Fifth graders create a reflection of a poygon using a Mira. They discover that a line connecting a vertiex of a polygon and the corresponding vertex of its reflection is perpendicular to the line of reflection. Students create a glide...

Fifth graders use pattern blocks and triagular grid paper to reivew shape names, be introduced to the concept of a tiling of the plane, and determine which pattern blocks tile the plane. They are asked if they comprehend what a...

In this communicating the nature of situations learning exercise, students complete a graphic organizer with details regarding how they and their partners would deal with the 8 situations described.

First graders explore different types of Native American shelters. In this Native American homes instructional activity, 1st graders compare the shapes of shelters used by Native Americans. They build a home using the program "Community...

Students create double-exposed photographs, poetry, and multimedia presentations. In this artwork lesson plan, students explore cameras, poems, and other art forms to understand line, light, and other attributes that contribute to artwork.

Students consider the implications of violence in American culture. In this sociology instructional activity, students analyze the meaning of violence as they define violence and participate in a classroom debate.

Students examine the basic biosphere and its components.  In this ecology lesson students complete several experiments including designing a system that is balanced to sustain life.

Eighth graders examine and discuss signaled sentence-combining. They read sentences and then combine them. They revise paragraphs from their own compositions using sentence-combining.

Students practice descriptive writing. In this unique writing lesson, students hear a story about a mitten. Then three grade levels come together to first, create a mitten on KidPix; second, describe the designed mitten; and third, try...

Students discover the urban ecosystem through a series of activities. They explore both the biotic and abiotic factors of the urban environment.

Pupils examine the techniques and principles of photographic composition using various scientific tools such as a camera, a digital computer scanner, and a computer.

Young scholars use the Internet to explore the four stages of a butterfly's life cycle. They make a model of a butterfly using macaroni, sticks and leaves.

Students develop skills in sculpture. They acknowledge that sculpture can be made in a variety of ways. Students encounter different ways paper can be manipulated. They gain experience in collaboration.

Pupils investigate the history and events that surround the industrial revolution. They conduct research using secondary sources. They look reflectively at the history in order to build an idea of how the arts could have influenced the...

Students identify and analyze what energy is and how they feel after moving around a lot. They identify other ways that they can acquire heat and if there is some sort of mechanism for storing energy. Finally, students construct their...

This lesson shows elementary students how they can know that rigid motions like reflections, rotations, and translations create a shape congruent to the original.

To come up with a plan on how to transform our mistakes into opportunities to grow our brains, this article explains three categories of mistakes and how you can overcome them.

This upper elementary and middle school lesson plan introduces a variety of motion geometry concepts such as translations, reflections, and rotations. Lots of interactive support for students.

This is written to support and further your content learning about the dynamic nature of Earth's surface. The goal is for you to develop a conceptual understanding of landforms so that you will be able to more effectively teach...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and take an assessment on identifying and counting lines of symmetry in various shapes.

The Nobel Foundation provides a fascinating speech by O.B. Klein of the Physics Committee. Elegant, erudite, and fully explanatory of the work of Lee and Yang. His description of a physicist on another planet is very insightful. This is...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support elementary students' reading comprehension, information is shared about the history of the New York Public Library and how the purpose of libraries have transformed over the years....