Students develop a positive attitude against littering by creating solutions to help reduce littering.

Students discuss the importance of preserving art for future generations.

Students examine the Brown v. Board of Education case that ended segregation. They role play to re-enact the case and discuss why it was important. They discover its impact on public education.

Learners solve problems using a calendar. In this calendar lesson, students complete a worksheet of math story problems. Example problems are provided. 

Ninth graders practice recognizing similarities and differences found in the graphing of inequalities and equations. Once observatioons are made they solve some of their own applying prior knowledge.

Students discuss importance of reading and understanding traffic signs then list the common road signs. They complete "Traffic Signs" activity sheet and Compare and contrast traffic signs and driving practices in the U.S. with traffic...

Students examine the contributions of native Virginians to the United States. For each person, they read excerpts of a book about their contributions and organize the information in a chart. In groups, they become an expert on one of...

Students find place value. In this place value lesson, students are shown examples on the board by their teacher. A ten-problem worksheet is included. Problems involve only the hundreds and ten thousands place.

Students explore the concept of subtracting a number from a place value. In this subtracting from a place value activity, students subtract numbers from a particular place value.

Students study period of Supreme Court history when Earl Warren was the Chief Justice and how the cases of this era effected American society.

Ninth graders study the geography and culture in ten Southeast Asian countries. They examine the development of the culture of these countries and how it is affected by their geographic locations.

Students practice estimating skills with the use of pedometers.

Students use pedometers or digiwalkers to walk as many steps as possible during a class period (in the building hallways). They assess steps walked at the end of the period for prizes and/or goal setting.

Students walk as many steps as possible during a class period while using a digiwalker or pedometer.

Students investigate positive and negative numbers using lima beans as a concrete model.

Learners develop critical thinking skills as they construct arguments for one of the three debates described in the instructional activity on "The Other Drug War."

Learners explore the concept of drawing up a convention on pupil rights. Students encounter the background to the United Nations Children's Summit. Learners review why it's hard to draft and enforce conventions.

Pupils design an innovation that could help their community. In this technology instructional activity, students identify problems that could be solved by innovation. They present their ideas in class.

Students have the opportunity to participate in a simulation that enables them explain the characteristics of a Market Economic System.

Students interview another student using a twenty question format and write a three-part biography of that person. They create a collage representing the person they interviewed.

High schoolers make predictions based on survey results. They calcuate sample proportions. Students estimate the number of voters in their district preferring the democratic candidate using their sample results. They review sample...

Students research a US state, design and construct a state 'poster' to display important facts about that particular state. They present their work to the class.

Young scholars discuss the Shakepeare play "The Merchant in Venice" to examine if dress makes a person who they are. They discuss certain situations and the dress required for them. They role-play different roles in the play to examine...

Young scholars explore the concept of ordering fractions and finding equivalent fractions. In this ordering fractions and finding equivalent fractions lesson, students play a card game where young scholars must collect 5 cards with...