Pupils are challenged to design a toy or something that can attach to a toddler's car seat to help distract them during long car trips. Students research toddler toys prior to beginning the design process in order to determine the...

First graders explore Oobleck. They manipulate and observe the properties of Oobleck. Students discuss the differences between solids and liquids. They investigate Oobleck. Students write a sentence describing what they observed about...

Students discuss the prefix "a" as in atypical and abiotic. They coy definitions of sexual and asexual reproduction into their notes. Students use prior knowledge of mitosis, meiosis, and previous diagrams to describe what happens in...

Eighth graders explore and analyze the contributions of women in medicine as well as the concept of sexism. They assess multicultural content to explain the different scientific careers available to women and categorize the human and...

In this cardiovascular system study question worksheet, students define 21 words associated with this system. They answer 16 short answer questions related to circulation of blood through the body.

In this cultural diversity worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer questions and answer 14 fill in the blank questions regarding the components of culture.

Tenth graders practice using empathy with an enemy.  In this Current Events instructional activity, 10th graders prepare possible peace plans for Bosnia after the war.  Students write a report on Nelson Mandela's use of...

Learners examine the liberation of concentration camp survivors from two different points of view. In this Holocaust survivors lesson, students read and discuss personal accounts of liberation from the perspective of a concentration camp...

Students use maps and lecture notes to discover the diverse history of the state of Michigan. After gathering their information, students develop interview questions that might be used to interview an elderly person in their community.

Students explore curriculum integration of basic internet skills within the classroom. They observe classroom management skills enforced when using technology as a teaching tool. Students discuss the use of URL's and bookmarks in the...

Pupils explore creating a self-assessment tool in a model classroom. Through the use of a video, students are observed engaging in peer assessment activities to generate a checklist. Pupils discuss the use of strategies a teacher can use...

Students explore the connection between doing something positive for people in need. They ask family, friends, and neighbors to be sponsors for a jog/walk-a-thon. Patrons donate a specific number of non-perishable items for each lap the...

Students research various events relating to the Chicana rights movement in order to analyze the Chicana Caucus Resolutions passed in 1973.

Students determine key factors in lives of individuals studied. They compare the individuals' lives using a matrix and time line, compare and contrast the lives of two individuals involved in a single historic event, and create and...

Students examine the recent history of Nigeria and determine how its history and geography have effect current events in the area. They look at the challenges facing Nigeria as a new democracy and a developing nation. They determine...

High schoolers conduct a mock Congressional Hearing to decide whether or not Japanese Americans who were sent to internment camps during World War II should be provided financial restitution. They research and create a time line of...

Pupils explore advertising as a way to change their world. They use the Internet to research an energy, an environmental, and a cultural issue and create three 'world changing' pieces of advertising/artwork to express their ideas.

Learners create K/W/L (Know/Want to Know/Learned) charts to study the political violence following Kenya's 2008 presidential elections. They draw connections between this and other events currently taking place around the world.

Eleventh graders examine how nations around the world restrict the privacy of their citizens.  In this American Government lesson, 11th graders compare the freedoms of US citizens with those of people living in other nations. 

Learners research inventions and their role in the history of civilization. In this inventions lesson, students choose an invention from a grab bag and research information to answer the worksheet.

Students examine the lives of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Using the information, they complete a Venn diagram discovering what the two men had in common. In groups, they review a timeline made in an earlier lesson and view a...

Students analyze how one national company responded to the tragedy incorporating special message into its advertising. They are to attain knowledge of advertising as it relates to current events.

Students relate to the idea of periodicity & give example of other periodic events and identify and use the periodic table as a useful resource. They also identify the relationship of elements to certain groups & periods &...

Students explain the roles of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments in regards to due process and eminent domain. They apply their knowledge of the takings issue by creating a political cartoon depicting a takings event.