Third graders recognize and examine ecosystems. They observe and describe habitats within ecosystems and observe and identify organisms with similar needs that compete for resources.

Fourth graders read and respond to the poem, "When I Am Angry." They complete surveys by analyzing the most common feeling and draw a bar graph of their behavior, using different colors to identify the duration of various feelings. ...

Seventh graders demonstrate basic English skills. They demonstrate multi-tasking skills when working with computers. They respond to the information by asking probing questions about basic technological terminology.

Young scholars look for patterns to solve problems involving statistics using different colored gumballs. They should be able to look for and find out all the possible outcomes based upon inference and trials.

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

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

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

Students discuss the nature of stereotyping and prejudicial behavior and their feelings regarding people with visible disabilities. They view part of documentary Graduating Peter then work in groups to chart people's reactions and...

Students listen to Gill's story and determine how many number points she has. They then find the number of points their own name has and get into groups where all the name points are the same.

Students investigate the reading of the novel about Anthony Burns. They create a KWL chart to gather and organize information. The information that is provided is used to create a presentation. Students also use journals to keep track of...

High schoolers collect car cost comparison data from the "Car Wizard" web site to use as problem solving and for calculations related to math.

Students use Internet software, The Difference Bar, to work out the difference between two numbers by breaking numbers into parts. Students use mental strategies to work out the difference between any 2 two-digit numbers. Students...

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

Eleventh graders examine the reasons why Southeast Asian refugees left their home for the United States. They conduct interviews and research their suffering and history. They examine primary source documents to better understand their...

Students state the general rule for a practical situation. They describe a continuing pattern. They use toothpicks to help visualize the problem and answer it correctly.

Students explore an interactive program about the periodic table. They use the Kalzium software to dynamically explore the relationships between elements, the periodic table and properties of the elements.

An extensive discourse on strategies to teach writing skills to learning disabled children. Authors have developed an approach known as self-regulated strategy development (SRSD). In this paper they elaborate on the research they...

Buddhism would revolutionize many aspects of Japanese life including music, dance, a new writing system, and above all, elaborate Buddhist art. View a picture of a Buddhist sculpture and read a brief history of Buddhism in Japan.

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students will interactively review the following areas of writing: parts of a paragraph; unity, coherence, and elaboration; and the 4 types of writing.

This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) explains how to organize information in an argumentative essay. Several examples are provided to show how each piece of evidence is elaborated.

Students will read the story and describe the picture details of the illustrations in relation to the text and write about one of the story events. "Go, Dog, Go!" contains illustrations that are very elaborate and crazy while the text is...

Environmental factors helped agriculture, architecture and eventually a social order emerge for the first time in ancient Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia's name comes from the ancient Greek word for "the land between the rivers." That's a...