High schoolers investigate the problem of pollution and its effects on the environment. The use of questions for research stimulate thinking and advanced problem solving skills. The important skill of reflection is used to help students...

Students explore plant life by reading books about gardening. In this botany lesson, students read the books From Seed to Plant and Oh Say Can You Seed? while identifying the necessary elements to raising a healthy plant. Students view...

Third graders study vermicomposting. In this vermicomposting lesson, 3rd graders prepare to begin a unit on decomposition by constructing a worm bin. Students collect worms to be used later in experiments.

Fourth graders explore plant life by completing an Internet activity. For this botany lesson, 4th graders identify the types of plants that grow locally and the different soils they utilize to survive. Students read assigned text about...

Fourth graders explore weather patterns by completing an Internet project. For this water cycle lesson, 4th graders read assigned text including a Magic School Bus book about precipitation and water. Students complete a water science...

Fourth graders research the history of Utah. Students explore westward expansion and the importance of ranching in Utah's history. Students also investigate cattle drives in Utah.

Sixth graders explore differences between European agriculture and American agriculture. In this agriculture lesson, 6th graders investigate the role that cultural differences play in agriculture and how these cultural differences affect...

Students write a persuasive letter to someone they care about who smokes. They must use both logical and emotional appeals in their letter.

Students examine NASA's SeaWiFS Project Web site to explore how the SeaWiFS Project monitors environmental and climatic changes in the oceans and atmosphere. They answer questions and write a summary in support of continued funding for...

Eleventh graders utilize the writings of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Timothy Shay Arthur, Elizabeth Smith Miller, Frances Hard and others to explore the dress reform movements of the mid to late 19th century.

Students develop competence in two movements, design their own fitness plan and use a Fitnessgram to determine what level they are currently at.

Students discuss visits to national parks, the differences between national parks and other parks, and plan an ecologically friendly trip to several parks that emphasizes conservation and national heritage.

Students follow the journey that water takes in aquifers and springs. They write about the major threats to the aquifer and the solutions to these threats.

Students read and discuss the writings of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Timothy Shay Arthur and others to explore mid to late 19th century dress reform. They use their findings to write a letter to an editor from a 19th century viewpoint.

Students explain the importance of zinc, iron and protein. In this biology lesson, students create a brochure containing information about the three nutrients. They share their brochure in class.

Students explore food choices by researching the food pyramid in class. In this healthy eating habits activity, students discuss each layer of the food pyramid and identify areas they need to improve in their own lives. Students visit...

Students assess the environmental impact of their transportation choices. They keep a transportation journal and use a website to calculate vehicle emissions for themselves and their class. They evaluate their transportation choices.

Students compare and contrast living conditions in a different country and the United States. They use the internet to gather their information. They finally read letters from volunteers to the Peace Corps.

Students explore the concept of poetry through movement and song. They watch Lucille Clifton read her poem, and write their own poem.

Students discover how to use a phone book and the want ads to find a job, how to fill out a job application, and how to write/type a resume. They participate in a mock job interview.

High schoolers measure and compare the amount of vitamin C in orange juice samples. They discover the effects of different factors on the concentration of vitamin C. They participate in an experiment to test the orange juice.

Learners explain why delivering planet nutrients to crops at the correct time and amount is important. Students list possible negative effects of improper nutrient delivery. Learners descrive two problems that farmers are now able to...

Learners provide names of viral diseases that they would possibly like to be infected with today; listing them on the Smart Board. They then come to an agreement about what virus to use and use beakers of fluids to simulate how viruses...

Students read and study an article then answer questions on Saturn.  In this investigative instructional activity students identify ways space exploration has helped humanity and then they search the Internet for space pictures and...