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World Projections
Students identify map projections and examine polar maps. For this map skills lesson, students use a flat world map to identify various projections and calculate the distances between locations by using a map scale.
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Area of Parallelograms and Triangles
Young scholars explain the formula for finding the area of a paralellogram and its relation to the area of a rectangle. Finally, they construct the formula for the area of a paralellogram.
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Op Art Circles
High schoolers create Optical Art, art that seems to move when you look at it, in this Art lesson for the High School classroom. Included with the lesson is a list of recommended materials and suggested resource books for lesson...
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Understanding Portion Sizes
Learners analyze portion sizes in a healthy diet. In this portion sizes activity, students complete a food group choices worksheet and identify the correct portion of food. Learners work in groups to teach the unit to elementary...
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Bill of Rights and Lawmaking
Ninth graders consider how the Bill of Rights impacts the lawmaking process in the United States. In this Bill of Rights activity, 9th graders discuss the amendments and their limitations. Students research the role of the Legislative...
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Recognizing Bias in Graphs
For this bias in graphs worksheet, students examine graphs and explain the data. They determine why the graph is or is not biased. This four-page worksheet contains approximately 6 problems. Explanations and examples are provided.
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Matching the Globe with the Map
Learners examine how to use a globe. In this globe and map comparison lesson, students discuss how the globe and map are alike when looking at Africa and Antarctica. Learners investigate shapes and sizes of globes versus maps.
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Investigating Transformations Of Parent Functions
Students identify the basic transformations of parent functions. They use their graphing calculator to create a transformation booklet by folding a sheet of computer paper in half and stapling along the folded edge.
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Funny Face Self Portraits
Students gain appreciation for the drawings by Leonardo da Vinci. They show human emotion by drawing facial features in correct proportion - studying ratio of eye width to the rest of the facial features. They create values by varying...
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Pop Art Ice Cream Painting
Students develop skills in painting and create a painting of an ice cream cone using Pop Art as in inspiration.
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Using Cartograms t Learn about Latin American Demographics
Pupils make cartograms while drawing connections between physical, economic, social and cultural geography.
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The Debates
High schoolers examine the history and purposes of debate, and analyze the different debate formats. They rate the candidates' presentations in the debates, and apply debate strategies to their own debates.
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Price Controls: Prescribed Drugs in North America
Students examine the nature of price controls, the impact of maximum prices below the equilibrium level on a market, the effect it can have on other markets, the requirements for effective price discrimination in a market, and the price...
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Contour Drawing
Third graders are introduced to Contour Drawing. They view examples and non-examples of student contour drawings. After a demonstration of correct technique, 3rd graders produce contour drawings of the top side of their hand.
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Germans and Irish in Augusta and Franklin Counties
Students examine 19th century newspapers, a last and testament, and census manuscripts to analyze the Irish and German immigrant communities in the 1850s and 1860s. They write a letter from the perspective of an Irish or German immigrant.
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Circular "Mandala"
Students create a nonobjective design from a magazine photo (or personal photograph) using a view finder. By using colored pencils the drawing use layers to recreate the colors in the magazine picture.
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The Eyes Have It ... Or Do They?
Pupils explore facial expressions for the hidden meanings being communicated. Truth can be hidden or at least disguised by a particular expression. The reality of control and the manipulation of truth is discussed in this instructional...
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Social Studies: Great Circle Route
Young scholars compare routes between Minnesota and China using a map and globe. Using the "great circle route" method, students find the shortest route between two points.
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Tools of the Historian: Primary vs. Secondary Sources
Students identify the difference between primary and secondary sources. They discuss the importance of evaluating all sources they might use. They read primary and secondary sources that relate to the colonial period.
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Growth and Development
Students analyze potentially stressful situations to determine the degree of control and individual has over behaviors. They provide examples of each of the following types of potentially negative thinking such as selective perception,...
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Business Communication 2
Students identify the main characteristics of effective communication. They discuss the positives and negatives of the main types of communication. They examine the importance of communication in business scenerios.
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On Becoming Husbands/Wives/Mothers/Fathers
Students are introduced to becoming wives, husbands, mothers and fathers. In groups, they define what love means to them and discuss why they believe many people are rushing to marriage and parenthood. To end the lesson, they discuss...
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William Lanson: New Haven's African King
Students discuss the misrepresentations of African Americans in the United States. In groups, they examine the life and accomplishments of William Lanson and the importance of extending the Long Wharf. Together, they pretend they lived...
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