Students create a brochure. In this Amazon research lesson plan, students research a tourist attraction in the Amazon and develop a travel brochure.

Students read a reprinted article from USA Today. In this metacognition lesson, students complete a worksheet about their thoughts while they are reading.

Young scholars explore what a proof is, how and why mathematicians create them and compose essays on how reason and logic are employed in the workplace. They explore whether any three lines can make a triangle and attempt to verify...

This lesson invites students to interact with the play from their first encounter, determine actions implied from the text and better comprehend Shakespeare's language.

Young scholars study the literature and literary techniques of the early Middle Ages, thus preparing students to read Beowulf with an appreciation for its artistry and beauty. Young scholars solve online riddles, write riddles and study...

Students engage in several activities to explore Idaho and Social Studies themes. Using an variety of media, students become familiar with Idaho's geography and geology.

Students analyze characteristics of various 2 dimensional shapes and explore their properties and use various vocabulary terms to discuss geometric relationships.

Learners develop an understanding of measurable attributes of circles; develop a formula to determine the circumference of circles. They approximate the value of pi.

Students study geometric terms related to circles and solve the problem posed in the book.

Students present a convincing explanation of the Lake Nyos event and propose a solution to prevent future tragedies at central and western African lakes.

Fifth graders inquire as to why scientists use observable characteristics, how they sort the characteristics, and why they do so. They write journal entries to be used throughout this unit.

Fifth graders perform a simulated experiment where they use simple genetic coding to crreate a personl.

Students determine the difference between major and minor details after researching animals and completing graphic organizers. They write descriptive paragraphs for classmates to guess what animal is being described.

Students listen to a Native American legend and discuss the basic elements of story. In small groups they read and analyze more legends from books and Websites. Then they compose and present an original legend.

Third graders engage in a wide variety of cross-curricular activities designed to give them a thorough understanding of the history of the Illinois & Michigan Canal. There are a very nice set of activities included in this plan!

Students explore use of batteries and electrical power on farms in the 1930s.

Students examine paper currency for its artistic value. They design their own piece of currency based on the artistic methods used in the design of real money.

Students examine relationships and interactions between different types of water. They experiment with colored water of different temperature and salinity and discuss how the results relate to real ocean currents.

Young scholars take nature walks to collect items from the environment such as leaves, shells, branches, feathers, and seeds. Working in groups, they assemble their items into mobiles and display them in the classroom.

Young scholars investigate the effects of depression and the brain's influence on metal illness. The factors that may affect a person's ability to develop depression are examined in this lesson.

Students examine relationship between architecture and math, explore importance of inventions to humanity and relate math and architecture to their school and home by creating graphs, tables, and presentations showing development of...

Students explain what El Nino is, where it is located and how it is created. They describe the weather changes caused by El Nino. They draw the patterns of El Nino on a world map. They predict economic effects El Nino has on the areas it...

Young scholars research and create a presentation about their own culture and personal history. They interview family members to increase their awareness of family events and documents. They create a family tree at a web based resource.