Third graders demonstrate their mathematical knowledge of symmetry and reflection using congruent geometric shapes while working as an artist and mathematician looking at a medieval-styled stained glass window.

Fifth graders research life in Alaska and compare life there to their lives in this lesson. They read "Julie of the Wolves." They research through the novel and other reference books facts about the Alaskan climate and geography. They...

Students measure the speed of moving marbles and use the results to calculate velocity and momentum. They analyze the events preceding a Japanese train crash.

Students examine the oscars and the nomination process. They practice using new vocabulary words associated with the event. In groups, they match the vocabulary with the definitions.

Students, while extensively reviewing the vocabulary terms on the board, examine basic food groups along with their food labels to help maintain a healthy dies for proper health.

Twelfth graders explore immigration policies. In this immigration lesson, 12th graders discuss the implications of immigration as they read polices for Canadian and European Union immigration. Students then draft their own immigration...

Pupils locate the classified section within a newspaper, find the employment ads, and examine how the employment ads are categorized and arranged. Lastly, they locate ads for specific jobs.

Students use worksheets and classified ads to improve their ability to interpret newspaper employment ads by learning to read and explain commonly used content vocabulary.

Students discuss the nature of fractions and compare fractions based on a similar whole to determine relative size.

Students read a variety of reading passages and articles. They investigate how to make implications and assumptions using the information provided.

Students practice with business letters. They identify main ideas and supporting details.

Students explore the concept of fractals. In this fractals activity, students play the "Chaos Game" via an applet. Students place dots on the screen to recognize that they have created Sierpinski's Triangle.

Learners explore the concept of Mandelbrot sets and Julia sets. In this Mandelbrot and Julia set lesson plan, students use a function integrator applet to investigate two-variable function iterations. Learners use Julia set and...

Third graders construct a dodecahedron that displays facts about two and three-dimensional figures. They use a pattern to construct a dodecahedron after writing facts about geometry onto each of the figure's twelve faces.

Students explore corresponding letters of the alphabet with the corresponding phonemes using farm animals. They create a classroom word wall of the items they saw on a trip to the farm or zoo. Students create pictures to go along with...

Learners discover the qualities of friends. In this character education lesson, students read the poem "Coke-bottle Brown" by Nikki Grimes. Learners then discuss the Golden Rule and how it applies to friendships. 

Pupils create a food product and an advertisement promoting it.  In this description and advertising lesson, students read children's book for inspiration and discover advertising techniques.  Pupils complete their ads and use...

Students investigate modular clock arithmetic and cryptography. They perform basic operations in modular (clock) arithmetic and encode and decode messages using simple shift and affine ciphers.

Students explore the concept of probability. In this probability instructional activity, students use a applet that demonstrates chaos and probability of spread for a forest fire. Students also play applets about the Game of Life and...

Students explore the concept of modular arithmetic and cryptography. In this modular arithmetic and cryptography instructional activity, students use applets to explore modular arithmetic using a clock and Caesar Ciphers. Students...

Students explore the concept of functions. In this function lesson, students determine if the graph is a function by using the vertical line test. Students use an applet to explore the vertical line test on a variety of graphs.

Fourth graders research jobs by using different software programs. For this researching jobs lesson plan, 4th graders conduct a Webquest in order to see what they need to do to complete certain jobs.

Fifth graders use goal setting in order to use time and energy efficiently.

Sixth graders engage in a lesson that covers the use of regular and irregular plurals. They practice using four different games which work for keeping the student level of engagement high. Students review the rules of basic plurals and...