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Aging & Body Changes
Students complete several activities that have to do with aging. In this body changes lesson students take group averages, measure flexibility and see their changes over time.
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World Meteorological Day
In this World Meteorological Day activity, students read or listen to a passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, unscramble words and sentences, put sentences in order, write discussion questions and...
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Sea Turtle Rescue
Students create a three column chart about working with wildlife and how different organizations help sea turtles. In this sea turtles lesson plan, students compare the Oregon Coast Aquarium, the Coast Guard, and Sea World and what they...
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My Five Senses 2
Students investigate the five senses. In this five senses activity, students answer essential questions about the use of the five senses as they interact with their environment. They use a computer software program to make a concept web...
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Where in The World Am I?
Students explore the concept of absolution location. In this geography skills lesson, students discuss how to identify and locate latitude and longitude. Students play a game to reinforce the skills.
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Litter
Learners discuss and research litter and write an anti litter poem. In this litter lesson plan, students also discuss what they can do to stop litter.
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Map Studies
Young scholars study maps and use web based activities to develop their mapping skills. In this mapping skills lesson, students use the internet to define cartography they make a list of information regarding a typical road map and...
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Fossils and Dinosaurs
Students explore fossils and dinosaurs. In this science lesson, students discuss how fossils are created. Students draw muscles and skin on a stegosaurus.
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Discover Magazine: The Solar System
High schoolers research ideas for NASA's space exploration. In this Space Science lesson plan, students will try to find a way to bring NASA back into the spot light. High schoolers will presented their ideas to the class for review.
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Effects of Alcohol Use
Fifth graders identify short and long term effects of alcohol use. For this effects of alcohol lesson plan, 5th graders participate in activities to understand what it feels like to have alcohol in their system. With the teacher they...
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Our Five Senses Affect Food Choices
Students read My Five Senses: A Lion's Tale. In this five senses lesson plan, students understand the relationship between their five senses and how they affect their food choices. Students write journal entries about their senses and...
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We Are the Government
Students read primary documents to find the motivations of the founding fathers of the United States. In this primary documents instructional activity, students discuss the meaning of the Preamble to the Constitution, read parts of the...
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Picture This!
Students compare and contrast different types of light on the electromagnetic spectrum. In this investigative lesson students create a photographic image that demonstrates the infrared, ultraviolet and polarization phenomena.
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Home, Neat Home
Students design their dream homes. In this housing design lesson, students visited selected websites to learn about a design contest and examine existing home plans prior to creating their own.
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In The Dark
Students go on a "trust walk" during which one student is blindfolded and led around by his/her partner.
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Write a text about New York
Students write a text about New York. In this New York lesson plan, students discuss the life of New York and then write a letter or report on it.
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Publishing: A Persuasive Essay
Third graders are given an opportunity to create a visual to accompany their presentations of their persuasive essays. They may use the computer or other media as resources.
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Concert Suite from Dances With Wolves
Students complete a unit of lessons that prepares them to perform, 'Concert Suite From Dances With Wolves,' at a public performance. They analyze the emotions depicted by music, view excerpts from the movie, and perform the music.
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Evolution of Observation
Students develop an awareness of the evolution of the scientific method. They facilitate the student's knowledge of looking at variables from different perspectives. Students develop their abilities to defend their ideas with facts or...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Transportation and Travel
Students practice identifying pictures and words that represent different signs and symbols that deal with different types of transportation/travel (enter, exit, push, pull, men, women, caution, no smoking, no swimming, arrows,...
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Travel- Distances (Advanced)
In this ESL transportation vocabulary worksheet, students analyze 10 pictures that depict modes of transportation. Students read the names of places (store, heli-skiing, the moon, etc.) and match them to the most appropriate way to get...
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Outdoor Activities: Taking Science Outside
Students participate in various outdoor science activities to enhance their observation, classification, and analysis skills. In this outdoor lesson, students begin by observing a tree from a straightforward angle, then from the...
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Animal Life Histories Derived From Morphology
Young scholars learn the mechanisms of natural selection by deducing information from the physical appearance of the animal.
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Virtual Trip of Brazil
Sixth graders develop an annotated list of sights to visit in Brazil including a description of what to see and do there. They name and locate cities within Brazil. They place textual and graphic information on the web.