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Population Pyramid

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students learn about demographic population pyramids. They then design and fictitious nation and draw its population pyramid.
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Sparking History

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners create exhibits about patriotic symbols for a living museum. They write reflective essays exploring the themes and symbols of independence and their influences on social responsibility.
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Environment: Rivers of Destiny

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the results of human intervention with the Mekong. Mississippi, and Amazon rivers. After watching a video about the status of the three rivers, they complete experiments demonstrating the effects of erosion and...
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Growing on My Own, Kids on the Grow

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners participate in an after school program that promotes critical thinking, concern for others, recognizing differences, accepting differences, self-motivation and personal safety. They cover how kids develop, expressing different...
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It's All About the Roots

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the process of hydroponic agriculture. They grow beans in different hydroponic solutions, compare results and graph their observations.
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What Plants Need in Order to Survive and Grow: Air

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students conduct an experiment to determine whether plants need air in order to survive and grow. They discuss natural resources, analyze slides, and observe and record data from the experiment.
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Through Thick and Thin: Examining the Dynamics of Friendship Relationships

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read one teen's story of dealing with her best friend's anorexia to explore the dynamics of friendship relationships and the qualities needed to sustain a friendship through challenges.
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Characteristics of Snakes and Turtles

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students examine the characteristics of snakes and turtles and compare/contrast reptiles with mammals. They watch a video, answer discussion questions, complete information charts, conduct Internet research, and create a habitat diorama.
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Trial at the Turn of the Century

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine and explore various aspects of change at the turn of the century including economic, political, civil and others. Students then locate and analyze various primary sources to write an essay that demonstrates their...
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Rock Candy Crystals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover how rocks are created.  In this rock formation lesson plan, students investigate saturation, evaporation, and phase changes in geology.  Students create rock candy from skewers, string, boiling water and sugar.
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Tree Seedling Planting- My Relationship and Responsibility to our Forests

For Teachers 4th
In this trees lesson, 4th graders read the book, A Tree is Growing and complete a KWL chart on how trees grow and how they are used. Students research the symbiotic relationship of humans and trees, create tree collages, plant a...
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The Changing Coral Reef

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students record changes in the composition of a coral reef.  In this Coral Reef lesson, students recognize the needs of Coral Reef species to survive.  Students chart changes in population over time. Students write an essay...
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Soil in My Food Web

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders understand the importance of soil to the food web.  In this food web lesson, 4th graders create various food webs beginning with soil using yarn and name cards.  Students write about the importance of soil to one...
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Bison on the Plains

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore U.S. geography by reading assigned text about American Indians. In this migration lesson plan, 5th graders identify the differences between Native Americans and European settlers who traveled through middle America...
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Allelopathy Experiments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore how allelopathy works in plants. In this botany instructional activity, students explain how this phenomenon affect other organisms. They read and analyze an article about allelopathy and discuss its flaws.
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Yeast

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study the characteristics of yeasts. In this biology lesson plan, students conduct experiments to measure yeast respiration. They discuss the favorable conditions needed for growing them.
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Readers Who Struggle Can Learn From Wonderful Teacher/Student Created On-Level Reading Projects

For Teachers K - 1st
Students create their own books. In this book making lesson, students pick a subject and take photographs of it. They use these photographs to write their own story using their sight words. 
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Growing up in Las Vegas; Memories of Childhood in the Neon City

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the history of Las Vegas through conducting interviews.  In this oral history activity, students locate and speak with older residents of Las Vegas in order to gain a better understanding of the city....
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Samsung Electronics Aims to Double Sales

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL learning exercise, students read, listen and complete a variety of assignments associated with an article involving Samsung electronics.
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Dietary Guidelines

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the dietary guidelines and what they do.  In this healthy eating lesson students study nutrition labels and calorie needs.
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Digital Mitosis and Claymation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Take mitosis and meiosis out of the biology textbook and onto the screen! An innovative class project prompts young biologists to create an animation movie using clay, showing the phases involved in mitosis or meiosis by...
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GPS Ecosystem (Ecotone) Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners describe the characteristics of an ecotone. In this ecotone lesson, students pick out their area and describe the visual appearance, conditions, ecosystem, biodiversity, predators, prey, and trees in their ecotone. They create a...
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From cotton to Baseball: How Greenville Grew

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the impact of textile production and baseball of the mills and communityof Greenville SC
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Real Life Challenge

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve word problems using words and mathematical symbols. In this algebra lesson, students verbalize what they do to arrive at their answers. They set up their problems algebraically as they apply their knowledge of math to...

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