Third graders read the passage in their textbook about Mary McLeod Bethune and discuss why education was important to her, and why she beleived that education allowed African American children to reach their potential. They then discuss...

Students recognize poetry and the literary devices used to express the poem's meaning through poems about the sea. They use their imagination along with critical thinking skills in preparation for a creative writing assignment.

Students research the Internet to fill out their scavenger hunt sheet.  In this research lesson plan students search the Internet for answers to the questions on the scavenger hunt worksheet. 

Students discuss the Endangered Species Act and its impact on people and the environment. They read the act and watch video footage. They examine why sea turtles are endangered and efforts to protect them. They analyze numerical results...

Students use fossil range charts to explain relative dating. They graph for ammonites, marine organisms that went extinct at the same time as dinosaurs.

Students investigate Brown versus Board of Education. They read and discuss a handout, discuss vocabulary terms, and in small groups create a brochure, bookmark, puzzle, and a short skit.

Young scholars research a wilderness or natural area and develop a plan for ecotourism.

Students identify the members of the EU and brainstorm on how these countries would benefit by having an alliance. In groups, they examine the main objectives of the EU and present to the class.

Students build model caverns using paper mache or clay and bury them in a tray of sand. They test the models by dropping balls onto them to simulate an asteroid hitting the earth. They evaluate the effectiveness of a structure against...

Young scholars explore music. They practice singing with correct posture. Students practice reading music using the correct rhythms. Young scholars also learn the intervals Major 3rd and Major 6th.

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.

Students examine the public controversy between the use of public natural areas for economic activities by viewing video clips, researching on the Internet, and calculating sustainable land.

Students, while studying the rolls of pollinators and plants, explore co-evolution of mutualistic relationships.

Students examine an area overrun by English Ivy. They explore how invasive species affect an ecosystem. They also study about the lack of biodiversity and how to measure it out in the field.

Pupils use roll playing to discuss the merits of tearing down these dams so that the Elwha River can run free. The activity is presented in the form of a council meeting to encourage students to try to build consensus in finding solutions.

High schoolers explore volcanoes, locate them on maps, record general information about volcanoes, and organize information on a fact sheet.

Students practice singing with correct posture. They sight read music and sing in choral harmony. Students identify the characteristics of a melody and examine the style of Southern Baptist hymns.

Students investigate the habits of animals by studying their prints.  In this animal life lesson, students investigate the different types of tracks left from animals by researching the Internet.  Students utilize clay or...

Students examine the relationship between human-made structures, flood waters and the increasing population through video clips, websites and a lab experiment.

Second graders research textbooks and weblinks for information related to objects in a time capsule. They use the information to construct a timeline of the events and people connected to the objects in the time capsule.

Students explore the Holocaust and themes such as prejudice and discrimination.

Students read poem The Song of the Murdered Jewish People, listen to Requiem based on poem, work on reading poem as music plays, discuss reasons for composer's musical choices, and investigate possibilities of performing a reading for an...

Students access the Internet to research the journey made by Rear Admiral Peary and Matthew Alexander Henson to the North Pole. They locate the North Pole on maps and globes. They present oral reports to classmates on their research.