Students examine the damage done to Lebanon. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to learn about the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel and the toll it took on Lebanon.

Learners discuss the responsibilities of pet ownership. In this animal welfare lesson, students visit selected websites to investigate the attributes of the pit bull. Learners also consider the costs and how to care for dogs.

Students consider race relations in Britain. In this current events lesson plan, students visit selected websites to understand religious dress, Muslim practices, and the crisis regarding multiculturalism in Britain.

Students explore the controversy surrounding performance-enhancing drugs. For this current events lesson, students discuss the prevalence of drug use in the sports world and create poetry about sports. Older students may design a...

Students examine the traditional Mexican musical form of corridos. In this cross curricular history and music lesson, students analyze the lyrics of popular corridos and the corridos' importance in Mexican culture. Students will...

Students study viruses and bacteria that can contaminate vegetables. They examine how vegetables can be preserved and what farmers might do to keep vegetables safe. They examine with pickling as a way to keep vegetable preserved safely.

Students participate in reading activities to discover what a cyclone is and how cyclones affect those parts of the world that they hit. They discuss what kind of shelter would be best to create in anticipation of a cyclone.

Students use art to analyze a period in history. In this instructional activity about the effect of art on history, students study many different pieces of photography by Dorothea Lange. Students will observe photographs from certain...

Fifth graders study wildfires in the United States.  In this wildfire lesson students read an article, make calculations and answer questions.

Students discover details about the world of British football. In this current events lesson, students browse selected websites to explore the work and history of the game, the Euro 2008, and the business aspects of the game in Britain.

Students consider the plight of endangered species. In this global studies lesson, students research selected websites about endangered animals and identify global issues that contribute to their demise.

Learners investigate the environmental costs of operating golf courses. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to study golf course needs and green design options.

Students consider how the first supercasino in Britain will impact the nation. In this current events lesson, students visit the noted Web sites to gather information about the casino and the positive and negative effects of gambling.

Students explore espionage. In this current events lesson, students research various Web sites for information about the history of spy work, Anglo-Russian relations, and spy gadgets. 

Students investigate current event issues in Zimbabwe. In this global issues lesson, students visit selected Web sites to determine why thousands of citizens were evacuated from their homes. Students examine the bureaucratic upheaval and...

Students consider the role of the British monarchy. For this Royal Family lesson, students access selected Web sites that require them consider what they know about royalty and whether or not they agree with the perks royalty enjoy.

Students discuss their fears of terrorism. In this terrorism lesson, students discuss the Madrid terror attacks, the history of terrorism, and share coping strategies.

Sixth graders use the local newspaper to find and discuss examples of uses of statistics and the ways in which the information is presented. They create and represent their own set of data showing how students get to school each day.

Students undertake the study of leadership theory. The skills of being a leader and manager are covered. There is a comprehensive use of real life examples throughout the instructional activity.

Pupils discover the six steps to use when reading to help know what is important. They then listen to the book, Tambourine Moon focusing on the important information and discarding unnecessary or repeating information. They then break...

Students participate in a lesson that reinforces reading skills. Specifically, this lesson focuses on the skill of summarization. This strategy teaches students how to better comprehend written text.

Students read a document which explains the roles and responsibilities of the President of the United States. In groups, they tour the George Bush Presidential Museum and participate in a Presidential scavenger hunt. Once back in the...

Twelfth graders investigate the capabilities of the TI-89.  In this calculus lesson, 12th graders explore the parametric equation for a circle, for arc length of curves, and for trajectories.  Students investigate the symbolic...

Learners investigate properties of regular polygons. In this geometry activity, your class will use a graphing calculator and parametric equations to construct regular polygons and investigate the relationship between the measure of...