Students describe the American Indian nations in their local region long ago and in recent past. They research religious beliefs, customs, and various folklore traditions.

Students explore the connection between low cost coffee and wildlife conservation. Students working in groups devise a marketing campaign for a new brand of coffee, grown in a less environmentally damaging way.

Students create a dance based on animal movements. In this kinesthetic lesson plan, the students will read and imitate animals in a creative way and share their dances with the group. The lesson includes a take-home activity and a math...

Fifth graders enjoy learning more about animals and their habitats as they explore the Internet sites in these Student Activities based on the main characters in Mrs. Frisbee and the Rats of NIMH.

Fourth graders examine the megafauna found in Australia. They create a food web using cut-outs and develop a timeline to show changes in the fauna over time. They draw their own megafauna scene for their classroom.

Students work in teams to research specific landforms in Great Lakes Watershed, compile information into data table, and write legend explaining landform for children's book. Students then research area surrounding landform, compile...

In this evidence of evolution worksheet, students review notes given by referring to the Nelson Biology text, chapter 11/13. Students read the notes and the specified pages in the text.

Students plan an airport visit. In this Airplanes and Airports instructional activity, students observe the people, activity, and machinery at airports. Then students compare the characteristics of their observations at the airport....

Students create nature journals. In this introduction to the nature journal lesson plan, students discover the uses of nature journals and begin their own. Students are challenged to use vivid, concise terms in their descriptive...

Students explain diversity and abundance in marine life. In this oceanic biology lesson plan, students collect information for various geographical areas to collect a census of marine life.

Students participate in a variety of activities to practice words with the Bb sound. In this Bb sound lesson, students use craft rolls to create butterflies. Students create a letter book with B words

Students study the habitat of the terrapin. In this terrapin lesson plan, students create a diorama of the habitat of the terrapin. Students also simulate how it would look if people moved into the area and how predators can threaten...

Students review the parts of the plant and recognize the parts that are important for pollination.  In this pollination instructional activity, students illustrate and label the parts of a flower.  Students compare different...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, 5th graders read information and complete 3 activities based on the information they have read.

Students present a convincing explanation of the Lake Nyos event and propose a solution to prevent future tragedies at central and western African lakes.

Students discuss how organisms relate to one another. They work together to research a specific organism and how it relates to other organisms. They present their findings to the class.

Students, in groups, examine and list the varieties of plants and how they relate to man and the environment. They create plant books complete with leaf samples with sketches and information, grow beans in plastic baggies, and role-play...

Students solve the following problem concerning the evolution of seed color in pinto bean plants: "How does natural selection change the frequency of genes or traits over many generations?" They use the constructivist approach to...

Students observe their own epithelial cells from the inside linings of their cheeks using DigiScope technology. They prepare a slide with both onion cells and epithelial cells and make an illustrated booklet for a PowerPoint presentation...

In this personal characteristics worksheet, students, with a partner, discuss the unusual characteristics that four famous people have in common and start a conversation with seven main questions about left-handed people.

Students develop their listening skills as they listen to the book The Perfect Pet. In this reading lesson, students listen to the book, and then talk about the pets they have. Then they make a graph as a class of all their pets.

Students prepare to build and plant a garden. In this service learning lesson, students take all the necessary steps to prepare a community garden for planting and reflect on the experience.

Students complete poetry analysis activities. In this poetry analysis instructional activity, students consider the use of imagery and sound devices in poetry. Students translate poetry into another art, read a diverse selection of...

In this algebra instructional activity, students calculate how many vultures and cows are located in the zoo given the total number of heads and feet. There is an answer key.