During this lesson students have the opportunity to explore different types of community helpers. Students begin to identify activities and tools associated with these community helpers. Students also begin to identify helping careers...

Students are introduced to the classification of animals and animal interactions. Students also learn why engineers need to know about animals and how they use that knowledge to design technologies that help other animals and/or humans....

This instructional activity models an information-gathering process for primary learners as they listen to and look at resources, seeking information pertinent to the questions on an information wheel. Guiding the listening, looking, and...

This lesson from the American Forum for Global Education is designed to help children understand that using hands to "convey messages" is a form of communication.

Learners will write a sloppy copy and help a peer to edit their writing. They will use a kid-friendly checklist (included)to help each other find their mistakes. Videos of students engaged in the lesson are provided, along with a...

Students will write a sloppy copy and help a peer to edit their writing. They will use a kid-friendly checklist (included)to help each other find their mistakes. Videos of the lesson in action are provided, along with a teacher's grading...

Students develop their own water molecule model to help them understand the idea that water has a slight positive charge at one end of the molecule and a slight negative charge at the other.

This instructional activity will help students to understand how alcohol, tobacco and other drugs affect the human body and can impair an individual's actions.

Once students realize they are able to gain more information and expand their learning by asking questions, they love to use their question words. In the end, the more students ask, the more they will have to answer; therefore, the more...

How do we communicate with each other? How do we communicate with people who are close by? How do we communicate with people who are far away? In this lesson plan, students will explore the role of communications and how satellites help...

During this lesson, students have the opportunity to explore the role of the president by navigating the Internet and other resources. Students will learn about the president's family, advisors, and others who help him to accomplish his...

These step-by-step lesson plans help learners understand the historical background to the U.S. Constitution. Students simulate a hypothetical situation where they must create their own rules and figure out how to work together. Links to...

This classroom activity allows different boundaries for various groups of students to take a quiz. For example, some groups get more time, others may use a book or notes, etc. However, the roles of students will change just prior to the...

This lesson will introduce students to environmental issues. Students will recognize environmental opinions and perspective, which will help them define themselves and others as either preservationists or conservationists. Students also...

Kindergartners measure each other's height using large building blocks, then visit a 2nd and a 4th grade class to measure those students. They can also measure adults in the school community. Results are displayed in age-appropriate bar...

In this activity, students will learn about fire management and research the questions of whether forest fires should always be extinguished and whether prescribed burns can be helpful. They will form and support their own opinions about...

Some believe our national pastime may be threatened by the big market, high revenue teams like the Yankees (or the New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, etc.) and that smaller market teams (e.g., the Florida Marlins, San Diego...

On this site, find a variety of materials to help students understand the conservation of matter. Create lessons that allow students to measure and graph quantities that could show even if matter is heated, cooled or combined with other...

This site is a great place for lesson information on the concept of writing and solving one-step, one-variable, linear equations. Three other tabs are available besides the-What Is It? tab. They are Tips and Tricks, When Students Ask,...

All plants have basic life requirements. Understanding these requirements as well as plant structure helps explain why plants prefer some locations over others. This project allows students to work in cooperative groups to explore the...

During this lesson, students work with other students from another school to collect information about different species of whales. Students will have the opportunity to discuss the differences via video conferences. Students work...

Sorting is an important foundational skills for kindergarten students to learn. Using attribute blocks to sort by size helps students practice comparing objects and prepares them to sort by other measurable attributes.

A lesson that helps student understand how exchange rates are determined and how the value of a nation's currency is connected to its international trade. Students use an article from a time when the U.S. dollar was declining in relation...