Students examine reasons that led people to explore, identify "West" as defined following Revolutionary War, explain importance of finding natural resources, develop time line of dates and events leading up to Lewis and Clark Expedition,...

Fourth graders create salt maps of a state and indicate its regions. They include topographical elements including mountains, valleys, lowlands and major water bodies and a compass rose.

Students practice their multiplication skills by multiplying sevens, eights and nines. They receive a worksheet and solve each of the problems independently to practice their skills.

Students research energy conservation devices. They also create their own light efficiency project and presents their findings on science fair night.

Students receive a worksheet on music terms. As a class, they unscramble a couple before attempt them on their own. They then write the meaning of each to research the meaning of the musical terms.

Students participate in a discussion about occupations and what type of transportation they use, the equipment they use, or the building they have. They then complete the worksheet provided.

Students listen to an explanation of how to put words in alphabetical order with examples provided. Students complete the worksheet to alphabetize animal names independently.

Students listen to directions to find the word that doesn't belong in a group of words. They then receive a list of twenty words and choose the word that doesn't belong in the group independently.

Students study prepositional phrases. They discuss what prepositions and prepositional phrases are. Students practice locating prepositions and prepositional phrases in sentences.

Students receive instruction using examples to find missing letters in their spelling words. They fill in the blanks of each spelling word choosing from a list of animal names provided.

Students read the questions carefully on the "Mystery Clues" worksheet and answer the clues using a word from the given word list. They study how they must read the clues carefully to come up with the correct answer.

Learners play a game after making digit cards.

Eleventh graders explore a variety of different cultures and their traditions. They complete an evaluation and short reflection of the day on the following prompts: I learned I... and I wish I... Each student then observes and talks with...

Students trap, collect and identify arthropods in a newly created desert tortoise preserve area over a period of one school year. They determine the rate at which various arthropods take up residence in the newly landscaped area. Data is...

Students watch the video Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. They participate in daily lecture, and create vocabulary cards. Students participate in oral reading evaluation, and complete a writing assignment:Do things like those that...

Students examine the various roles Virginians played during the Revolutionary War era. They participate in a jigsaw activity, reading an article and presenting information to their group. Students then complete a Venn diagram comparing...

Fourth graders research, analyze and complete a writing project on the history of Virginia. They are assigned a famous Virginian to research utilizing a variety of resources and then prepare a written report and an oral presentation to...

Sixth graders, while in the computer lab utilizing the internet, locate primary sources to interpret and analyze the struggle of the new nation to gain the respect of European countries. They interact with a worksheet that organizes...

Sixth graders investigate the concept of prime and composite numbers. They use a review of multiplication to help explain factoring. Students are taught the definition of a prime and composite number and then practice independently.

Students practice typing the letters on the left side of the home row of keys. They complete time tests and examine their results. They discover words from those letters as well.

Students find out that all habitats have a carrying capacity. They explore how the world's human population has grown markedly in the 20th century, and that humans impact environmental health. Students investigate that people can and...

Students explore a variety of careers. They research careers they may be interested in pursuing. Students create a Career Flyer or Brochure and a PowerPoint presentation to present to the class.

Fifth graders convert units within the same measurement system and be able to determine elapsed time. They are given a start time and an end time of a game. Students determine the amount of elapsed time from the data that is given.

Students examine the use of idioms in everyday language. They discuss the meanings of various idioms, complete a worksheet, and create a poster to illustrate a selected idiom.