Students solve quadratics by factoring. In this algebra lesson, students factor quadratic equations using two different methods. They solve the equations and graph using the intercepts.

Ninth graders review previously presented material on World War II and discover how the world was at that time. They, in groups, participate in map work designed to explain Axis and Allied countries using toy army men.

Students compare brown eggs and white eggs. In this color lesson, students see two different color eggs and predict what they will look like on the inside. They see that both eggs are the same and compare this to people of different...

Students create a spreadsheet. In this spreadsheet lesson, students take the responses they received from a pedestrian safety survey to create their spreadsheet. Then they turn this information into a graph.

In this birds worksheet, students watch videos and click on the links to learn about birds nesting and rearing. Students then answer 8 short answer questions.

In this math worksheet, students understand that the position of a digit determines its value. Students examine a place value chart from ones to hundred billions. There is room to separate a number, write it in words and write it in...

Students create graphs of circles. In this geometry activity, students use Microsoft Excel to create graphs. They construct the graphs using paper and pencil as well as the computer.

Students study the Tibetan situation. In this global issues instructional activity, students listen to a lecture regarding Tibet, its location, and its ties to China. Students then create political cartoons or write letters to their...

Fourth graders go shopping for a real life experience involving percent. They explore the concepts of sales tax and discount prices.

Students investigate the different women who have served in the United States Congress. They discuss Senator Hillary Clinton, conduct Internet research, and in small groups complete a grid that compares and contrasts the women who have...

Students examine the constitutionality of Jim Crow Laws. In this civil rights lesson, students read excerpts of the U.S. Constitution as well as examples of Jim Crow Laws. Students select Jim Crow laws and then find out what portions of...

Students explore the physical properties of water. In this water lesson, students explore water as it changes states. They observe, measure and use communication skills to describe change.

Fourth graders critically examine photographs. They ask questions leading to relevant research about photographs. They complete online research to gather information about photographs.

Students view interactive CD-ROM entitled The Arctic Climate Roller Coaster, research evidence of changes in climate through the years, record ways people responded to changes, and create short presentations to share evidence with...

In this ESL matching activity, students draw a line from the names of office supply items to their definitions. They match 8 office supply items such as copier, printer, computer, and fax machine.

Fifth graders examine reasons for exploration, the outcomes, and various explorers. In this age of exploration lesson, 5th graders create a flipbook with timeline and images to showcase their knowledge. 

In this birds of wetlands worksheet, students create a table on the internet to insert facts of the birds in the wetlands. Students make a table for 9 birds.

Young scholars solve problems involving electric charges and force. In this physics lesson, student solve word problems using addition and subtraction of vectors. They identify the direction represented by a vector as it relates to an...

Students explore and analyze a database of historical portraits of an African American family of the late 1800's. They trace the migration of one of the African Americans as he/she migrates toward urban areas.

Third graders participate in an election project. They collect data to create a spreadsheet from which a graph is generated.

Young scholars examine the life of Jackie Robinson and the ways in which he and they can influence government policy.

Eleventh graders explore arguments surrounding Abraham Lincoln's opposition to the Mexican War. They compare the arguments surrounding Lincoln's opposition to war with those surrounding war protestors during the Persian Gulf War in 1991.

Students recognize that the other eight known planets, which revolve around the Sun, have characteristics and surface conditions that are different from Earth; and identify examples of those differences.

Fifth graders identify the regions of the United States. They gain general knowledge of Regions of the U.S., create a spreadsheet and use word processing to create a report.