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Senate Debate on Scientific Racism
Students analyze the arguments around scientific racism. They collect data on the views of eugenicists and its opponents.
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How Typical or Atypical is Your Community?
Students analyze and answer specific questions posed by the teacher about their community. They assess how typical a community is by comparing its characteristics to those of the whole nation. They determine how typical or atypical...
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Fluctuations in the Price of Oil
Students examine the fluctuating gas prices and the effect it has on the Canadian economy by reviewing an online database that contains information on the retail price of gas for Canada's largest cities.
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Light Bulb Santa
Students create light bulb Santa's using old light bulbs, acrylic paints, ribbon, and cords in this art lesson for the second through eighth grade classroom. This is a great activity to do before winter break. A picture of the final...
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Human Rights
Students explore the need for rules and human rights. They imagine what it would be like without rules or rights. Students complete a case study involving human rights in Afghanistan. Students share a top ten list of Human Rights.
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Mystery Words - Part One
Students read the questions carefully on the "Mystery Clues" worksheet and answer the clues using a word from the given word list. They study how they must read the clues carefully to come up with the correct answer.
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Same Sex Marriage Legislation
Students explore the Vermont legislation that allowed for same sex marriages. The implications for civil rights are investigated to encourage students to state opinions.
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Animal Habitats and Their Management
Students review components present for a quality animal habitat and then explore a goose pond to find out what animals reside there. They learn how wildlife managers work with the land so everything can co-exist together.
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Revolutionary Newspaper
Fifth graders write a newspaper article about an important event or cause of the Revolutionary War. In small groups they participate in a jigsaw activity, and return to their original group to report on their new information. Students...
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Writing an Academic Argument on the House of Lords
Students debate the main roles of the House of Lords and argue whether or not it is necessary. Teams debate the pros and cons of the House of Lords then take a class vote on which side argues it case most persuasively. Using the...
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Test Your Spelling Skills-- Months of the Year
For this language arts worksheet, students locate the names of all 12 months in a word search puzzle. There is a word bank provided.
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Current Health Checkup Crossword
In this health crossword puzzle worksheet, pupils read 10 clues and place their answers in a crossword. Note: The directions tell students that the words are from a magazine not provided here.
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The "Wright" Puzzle
In this airplane learning exercise, students complete a crossword puzzle by figuring out the answers to 12 questions about the flying machines created by the Wright Brothers.
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Which Comes First?
In this Hanukkah activity activity, students read the words that relate to Hanukkah. Students write the words that comes first on the line for the 15 words.
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Around Derby Museum and Art Gallery 2
In this Derby museum and Art Gallery worksheet, students answer several questions about the Derby Museum and Art Gallery. Students answer 15 questions.
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Japanese Internment Camps in the USA
In this worksheet about Japanese Internment camps, students read a 9 paragraph passage about the camps, locations, and a personal account. Link to additional activities included.
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Christmas Square Dance
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students solve a riddle in which dancing partners are assigned numbers such that the sum of each couples numbers is a perfect square. The one page worksheet contains one problem with the solution.
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Fiddling with Fours
In this algebra worksheet, 11th graders are solving word problem, where they are given only symbols and asked to find the answers. They get some clues to help them arrive at the answer. There is an answer key.
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Measurement and Problem Solving
Students solve problems using a calendar. In this calendar lesson, students complete a worksheet of math story problems. Example problems are provided.
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Breaking News English: 2005 was a Second Longer Than Usual
In this English worksheet, students read "2005 was a Second Longer Than Usual," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Swaziland King Buys Wives BMWs
In this English worksheet, students read "Swaziland King Buys Wives BMWs," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: World's Oldest Man Dies
In this English worksheet, students read "World's Oldest Man Dies," and then respond to 20 fill in the blank, 15 short answer, 8 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Spelling List 15: Sight Words, Plural Changes, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of words twice. Words focus on sight words, plural changes and academic vocabulary. A reference web site is given.
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Evaluating Music
Students identify an object by drawing something that reminds them of how they feel when they are calm or at peace. In this music lesson, students depict a musical instrument making peaceful music, and then an instrument making loud...