Using an engaging approach, this lesson requires learners to record the volume of cylinders as a function of the radius. Students will construct and measure the volume of several cylinders and then begin comparing these shapes.

Lesson ideas for the substitute teacher for middle school and secondary art instruction.

In this activity, students will create a customized Google Form that will showcase the four dilemmas defined by the game cards from Would You Rather...? and then share the form with others to collect data for analysis. Lots of Would You...

Wonderful group lesson from Mt. Carmel High School that lets your students select a political party and do research and an oral presentation on that party.

Rational equations are examined through notes and practice problems. Hints and solutions are included with the practice problems.

This lesson focuses on teaching high school students to write a movie summary that provides a plot summary without sharing too much of the storyline but includes the following: brevity, conflict, theme, tone, and persuades others to want...

A six-part learning module with links to images, videos, texts, and websites to use while learning the elements and types of drama.

Solving equations supports algebraic thinking which is needed for high school and beyond.

Solving equations supports algebraic thinking which is needed for high school and beyond.

Solving equations supports algebraic thinking which is needed for high school and beyond.

This lesson is designed to help young scholars of all backgrounds learn to work together in groups to complete a research paper assignment. This is a collaborative based lesson plan that challenges students to work together to complete...

Contains plans for seven lessons that use Dr. Seuss's "The Cat in the Hat" to teach the literary elements of plot, theme, and character to high school students. It also teaches about psychoanalytic criticism concepts such as the Id, Ego,...

"Why does Macbeth, who knows that his actions are evil and will be punished, continue to choose evil?" Through this study of Macbeth's evil deeds, high school students will not only test their reading and research skills but also explore...

A lesson to help students understand the basic legal and ethical responsibilities involved in making reality videos. Requires access to an episode from "American High," the documentary aired on PBS about high school students from Chicago.

A learning module where students tour the fossil record to learn what fossils are, how organisms become fossils, the factors that promote fossilization, how paleontologists find fossils, and why some organisms cannot be fossilized....

Suggestions for addressing the events of September 11, 2001, and lessons that facilitate the discussion and understanding of the impact of the events of that day on the United States and on the world. Separate guides for K-2, 3-5, middle...

This ArtsEdge lesson plan provides strategies for teaching the creation myth to high school learners. Students participate in writing intensive activities which relay the various implications of these myths and their relation to the...

Wonderful multicultural/diversity poetry unit created by a Queens high school teacher. Students explore poetry from different cultures, including their own (in English and/or their native language).

Internet based lesson for high school students about the women's rights movement. Connected with a textbook series but could be used by anyone. Nice, self-contained activity.

A set of lesson plan ideas and activities related to teaching about DNA in a high school biology setting.

Introduce polynomial operations to your middle school students using the highly engaging story of ?IntelliGum?. This one-of-a-kind gum, when chewed regularly, and in appropriate quantities, will make you smarter. As part of this creative...

Designed for adult learners, this literacy instructional activity could easily be used in the high school or middle school classroom. Some handouts are included, but some material must be found in a newspaper or magazine.

An eight-instructional activity unit on the Civil War using Patricia Beatty's young adult novel, Charley Skedaddle, as the unifying text. Geared mainly for middle school, but certainly has good information for high school students as well.

Students will use manipulatives that represent the ingredients for S'mores (graham crackers, marshmallows, chocolate bar) to determine the limiting and excess reactants (reagents) for making S'mores. The students will extend this to...