Students use estimation and fractions and standard units of measure to measure foot strips.

Students discuss how big is big. They compare the area and perimeter of an acre and a football field.

Students express answers as fractions, decimals, and percents.

Middle schoolers recognize squares and find a pattern for counting squares.

Middle schoolers use large numbers and learn exponential representation and explain patterns and relations of powers of 2.

Young scholars experiment with rearranging shapes to better visualize the Congruence and relationship of geometric shapes.

Fifth graders create and modify a database using information from cereal labels.

Students collect data from classmates about their favorite animal. They use the ClarisWorks graphing program to enter data, graph results, and interpret data.

Students practice power writing to develop fluency.

Third graders, in groups, research animals, plants, and conditions found in ecosystems.

Fifth graders engage in this introductory unit lesson. A bulletin board for the unit be started, Colonial Notebooks be presented to each student, and a pre-test on colonization be administered.

Fourth graders research an elected official of their choice. They complete a Five-Paragraph Boogie Test worksheets.

Fifth graders, in groups, write about things that happen as a result of interacting with their environment.

Eighth graders write a short autobiographical sketch and produce an author page to be used throughout the year with their writing. They take digital camera photos and produce a PowerPoint slide show with their photos and information.

Students use their books and the Internet to explore and find specific information about the Native Americans that were in Florida during the 1500's.

Students verbally tell partners a personal version of a fairy tale to each other. They listen, analyze, and describe the tales' differences and similarities in a Venn diagram.

Fourth graders, through a question and answer game format, learn facts about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

Fourth graders go online to critique the organization of student writing. They access the Yahooligans website to view the writing pieces. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan which guides their scoring.

Seventh graders read, "The Witch of Blackbird Pond," and write an expository essay discussing choices they have in society today compared with the character Kit.

Fifth graders practice identifying the conclusions they can draw using the "In Conclusion Introduction" story which is attached. They complete a Conclusion worksheet which is attached.

Students practice writing, incorporating reasons to support ideas, and responding constructively to other's comments.

Students choose a famous person to write a one to three page report about. They conduct research using electronic encyclopedias, biographies, and videos. When students have all presented their reports, the class has a party.

Ninth graders explore how Aristarchus used the position of the half-full Moon to estimate the distance to the Sun, and how he made a great error, but still figured out that the Sun is much larger than Earth.

Students research and simulate a debate of an issue. They simulate proposing a bill to the legislature.