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Biofuels Blast!
Students observe yeast fermentation using different energy source. In this chemistry lesson, students measure the gas collected in the balloon. They upload their observations on the internet so they can share it with kids across US.
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Los Angeles Tourist Brochures
Students study the history of Los Angeles and make a tourist brochure for the city.
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Los Angeles Tourist Brochures
Pupils investigate the history of Los Angeles. They conduct Internet research, select a specific topic, and create a tourist brochure that includes information, pictures, and maps.
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"Evening Bells"
Fourth graders sing "Evening Bells" while the repeat sign and double bar in the music notation. They listen and dance to a Viennese waltz. They locate the Danube River.
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Change & Conservation of City Landscape
Seventh graders participate in fieldwork by observing and photographing buildings.
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Equivalent forms of Fractions
Fourth graders use kidspiration software to demonstrate understanding of the concept of equivalent fractions. Using a combination of manipulatives, computer software and writing teachers can easily assess student mastery of number sense.
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Pepe Cleaners
Seventh graders gather data to determine the relationships between the base and height of rectangles with fixed perimeters and express the relationships using words and symbols. Students build rectangles with pipe cleaners. They create...
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CSI Clamshell Investigation
Students explore predator/prey relationships. They research information on moon snails and claims. Students draw conclusions from the data collected. They use math and graphing to determine if there is a relationship to the clam's size...
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Multiplying and Dividing Fractions with Post It Notes
Seventh graders experiment with measurement as it relates to the algorithm for dividing fractions. In this fractions lesson, 7th graders work in groups to establish how many post-it notes it takes to fill an 8 X 11 piece of paper. Using...
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Breaking News English: Prisoners
In this North Pole worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
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"Braiding and Weaving" Dance Lesson Plan
Fourth graders explore braiding and weaving through dance. They create their own braiding and weaving dance.
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Creating Pie Graphs Using Percents
Sixth graders examine how to convert fractions to percents and percents to fractions. They list their activities for a 24 hour period, and create a pie graph using Microsoft Works.
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Eric Carle Author Study
Students view the Eric Carle web page, formulate questions about his work, and e-mail the questions to him. Selections from his book lists are made, art projects created, and communication set up with the author.
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Crop The Image
Young scholars investigate the skill of using Photoshop software in order to crop an image.They focus on separating one section of a full figure and use a drawing criteria for accomplishing the objectives.
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Explore the Arctic: A Scavenger Hunt Game
Students identify major concepts related to the Arctic region and take scientific information and convert it into a usable form. They then gather data from a variety of resources and create an Arctic Scavenger Hunt Game.
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Breaking News English: Where's That Smile From?
For this English worksheet, students read "Where's That Smile From?," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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SEEKING FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
Students discuss the events in recent Tibetan history that led
to their current government in exile and the four countries approached for help by Tibet and the response from each. They explain a position of agree or disagree with the...
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Sweethearts and Data Analysis
Students explore the concept collecting and representing data. In this collecting and representing data instructional activity, students record the different colors of sweetheart candies in their sweethearts box. Students create a table...
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Retirement: Show Me the Money!
Students explore the concept of retirement finances. In this retirement finances instructional activity, students discuss what it means to save, invest, risk, or the time value of money. Students play the stock market game. Students...
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Making Fudge: Measuring Weight
Fourth graders measure the ingredients for a fudge recipe. In this measurement lesson, 4th graders practice measuring out the ingredients for a recipe to make fudge. Later, students get to enjoy the fudge they made.
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From These Beginnings
Young scholars prepare a bulletin board that shows the changing identity of their state before and after statehood.
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Drop in the Bucket
Students study the sources for the water they use. They determine their town's major water supply and how many gallons per day does the population use.
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Twisted Love: Dating Violence Exposed
Learners watch and discuss a video that addresses the topic of dating violence. They view the video, answer discussion questions, take a quiz that evaluates their dating violence I.Q., and identify early warning signs of relationship abuse.