Collaboration of creative writing/creative dramatics using Distance Learning. With a partner, young scholars will write an original nursery rhyme and share/present with another class (Distance Learning) through presentations...

Two classes at different schools or across the hall share dramatic poetry presentations as part of a poetry unit. Learners listen to poetry, practice reading poetry, and (if practical) participate in a distance learning program on...

Students investigate poetry form as they research the life of Langston Hughes. They perform the lyrics of his poetry, participate in a distance learning program from Cleveland Institute of Music, and produce computer-generated brochures...

Using the book Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud as the primary resource, this unit focuses on comics as a tool for communication. Students participate in activities which include journal and essay writing, a...

With the booming market of "Beanie Baby" type stuffed animals being so prominent in pupils' lives, this project brings that interest into the classroom through the use of research, science, hands-on experiences, and technology. The...

Mechanical energy is the most easily understood form of energy for students. When there is mechanical energy involved, something moves. Mechanical energy is a very important concept to understand. Engineers need to know what happens when...

In this instructional activity, students will use hands on inquiry in cooperative learning groups to understand, develop and analyze common measurements used by astronomers. Students will use common objects such as straws, twizzlers, or...

In this lesson plan, students will learn that math is important in navigation and engineering. Ancient land and sea navigators started with the most basic of navigation equations (Speed x Time = Distance). Today, navigational satellites...

When we look at the night sky, we see stars and the nearby planets of our own solar system. Many of those stars are actually distant galaxies and glowing clouds of dust and gases called nebulae. The universe is an immense space with...

Students will measure the effects of the height of an inclined plane on the force a marble produces to move a plastic, foam, or paper cup across a table. Students will discover that the higher the incline plane, the more force produced...

This activity is designed for an Algebra II through Pre-Calculus classes and introduces the conic section- an ellipse. In this activity students explore an ellipse, the set of points in a plane such that the sum of the distances from...

During this lesson, students work with other students from another school to collect information about different species of whales. Students will have the opportunity to discuss the differences via video conferences. Students work...

Observe the night sky and speculate the distance between the Earth and its moon and Saturn and its moon. Explore how scientists have used robots to learn about celestial bodies, and conduct research about one of Saturn's moons.