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Our Planet, Earth-Internet Research
Learners review the procedure for conducting Internet research and then research the earth--its physical characteristics, components, and cultural folklore regarding the planet. They compile the information they find into a report in...
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Nebraska: Using Pictures
Pupils create a scrapbook about Nebraska history focusing on Post Office murals. They choose their favorite murals and write a story to go along with the mural. In groups, students present their murals to the class and visit the Internet...
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Savvy in Sacramento
Young scholars take a field trip to the state capital, Sacramento. Using the Internet, they explain the physical and human geographic features of the area and discuss interactions between the people of California between the time of...
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Language Arts: Ode to the Ordinary
Eighth graders select ordinary objects, determine their uses, and write poems about them. Once they select an object, they create a web about its uses to serve as an outline. Once they have written their own odes, 8th graders meet in...
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Do new kinds of insects appear after soil modification?
High schoolers explore and experiment with the concept do new kinds of insects appear after soil modification. They assess and review scientific methods of observation, predicting, variables, math skills, ratio, proportions, graphs and...
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Science: Her-bariums Galore!
Students collect and identify plant species and construct herbariums both at school and at home. By gathering data from both locales, they draw conclusions and make predictions about plant diversity. Upon completion of the exercises,...
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Natural Gas: An American Treasure
Do your fourth graders need extra practice with evaluating fact and opinion? An informative resource provides two reading passages in which learners distinguish sentences as fact or as opinion. Additionally,...
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Exploration of "Pillbugs"
Fifth graders define vocabulary terms, identify the characteristics of a pillbug, and create a dichotomous key. Then they examine the pillbugs and make observations and record these observations. Finally, 5th graders observe specific...
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Bird Ecology Unit
Tenth graders conduct various activities utilizing the scientific method to formulate a hypothesis, conduct a controlled experiment, collect and analyze the data and communicate their results through a poster. They also identify...
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Desert Plant Detectives
Students examine and categorize plants in their own schoolyard desert garden and then observe other plant areas of their schoolyard.
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Our Intriguing Star, the Sun!
Explore the sun in a lesson plan about space. The lesson plan spans ten weeks, with students performing activities to answer weekly questions about the Sun and Earth.
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Vitamin D and Me
Students create a graphic organizer showing the importance of Vitamin D intake. In this Vitamin D lesson, Students list problems with Vitamin D deficiency and create poster boards in small groups. Individually, students will create menus...
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Marine Life, Oceans, Lakes and Rivers
Students examine the types of organisms found in oceans. In groups, they read articles about the research done at certain sites. They work together to research their own water ecosystems and report the findings to the class. To end...
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My Test Book: Multiplication
In this online interactive math skills worksheet, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems regarding multiplication. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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My Test Book: Multiplication Skills
In this math skills worksheet, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems regarding properties of multiplication. Students may view the correct answers.
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My Test Book: Rounding and Number Order
In this online interactive math skills activity, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems that require them to round numbers and compare numbers. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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My Test Book: Addition and Subtraction
For this math skills worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice math problems that require them use their addition and subtraction skills to solve the story problems. Students may view the correct answers.
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Time word problems
For this time worksheet, students complete time word problems. Students complete problems involving clocks, lengths of time, and definition of time vocabulary.
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Multiplication word problems
In this multiplication worksheet, students complete multiple choice word problems about one and two digit number multiplication. Students complete 10 problems.
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Decimal word problems
In this decimals learning exercise, students complete word problems having to do with decimals up to 4 digit numbers. Students complete 10 multiple choice problems.
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Money Word Problems
In this money worksheet, students complete word problems about money and its total value, buying items, and more. Students complete 10 multiple choice problems.
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My Test Book: Number Lines
In this math skills worksheet, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems that require them to read number lines. Students may view the correct answers.
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Measuring Volume, Standard and Metric
In this measuring volume, standard and metric worksheet, 3rd graders solve ten multiple choice problems about volume, answers are available on line.
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Using A Calendar
In this using a calendar learning exercise, 3rd graders answer 10 multiple choice questions, not interactively about dates on the calendar. Answers are available online.