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A Tour of Rome Fit for an Emperor
Learners travel to Rome. In this geography skills activity, students explore famous places in Rome with Google Earth tools. Learners research the city of Rome and create touring brochures of the city from the perspectives of past...
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Taking Things Personally
High schoolers create a work of art calling attention to significant societal problems or social issues.
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Power Metering Project
Young scholars collect and analyze variable data and understand the concept of electrical power. In this energy lesson plan students use a spreadsheet to manage their data and create box plots.
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Play Ball!
Young scholars pretend as if they have been hired by the commissioner of Major League Baseball. Their task is to explain the mathematics of baseball so that more people enjoy the game.
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The 3 Levels of Government through Scrapbooking
Eighth graders explore Parliamentary democracy and governance.
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I'm Out of Here
Students create a travel budget. In this budget lesson, students research vacation destinations. Working independently, students research destinations on the Internet and construct a budget for the vacation. Resources provided.
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Storm Watch: Knowing What To Do
Young scholars study the different types of weather and how storms form. In this weather lesson plan students make their own "tornado in a bottle" and create brochures.
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Multimedia Morning Mania
Students interact with a morning meeting slideshow. They read, write and watch information that is projected onto a whiteboard.
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What's in My Water, and How Did it Get There?
Students analyze water samples to see the contaminants and then use the Internet to find the sources of the contamination. In this investigative water lesson students analyze water and work together to solve the mystery of...
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Lincoln Meets Gates
Students research historical figures and create presentations for their research using technology tools. In this historical figures lesson, students use the provided links to research historical figures in America. Students then use...
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Help! I Need Five Minutes to Study
Students learn to use a time grid or a calendar to increase productivity of their studying. In this studying lesson, students record how they spend their studying time and then adjust as needed. Students recognize various...
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Shoreline Seining and Sampling
Students investigate ecological systems and the cause and effect relationship between humans and the environment by using the prey items of Ospreys.
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T is Totally Terrific
Students discover the letters of the alphabet and how they sound with a focus on the letter t. As a class, they write the letter and read words with the letter t for practice. To end the lesson, they complete a variety of tongue twisters.
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Exploring the USA and the World with Cartograms
Students investigate cartograms in order to explore the different countries on Earth. In this world geography lesson, students use the Internet to analyze data on different cartograms. Students compare data, such as population density,...
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Monetary Policy
Students develop an understanding of monetary policy. In this monetary policy lesson, students define economic indicators and specify the economic conditions they reflect. Students explain the three functions of the system and play a...
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Archeological Finds
Students explore archeology and it contributions to human history. They write a magazine article describing the discovery of a dig.
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Schoolyard Dig
Pupils begin the lesson by being introduced to the new vocabulary associated with archaeology. In groups, they use the school grounds to simulate their dig site. They record all the objects they discover and what can be gathered from...
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Tales of Truman's Travels Fifty Years Ago
Fourth graders study President Truman and the Whistlestop Campaign. For this US history lesson, 4th graders complete a KWL about President Truman and write letters to stops on Truman's Whistlestop Campaign. Students create a presentation...
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Thank you!
Students type a personal business letter to their elementary principal, teacher or pastor to thank them.
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Creative Outline for Your Short Story or Book
Students discuss the information listed about how to make an outline for a short story or book. They then begin writing their short story and edit it and revise before turning it in to be graded.
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Life on the Run: A Budget for Claudia and Jamie
In this budget worksheet, students create a budget for 2 girls that are trying to escape and use their allowances as the income they have. Students create a budget based on their income and expenses. They also answer 7 short answer...
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Money, Money, Honey Bunny!
Students determine the differences between goods and services, and saving and spending. For this economics lesson, students listen to a rhyming story about a bunny with money. They play a matching game with the associated cards and work...
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Teaching Kids About Healthy Foods: Snacks Alternatives
Learners inspect human health by participating in a class game. In this nutrition lesson, students examine an interactive food pyramid and discuss the healthy alternatives to their typical diets. Learners complete a flash card activity...
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Chef Solus Cooking Academy Game
Students evaluate human health by participating in an interactive activity. In this food choice lesson, students discuss the decisions they make each day in order to stay healthy with the food they eat. Students utilize the Internet to...