Ninth graders investigate the structure of proteins and how it affects their function. They build a protein model with four helix units and describe how this structure aids the protein in doing its jobs.

Students explore money management skills and economics thru a creative project where students earn "money" for their assigned "jobs." They keep track of their income and expenses in a transaction record and explore the Excel money...

Students create their own museum exhibit. In this museum creation lesson plan, students research their local history so they can decide on a theme for their exhibit and what objects they will use in order to design a museum exhibit. A...

Students explore the history of our mail system. For this postal lesson plan, students evaluate mail as a means of communication, create a mail system in their classroom where they can send and receive mail. Once the students receive...

Students study responsible behavior. In this behavior lesson, students discuss ways friends show responsibility. Students take turns selecting a card about responsible behavior and describe the card's behavior. Students make a list of...

Students experiment with the various types of leavening agents and complete a muffin lab. They review the basics of lab management and safety procedures: sanitation, measuring, altering recipes, table setting and mealtime manners, basic...

Young scholars examine how drug and alcohol use diminishes our ability to perform tasks that require manual dexterity such as driving a vehicle. Using gloves and sunglasses students attempt tasks and compare it with the relationsip to an...

Students, in groups, clean one or more items in a certain time frame.

Administrators encourage students to take as much English, Science and Math as they can. They encourage students to take the most advanced classes they can. They help students find opportunities to explore medical careers through...

Learners explore careers in oceanography. They compare and contrast requirements for careers in the field, and determine what high school courses would help to prepare them. Finally, they create a computer-based project related to...

Learners develop creative thinking skills that will help them in future jobs.  In this investigative lesson students select from a list of job titles, get into groups and make up job descriptions for them. 

Pupils examine the effects of acid rain on plants. They observe the growth of seeds and the health of different plants for a month. They share their findings with the community.

Students research a career featured on a career website. They email an expert in the field of their choice. They conduct a questionnaire of the expert and record their findings. They collate their information and write a written...

Students explore scientific enterprise in relation to the role of women in science as it has developed over the past 150 years. They compare the careers of two women, 100 years apart.

Students examine the topic of child labor in history. They discuss jobs that children their age would have done before child labor laws. They decide on an action to take on Labor Day to share what they have learned with others.

Young scholars view slides or live specimens to name and describe the distinguishing features of groups of arthropods, especially spiders and insects. They complete worksheets, observe webs and then search for and record where spiders...

An outbreak of disease is affecting people in a distant region—it's time to get to work! Scholars take the role of scientists as they learn more about the illness, discover the possible causes, and find a way to prevent the further...

In this garden goodies concentration worksheet, learners cut out and color thirty-three vegetables and fruits to illustrate on construction paper.

In this food coloring page worksheet, students design an evening meal and color the food they wish on a plate which has been properly set with silverware and cutlery. Students color the food they have chosen to draw.

Students engage in a instructional activity that is concerned with tonsils. They identify the parts of the face and mouth as shown on a poster and then conduct class discussion about the function and location of the tonsils. The...

Students focus on the role played by a nation's institutions in generating creativity, invention and innovation, and analyzes how innovation promotes the economic growth that raises standards of living and alleviates poverty.

Students discuss the importance of nonprofit organizations. In this nonprofit instructional activity, students research nonprofit organizations online and study the nonprofits' impact on society.

If you have ever injured your shoulder, you know it takes a while to improve your arm's range of motion. For this real-world example, young mathematicians gain insight into the world of physical therapy while they analyze a case study...