Students add pennies, nickels and dimes and organize the coins to display a variety of price values from real life examples. They discuss the importance of money in the day-to-day world.

Students create their own balance to determine a difference in the weight (and composition) of cents made in different years.

Pupils compare the characteristics of arcade tokens to those of a circulating U.S. quarter to determine how a video game can tell the difference between the two. They examine coins and arcade tokens very closely to observe the differences.

Students build a stack of pennies as tall as possible, recording the number of pennies they are able to stack before the tower falls. Then, sharing answers, they determine the average number of pennies that could be stacked.

Students explore environmentally friendly activities for summer vacation on the Gulf and create a travel guide for these activities.

Students explore reasons for making a particular purchase and examine one strategy Wal-Mart stores used to keep prices low. They research and compare two companies that make similar products using different business philosophies.

Students create Paper Art Dolls.

Students discern that dominant and recessive traits occur in a variety of combinations in any given group of people.

Students review subject matter using a game format. In this quiz game lesson plan, students work in small groups or teams to state the question that matches the answer given by the teacher. (This is similar to the game of Jeopardy) They...

Students are read the book "The Kissing Hand". They

Young scholars conduct background research on the decomposition process, soil composition, and the life cycle using the resources provided for Internet searches. They work in collaborative groups to research topics as a particular plant,...

Students follow the food pyramid to create a daily food budget. They research food prices online or in newspapers. They graph the amount of each food group included in their menus. They can also create a weekly food menu based on a fixed...

First graders explore the circulatory system and its functions. They draw and label the parts of the circulatory system on traced body paper cutouts, and walk on a large chalk outline of a body, following the path of the circulatory system.

Students discuss rhyming word families and read stories that present those families in rhyme. They generate rhyming words, manipulate sentence strips to pair rhymes and sort pictures of rhyming words.

Middle schoolers investigate criteria and constraints for designing any aircraft. They define these terms and categorize a series of examples of both. Using the constraints and criteria set before them, they design and construct...

Students examine the effect of different types of light on the Earth. They discover the role of evaporation and the effects of the sun on the magnetosphere. They also observe different solar phenomena.

Students observe how the sun's rays can cause evaporation and discuss its role in the weather cycle. They discover what the sun's energy brings to plants. They examine how different types of technology can enhance the amount of solar...

High schoolers examine the Earth's magnetosphere and observe the effects of the sun's energy on it. They discover the difference between true north and magnetic north. They also explore how solar cells convert solar energy to electricity.

Learners review and practice Hebrew vocabulary for family members, listen to and sing the "Mishpacha Song" as a class, create vocabulary flash cards for each family member, and introduce family members in Hebrew while incorporating...

Students listen to a short lecture on the history of fireworks and identify how fireworks are made. They paint a picture depicting fireworks and view a presentation on firework safety.

Students explore and explain their connection to rivers through watersheds. They break into three groups. Each group needs: Blue enamel paint, Miniature objects to simulate a model river system, modeling clay, Tempera paint, Toothpicks...

Students view various pieces of art and identify their basic elements. Using the art, they present the elements to the class in a presentation. They answer questions and organize them into written form. They also write and reflect on...

Students explore Gregor Mendel's work with genetics. They complete a survey of their friends and family in order to identify dominant and recessive traits. Once their surveys are complete, students discuss the ways in which dominant...

Fourth graders tie together elements about the world and their environment. Students incorporate styles of higher order thinking skills. Students measure skills of observations, conclusions, inferences and predictions.