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Build a Bug
Students design an ideally adapted macroinvertebrate to live in a water habitat. They illustrate their animal, name it and specify the adaptations it has that enable it to survive.
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A Right to be an Individual
Third graders construct a short paragraph about what it means to be treated equally. They list some rights that they have as children and then participate in an activity where they are not treated equally so that they know how it feels.
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Endangered Spaces = Endangered Species!
Sixth graders discuss the crowding, loss of personal space, loss of home, loss of food, etc. that might occur at a developmental site. They witness, through an in-class demonstration, what happens when land is taken for development. They...
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Clerihew
Students explore how to create a Cherihew poem. They know that a Cherihew is a poem. Students write their own Cherihew poem. They are given examples of of a Cherihew. Students are shown that the poem has four lines and is often written...
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Radio Program #14-The Back to the Land Movement
High schoolers identify the impact of the "Back to the Land" movement on the Appalachian area. They interview people who have moved back or know someone who has moved back to the Appalachian area. Students graph out profiles of "typical"...
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ESL: Useful Expressions
In this ESL useful expressions instructional activity, students select the correct expression to complete a sentence. Page has a link to additional resources.
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ESL: Words Beginning With K
In this ESL words beginning with K worksheet, students choose the correct word to fill in blanks in sentences. Page has a link to additional activities.
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How Does Climate Influence Civilization
Young scholars demonstrate their knowledge of the Earth's systems. In this climate lesson students identify the climate of a chosen area and the effects it has on the lifestyles of those living there.
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Rhyme Charades
Students participate in a game called "Rhyme Charades." The teacher thinks of a word to begin the charades game giving the clue "my word rhymes with ...". The students who have a guess stand in the middle of the circle and pantomine...
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Periodic Table Basics
In this elements learning exercise, learners review the periodic table and how the elements are organized in the periodic table. This learning exercise has 5 short answer and 4 fill in the blank questions.
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Alaska's Cultures: Regions & Native Peoples of Alaska
Students read the essay "Did American Aborigines have Culture?". They discuss culture and what is meant by culture.
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Achievers Club
Learners research a person, present or past, who has accomplished great goals. They report on their person to the class.
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JAVA EARTHQUAKE
Students increase awareness of how people have been affected by the Java earthquake. They examine how aid agencies respond to emergencies.
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Sea Secrets
Students study the following: For centuries, people have been challenged by the mysteries that lie beneath the blue depths of our ocean planet. Very little was known about the ocean until late in the nineteenth century, although nearly...
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Sailing Vessel Postcards
Young scholars research a sailing vessel. They create sailing vessel postcards which include research information they located. Students also include any experiences they may have had on a sailing vessel.
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Honesty In Reporting Research
Students view and discuss a video on dishonesty. Then they have a homework assignment to apply this discussion to household products that have resulted from scientific research which was falsified in order to get the product approved for...
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People, Props, and Places - Who Do you Want to Be?
Students create a digital self-portrait using the current technology in the schools. They discuss how the portrait is rendered, how the portrait allows us to see into a time period that we are not a part of, and how what she is wearing...
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Caesar
Learners examine patterns of imagery in Caesar by using online resources. Students compare the patterns they see to those they've found in other Shakespeare plays. Then learners draw conclusions about why Shakespeare might have used the...
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Canada's Press: Making a Historical Newspaper
Students examine several colonial-era editorial cartoons. They evaluate the effectiveness of the techniques the cartoonists used to display their messages and share one editorial cartoon with the class emphasising what message has been...
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What is a war criminal?
Young scholars read the story Former president denies war crimes. They then read three different situations and discuss the situations. Students draw up plans for fair war, young scholars are divided into two equal halves. The...
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How safe is your school?
Students investigate how safe their school is. There have been a lot of changes after the Dunblane tragedy in 1995, when a man broke into a primary school and killed 16 students and a teacher.Students discuss some of the changes that...
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Green Space in the City
Students examine city parks and their importance and affect they have on the health and well being of a community. An oral report with visual aids is prepared as a group to educate the class on the importance of green space in the city.
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Is Capitalism Good for the Poor? | No More Slide Rules – The Costs and Benefits of Innovation
Students brainstorm a list of the benefits that Americans at all levels of society have enjoyed as a result of innovations in rail transportation/computers/microprocessors. They write a response from President Jackson to Martin Van Buren...
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POWERFUL POTATO
Learners will observe the growth process of a potato plant.Plant a potato in a large clay pot or gallon bucket. You may purchase seed potatoes
from a seed outlet in early spring or use a potato from home that has started to sprout. Make...