Students organize a video teleconference over CU-SeeMe to discuss the results of the survey with participants.

Students research the accomplishments of an inventor. They create a web site based on the research including historical, economic and scientific impact of the invention.

Students 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.

Middle schoolers apply the steps of the scientific method to an experiment. They complete an instructional activity of scientific inquiry and use a spreadsheet software to create a graph illustrating data gathered.

Pupils practice examining the tangent to a function to estimate the value of the function near the point of tangency. They view errors associated with those approximations, determine overestimates and find intervals that guarantee a...

Eleventh graders study the different ways students handle discrepancies.  In this Physics lesson plan, 11th graders perform a laboratory experiment with resistors.  Students discuss the ethical issues it raises. 

Students examine the concept of a solar system. In this research based lesson plan, students compare a star and a planet. They explain the requirements for life in a biosphere.

Students explore the definition of matter.  In exploring matter lesson students get into groups and navigate the Internet to answer questions. 

Eighth graders use Google Earth to study the landscape of Utah. In this Utah landscape lesson plan, 8th graders view landscape photos and work in partners to analyze the pictures. Students write a paragraph that describes the landscape...

Young scholars become familiar with weather terminology and different representations of data as they explore various on-line weather sites. They practice using and interpreting data determining the effects of the time of day, time of...

Students complete a simulation designed to show them the importance of budgeting and avoiding living paycheck to paycheck.

Pupils study the path Lewis and Clark took on their famous trans-American journey. They participate in an online activity that allows them to examine considerations the Expedition made when deciding where to spend the winter of 1805-06.

Students pretend the area they live in is subject to wind, waves and rain. In groups, they pretend they are a groups of meteorologists or geologists and are to report on the weather and damage that could occur there. Each group develops...

Students define a scientist. In this ethics and science lesson, students read Asimov's Alas, All Human and write responses and discuss the possibilities of imperfection within science by scientists. Students discuss what steps should be...

Students examine research ethics. In this scientific research ethics lesson, students examine hypothetical research scenarios and determine which proposals should be funded with tax dollars.

Ninth graders use the Internet to research the liver and the effects of alcoholism.  In this alcohol addiction lesson students divide into groups and get information on their topic.

Students collect information about buffalo and transform their classroom into a wildlife park. For this conservation lesson, students work in groups to research a question pertaining to buffalo populations and habitat...

Third graders manage money. In this money math activity, 3rd graders read Pigs Will be Pigs. Students then use manipulatives to practice adding monetary amounts and making change. Students also practice working with money on selected...

Fourth graders create an original math problem with a detailed solution key relative to their chosen career fields.

Students role play as text book creators by designing an animation showing plant growth from seed to maturity. They incorporate things that plants need to grow in the animation.

Students use the program MediaBlender to create a persuasive presentation about candy being allowed in school vending machines along with healthy snacks. Presentations are geared toward the school board.

Pupils identify and define Boolean operators. They differentiate between operators and their intended uses. They use the operators AND, OR, NOT, parenthesis, and NEAR in Internet searches and analyze search results. They use...

Students explore the conflict in Darfur. In this Darfur lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the background of the conflict in Darfur. Students read about the refugee camps and what life is like for the...

Students examine how tectonic plates change the Earth's land. In this geology lesson, students are divided into small groups to construct a continent puzzle. Students use transparency pieces to demonstrate how Africa and South America...