Inquiry research is self-directed and project-based on the grade-level curriculum. Students begin an area of inquiry research becoming a critical historian. Focusing on research writing involves reading and a digital search on Destiny...

How would you write a LOGO program to approximately reproduce the Olympic Rings logo? This activity is designed to be accessible to students at all levels of secondary maths (Key Stages 3, 4 and 5).

In this instructional activity, 4th graders use tableaux to dramatize their roles in the food chain of an ecosystem. Next, they write in role arguing why they are important to the ecosystem. This is followed by a debate in the format of...

In this lesson, young scholars explore the life of Paul Revere through the lens of a painting of the Midnight Run. After viewing it, students write and enact a poem illustrating the event.

Summarize any subject you'd like with these acrostic poems. Examples are provided. [PDF]

Tired of 17 syllables? Try a poem with 17 words instead with this variation on a haiku. Examples are provided. [PDF]

Enhance learning and teaching of colonial America with the cross-curricular lessons, activities, videos, writings, etc. offered. Students will enjoy seeing the impact and progress of science in the early days of the United States.

A great cross-curricular lesson that focuses on humanity in the time of the Stone Age. Students will study prehistoric cave paintings and then produce their own paintings as part of a large mural.

This field guide was a cross curricular project created by 7th grade students in Portland, Maine. Students engaged in multiple fieldwork visits to the Deering Park (across the street), during which they observed trees, recording with...

Students research the math and physics behind various weapons used during the crusades to write an illustrate articles to add to a class book.

In this lesson, 5th graders explore the concept of cause and effect in the context of the Civil War and work in groups to write and deliver speeches articulating a point of view for one of the War's causes: tariffs, state's rights, or...

This lesson is a hands-on, cross-curricular lesson for exploring non-standard measurement. It utilizes children's literature, manipulatives, opportunities for writing, and small group collaborative learning. Students will meaningfully...

This cross-curricular lesson combines research on an ecological issue with creative writing. After conducting research on an important environmental issue, students will present their findings from a different point of view.

This project is a portfolio of an 8th grader who projects herself 20 years into the future including her future occupation and life. To prepare students interview someone who works in a field similar to their projected one. The project...

In this lesson, students will work within their math and English language arts classes to research the development of mathematical tools and their applications. A research paper will be produced for and graded by the English language...

These activities will allow young scholars to become explorers and travel across the United States to encounter a variety of land forms. Students will create a story about their trek and then create choreography to match the sequence...

This is a lesson plan geared toward first through third grades, cross-curricular, dealing with economics and literature. "Learn about economics: producers, resources (natural, human, capital), intermediate goods; and Language Arts:...

Integrated lesson plan focusing on the contributions that African American inventors have made to modern society. Includes rationale, day by day plan, links, and other information.

This is a book created by a 4th grade class after studying slavery and women's rights in 1853. Students wrote 1st person stories of experiences they read about and illustrated them; each story detailed a snapshot in the life of their...

This is a book of poetry written by a 6th grade class. They worked with their English teacher and their visual art teacher to create watercolors on which they superimposed their poems to create this book.

This is a child's guide or manual designed for Riverhill Farm. These 3rd and 4th grade students were studying about watersheds and farming; they visited the farm several times and learned various aspects of farming. The guide includes an...