Learners use old "B-Movies" as a springboard to discuss and analyze traditional plot structures. They form groups and make their own 'movie' to demonstrate their knowledge.

High schoolers in two different countries work together to create their own business website. They are potential clients to the other teams involved in the project. They get a great realistic business like approach when the activity is...

Sixth graders read the novel Grab Hands and Run by Frances Temple. They explore the effects of war on human rights. Students explore the idea that human rights are protected by the United Nations. They identify the human rights that were...

Students examine the level of energy usage on a local and national level. Using the internet, they discover ways to conserve energy every day and how over-consumption of energy negatively affects the environment. In groups, they...

Seventh graders make magnificent abstract paintings based upon their realistic photographs.

Students inspect the FirstGov.gov website to complete a worksheet about Federal sites and organizations. They increase their practical use of Internet research skills.

High schoolers gain a better knowledge that trade is part of everyone's daily life. They summarize that trade happens between people, even when they represent companies or countries. Students analyze how trade makes it possible to buy...

Eleventh graders divide into research groups and select a topic to pursue from a list that ranged from historical sites to local ghost stories to the nearby aluminum plant.

Second graders draw pictures of the "work" they do and create a bulletin board of career categories using their parent's jobs.

Students participate in a variety of culminating activities surrounding a unit on flight. They design and test a plane at an interactive website and then write a paragraph explaining what the qualifications are for their ideal airplane...

Students listen to story about solving personal problems. They study about handling problems and practice what they have studied in real life situations. They then complete the worksheet for comprehension.

Students explore the environmental factors that influence where fish live and determine the makeup of fish communities in the Hudson. They interpret guided observations and measurements to assess patterns, sequences and relationships.

Students 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. 

Students will measure the ingredients to make pizza dough and determine basic fractions to cut pizza.Discuss where the different ingredients come from as you follow the instructions below to put the pizza together (flour from wheat,...

Students participate in a round-robin writing activity started from a single writing prompt. Different coins be worked into the story throughout the course of the activity.

Students take photographs of themselves, animals, and objects and used these photos as springboards for writing stories, plays, photo captions, comic strips, ads for products, and greeting card messages.

Students gain a better understanding of the worm and its role in the recycling of organic materials into simpler forms by constructing worm bottles and observing for 60 to 90 days.

Third graders experience what life was like during era in which "Sarah, Plain and Tall depicts using modern technology.

Ninth graders log on to the attached website. They use the "Online Slide Show" and think about the questions in the guide. They complete the slide show and guide, then and share their suggestions with the class.

Students compare their own cultural/religious beliefs and traditions of death and funerals with those of another culture. They conduct research, and write a research paper.

Young scholars explore renewable and non-renewable energy sources, discuss how each source was created, and identify and sketch out the cycle of energy for each renewable source.

Students explore universe, and examine how big it really is and how scientists measure the distances or sizes of things by estimating sizes of different objects and reading and writing numbers in scientific notations.

Students work together designing and building their own beams. They discover the concepts of stress and strain. They participate in a competition to determine the best beam.

Students research the underground railroad and create a journal as if you were either a slave running away or the "railroad operator". They then draw a map detailing the escape routes and stops of African-American slaves on the...