In this KWL chart worksheet, students fill in this graphic organizer about living and non-living things. Students complete 3 sections in the chart.

Students explore the classification system of organisms: taxonomy. They examine prepared slides of Protozoans and record information on a Taxonomy Recording Sheet. Two additional classifying activities are also included in this lesson.

Students examine the ethics of biotechnology and genetically modifying various organisms. They complete various activities and labs on GMOs and then write a position paper regarding their individual opinions on the subject.

In this sequence of events worksheet, students use the chain link graphic organizer to write the sequence of events in order. Students write the topic or draw a picture of it in the center space.

In this KWL chart worksheet, students fill out a graphic organizer about what they know, what they want to know, and what they learned about a given subject.

Students study the life and biology of the Channel Catfish. For this aquatic biology lesson, students will examine the external and internal features of the catfish along with their breeding habits and environment. This lesson includes...

Students study the differences between sets of data and explain how organisms are adapted to their environment.  In this marine mammals lesson students analyze data based on set criteria. 

Students identify requirements to obtain a driver's license. They describe study and test taking strategies. Students describe reading material. They organize information using restatement and questioning techniques.

Students explore the concept of credit. In this credit lesson, students examine student organizers that focus on credit scores and credit history. Students participate in an on-line activity. Students examine credit card offers and...

Fifth graders compare biodiversity in their neighborhood and in the rainforest. In this biodiversity lesson plan, 5th graders read stories and gather information about the diversity of life found in their area and in the rainforest. As a...

Students describe properties of various elements. They arrange the elements based on properties in order to explain the organization of the periodic table. They label elements as metal, non-metal, or metalloid.

Students, after locating different marine habitats on a globe, play a card game about ecosystems, food webs and organisms.

Students discover the Organization of American States by researching currents issues in those countries. They create a PowerPoint presentation and share with the class.

In this plants worksheet, students name and locate the major organs of flowering plants. Then students color, cut and paste a flower model by following the directions given.

In this sound, heat, and light worksheet, students fill in a KWL chart for what they know, what they want to know, and what they learned about sound, heat, and light. Students complete 3 sections in the graphic organizer.

Students investigate the planet Earth's infamous ring of fire and the life that thrives from it.  In this ocean environment lesson, students investigate hydrothermal vents and how organisms thrive off their heat.  Students...

Students research stories of teens who care using a website embedded in the lesson.  In this character education lesson, students read about students who performed philanthropic acts and discuss the projects that most influenced them.

Making the transition to a higher-tech school library or computer lab? This plan suggests 5th graders undertake a scavenger hunt and make a PowerPoint to educate younger schoolmates about how to use information resources in an...

Students discover ways to be active citizens. In this civics lesson, students prepare for student body elections by creating election materials an writing manifestos. Students also consider offering their services to local organizations...

Students explore the concept of student loans. In this student loans lesson, students read an article about the large amount of student loans today's students owe. Students discuss how higher loan payments and increased debt will affect...

Students describe typical marine food webs, and explain why food is generally scarce in the deep-ocean environment. They discuss reasons that seamounts may support a higher density of biological organisms than would appear to be possible.

Students compare and contrast the similarities and differences between the internal organs of herps--reptiles and amphibians--and humans.

Young scholars learn the impact that genetics can have on the evolution of a population of organisms and become aware of the influence that the environment has onorganisms.

Learners listen to book See, Hear, Touch, Taste, Smell, by Melvin Berger, and explore five senses and sense organs