Students use a website to do various projects about the ice age and discover the route taken by the first arrivals are unknown and are the subject of a great deal of debate and research.

In this origin of life worksheet, students will review the different theories on how life originated on the Earth including the experiments conducted by Louis Pastuer, Francesco Redi, and Miller and Urey. Students will complete 14 fill...

Students identify triangles in the real world and construct their own triangle using drinking straws. They explore abstract triangles and find additional geometric shapes such as trapezoids. Students discuss similar shapes and examine...

Students explore the global economy. In this economics lesson, students examine clothing labels in search of the countries the clothing was made in. Students consider the implications of a global economy.

Students participate in a series of hand-on, online, and multimedia activities to examine 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional shapes. They describe common geometric solids. They construct rectangular prisms using straws and ribbon.

Pupils discover how New Year's Day is celebrated in Japan. In groups, they create their own versions of Japanese kites using materials available to them in the classroom. They discover the signifigance of the kites to their culture and...

In this world history worksheet, students answer 10 clues to fill a crossword puzzle with words associated with world explorers and discoverers. They work across and down with names of explorers and the places they explored.

Students examine colors and describe how colors contribute to the way a person may feel after listening to several books. Students also survey class for favorite colors and graph results, as well as discover how different colors are made...

Students explore  the pros and cons of bio-fuel use. In this environmental stewardship lesson plan, students visit selected websites to discover what bio-fuels are and the effect they may have on the environment.

Fifth graders research physical and cultural features of a place. They practice skills in gathering information from various sources, using tools such as graphic organizers, word processing, multimedia, and use of the Internet.

Students research the culture and geography of India and England while reading "The Secret Garden". Using this information, they write at least three predictions about what they believe might happen in the story. Using the Internet,...

Sixth graders discover what a swaraj is. In this world history lesson, 6th graders create a Venn Diagram comparing Gandhi's swaraj to American's democracy.

Students explore, examine, experiment and study the energy believed to exist in the vacuum of space called zero-point energy. They design and build a machine and then place their machines to test zero-pointed energy into a competition.

Students develop procedures to explore the behavior of fish.  In this scientific experiment lesson students from a hypothesis, write a question, identify different variables and controls in their experiment. 

Students use rhymes, songs and games to help them study music. They discover how music can be used with movement, speech and singing.

Learners are introduced to the Middle Ages through Powerpoint presentations and books. During the presentations students work on various reading skills by reading made up papers about the Middle Ages detailing certain events in history.

Students analyze the problems that have come along with the conservation movement and the fall and rise of the white tailed deer population. In this conservation lesson plan, students see how important the deer were to the Native...

Students research how and why different parts of the world were colonized, considering the pros and cons for both the rulers and the ruled.

Students research careers in agriculture. In this agricultural lesson, students discover the various careers related to agriculture. Students construct resumes and "apply" for agricultural jobs.

Students investigate possible career paths in forestry they may pursue.  In this vocational lesson, students discover the many careers possible in the world of science by researching teacher approved career websites on the Internet....

Students examine the relationship of a portrait and the subject it represents. They discover the photographs of Henri Cartier-Bresson and discuss. They also read about Cartier-Bresson's philosophy.

Students discover the basic nutritional information for different foods.  In this nutrition lesson students classify items, identify what a balanced diet is and determine what recipes are healthy. 

Students discover the technology of jet engines through an interactive program. They explore the history of the gas-turbine theory and follow tutorials in how to use them. They finally read about the new Air-Breathing engines.

Young scholars research life forms of both tropical coral reefs and deep-sea coral reefs to discover the biodiversity of the ecosystems. They compare and contrast the diversity and adaptations of the two eco-systems, and draw a picture...