Students reflect on their strengths, to foster postive self-awareness and self-esteem. They discuss what the purpose of an adertisement is. What can an ad communicate? Students create an ad of themselves that reflects their own...

Students construct a quilt using symbols of the past and present. In this communities activity, students interview an older adult and discuss the history of their community. Students create a quilt.

Students practice creating a new presentation document. They gather information on family connections. They share their presentation with the class.

Students act as forensic scientists to help solve a long-standing missing persons case. They study nuclear DNA and mtDNA.

Students play a Parcheesi type game. They explore a new culture, to compare and contrast likenesses and differences in American and Korean families and leisure time and to experience a traditional Korean game. They identify where...

Students create comedy skits based on family or domestic situation. They observe their own families, write a script for a vaudeville type skit, and perform the skit.

Ninth graders gain an understanding of organims based on charateristics. They study about Kingdom Animalia and use technology to present knowledge of phyla. Finally, they create a new animal species of their own. When others present,...

Students research countries around the world. They develop and write a research paper that includes maps, photographs, and diagrams. They describe the culture, society, economy, religious beliefs, government structure, and history of...

Student can explain the difference between biodegradable and non-biodegradable. They calculate how much rubbish bags all their families together produce each week and then calculate how much rubbish their families produce during the...

Work together to brainstorm answers to different questions related to the savings of American people. Draw a bar graph representing stocks. Practice using new economic terms as well.

Students create and decorate an African Heritage home. In this art lesson, students research different African homes and then create one using a box decorating the home using crayons or markers.

Students participate in a series of activities about identifying different feelings and emotions. In these oral language and discussion lessons, students use pictures and photographs to get them involved in oral storytelling activities....

High schoolers find the approximate area of the court order on a current map of Delaware. They draw a layout of their school and decide where a new hallway or outside pathway would be most needed.

Seventh graders investigate the basis for farming choices in the early colonies by using group research and discussion. Each group researches a topic that they write about and present to the rest of the class.

Students discuss forms of transportation in Delaware during 18th Century, find approximate area of court order on current map of state, draw layout of their school, and decide where new hallway or outside pathway would be most needed.

Students develop numercy skills by studying the number of bison before and after the arrival of European settlers in Canada. They examine the affect of the reduction in the number of bison on Native families.

Students research the experience of Irish immigrants who helped build the railroad systems of the United States. They analyze primary source documents, take notes, and create an artistic piece.

Students participate in a layered curriculum units with a variety of activities like: Library Research and choose one topic. Find 2 articles on the topic, cite the article, and summarize each article.

Students use court records to learn that tobacco was used a source of currency in early Delaware history. Students choose something in their culture to use as currency instead of money.

Seventh graders determine the characteristics of insect families after comparing human family characteristics. They categorize insects by looking for similar characteristics on image cards.

Ninth graders compare and contrast the art works of Van Eyck and Daumier. They examine pictures of upper and middle class people and identify the artifacts/environments particular to each group.

Students examine how places of various size function as centers of economic activity. They develop a list of things that families shop for, analyze a local map, create a chart demonstrating how far they travel for the items they listed,...

Students compare their roles and responsibilities at home with those of the adults in their home. They make a poster showing how the members of their families work together.

High schoolers read the label of an insecticide and identify pertinent information. They tell that the higher the LD50 the less toxic the chemical. Students begin to extrapolate the impact of pesticide use beyond the death of the insect.