and take pictures from...

Students work in groups to share their lists of A-B-C ideas they came up with from the previous activity. They review page layouts taught during lesson plan two. Students complete a rough draft of their page. They create a colored...

In this sociology activity, students explore the family and power relationships as they respond to short answer questions about family life.

Students examine the stages between growing the animal and buying it at the grocery store.  In food system lesson students study the role that animal products have on nutrition and study animal agriculture. 

High schoolers examine lighting and composition to create a photograph of a white subject (an egg) against a white background. In this photography instructional activity students examine each others photos to determine the best...

Young scholars compose cover letters. In this writing skills lesson plan, students follow the provided steps to write cover letters that introduce them to potential employers.

Students analyze Public Art in preparation for college discussion, research, and writing, and create their own artistic creations. In this art and college prep activity, students develop an original research question to explore an art...

Students examine how the Internet has made music and art more available to the public. In this cyberspace lesson students create their own works of art.

Pupils read the book Dawdle Duckling and complete different activities about the book. Students research the wetlands, research ducks, complete an oil and water experiment, map a cove, and more.

Learners go to a traditional style desert home and then build their own model of a home to scale. In this desert home lesson plan, students conduct their research in New Mexico.

Students analyze water quality and turbidity of collected samples. In this physics lesson, students conduct tests to identify the suspended particles in the samples. They explain how human activities affect water quality.

Young scholars are presented with five items found in a suitcase to reflect upon the experience of a Mexican vacation. They use realia to produce a journal entry about one of the objects and its uses. The item is then brought to the...

Middle schoolers attempt to form a collection of actual objects or research from a variety of sources. They write a formal proposal for the contents of the collection before beginning.

Students program previously constructed bumper cars to keep bumping and reversing indefinitely. They use touch sensors attached to separate ports and complete a worksheet.