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Far and Near
Young scholars compare and contrast their life to that of children in Africa. In this multicultural instructional activity, students read the book A Country Far Away and list ways that their life is similar to the children in Africa.
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Advanced Sentence Completion 5
For this sentence completion worksheet, students choose the best word(s) to complete each sentence from five possible answer choices.
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Diamond Terrapin Fun Facts
In this animal instructional activity, learners complete 6 pages of activities and exercises pertaining to the diamondback terrapin. Students read about the life cycle, study habitat maps and color and cut out a three dimensional turtle.
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Emotion or Reason?
Students use persuasive devices to construct oral or written arguments. In this arguments lesson, students discuss the types of persuasive devices used in arguments and form groups to select a topic to research. Students create a...
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Gulf Oil Spill Fill-In
In this Gulf oil spill activity, students examine an article regarding basic facts about the April 20, 2010 oil spill and then respond to 25 fill in the blank questions. A word bank is provided.
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Maimonides' Eight Levels (Private-Religious)
High schoolers examine the Eight Levels of Charity. In this philanthropy lesson, students investigate the levels of charity and create posters that help them achieve one of the eight levels of charity.
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Life's Lessons: Survival of the Fittest
Students analyze Jack London's use of anthropomorphism to identify the importance of adaptability in life. In this literature lesson, students use the novel The Call of the Wild to identify key elements in survival. Students...
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Our Poetic Planet : Writing Poems about the Earth
Students share their thoughts regarding nature. In this poetry lesson, students compose poems in different formats that feature weather and clouds.
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Panther Scavenger Hunt
Students research a website to learn about the Florida panther. In this animal research lesson, students use the scavenger hunt directions to search a website about Florida panthers. Students also solve word puzzles within the activity.
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Religion in Public Schools
Seventh graders conduct research on important background information regarding the role of religion in American public schools. In this Ethics lesson plan, 7th graders examine and become familiar with the First Amendment of the Bill of...
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Creating and Evaluating Ethnic Advertising
Learners examine the concept of ethnic advertising. In this African American history lesson, students watch segments of videos about the history of ethnic advertising. Learners respond to questions that correspond to each...
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Adventures of Lewis and Clark Lewis and Clark Journal
Eighth graders experience the Lewis and Clark expedition. In this Corps of Discovery lesson, 8th graders research details regarding the expedition in order to complete a classroom project that requires them to create journals that might...
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Is Climate Change Good for Frogs?
Students fill out a chart on how climate change would affect them and things around them. In this climate change lesson plan, students discuss how global warming affects them and amphibians and then fill out the chart that goes with it.
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Flowering Phenology: How Do Plants Know When to Flower?
Students study the process of plant reproduction and the biotic and abiotic factors that affect flowering phenology. In this plant reproduction lesson, students describe the interaction of environmental factors as it relates to...
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The Trouble with Crayfish
Fourth graders compare an ecosystem before and after they introduce crayfish to that ecosystem. In this ecosystem lesson plan, 4th graders see what happens when you introduce a non native animal to a habitat. Students then make...
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The Mormon Trail Through Iowa
Students read selections from travel diaries and create their own travel diary. In this Mormon Trail through Iowa lesson plan, students discover background of the Mormon Trek of 1846 and discuss how a group may be persecuted for...
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Women's History
Students research famous women in history. For this Women's History month lesson, students choose one historical woman to research and use biographies and websites to gather information. Students complete an included research outline and...
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Become an Expert
Students practice their researching techniques by preparing a presentation with little notice. In this information research lesson plan, students utilize the Internet to research one of several subtopics concerning panthers....
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Stretching Your Money with Coupons
Students examine ways to extend their budget with coupons. In this budgeting lesson, students read information about using coupons at the given website. Students make a list of 30-50 products they use in their homes and use online...
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No Taxation Without Representation
High schoolers consider colonial rights. In this Bill of Rights lesson, students complete an activity guide that requires high schoolers to analyze taxation without representation. Students respond to discussion questions pertaining to...
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The Working of Scientists
Students define and explain the basic concepts of experimental design. In this scientific method lesson students complete a hands on activity, develop and present proposals to test their explanations.
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Numbers in the News
Students examine numbers used in the real world by reading newspapers. In this number identification instructional activity, students explore popular newspapers and attempt to find numbers in prices, temperatures, dates, sports...
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Newspaper Layout
In this newspaper learning exercise, students follow the directions of this newspaper layout in order to create a newspaper. Students follow 5 sets of directions.
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Evolution of Mass Media after 1920
Eleventh graders study the importance of media through American History. In this American History instructional activity, 11th graders develop teamwork skills discovering information regarding an assigned time period. ...