Seventh graders use highest and lowest points of land elevation around the world to find the differences. Sea level is zero, so students be operating with positive and negative numbers. After students find the information on the...

Fourth graders engage in a series of pre and post visit activities to the Woodlawn Plantation in order to enhance their learning experience there. Writing and art activities are part of the lesson plan.

Third graders listen to and practice in comprehending airplane announcements. They determine the predictability of these announcements.

Learners write a business letter in correct format and obtain information about the county they are studying and use that information in their county report.

Fifth graders visit the National Portrait Gallery to be introduced to politics, portraits, Presidents, and pretenders. They design campaign posters as a follow-up activity.

Students create a poster and paper describing the importance of African American History Week after a visit to the Phillips Collection in Washington DC.

Students visit the National Gallery of Art and form creative writing pieces based on what they have learned about American landscapes of the nineteenth century.

Learners explore geographic features of the desert and apply their understanding of the topography of the desert by creating a tissue paper painting.

Explore how the library or Internet resources function as textual information. Young writers research a chosen topic then read and comprehend the collected information. They structure the information with texts and graphics for a...

Students work in groups to define and research the terms: ozone, troposphere and stratosphere. Students watch videos, conduct Internet research, participate in discussion groups and complete worksheets.

Students identify three types of volcano: cinder cone, composite, and shield.

Fourth graders examine art critically and discuss art they have made, art made by their peers, and art made by recognized artists. They add to their art vocabulary and use it accurately to discuss art.

Young scholars examine the elements of design: line, shape, color, space, texture, light. They refer to these elements of design when they view works of art and create their own artwork. They visit the National Gallery Museum.

Fourth graders, while visiting a colonial farm, are shown artifacts and participate in a craft instructional activity. They write about the experience at a later date.

Fourth graders participate in a field trip to Colonial iamsburg with museum interpreters.

Fourth graders take a tour of the home of George Washington, Mount Vernon. They are to keep a list of objects they see on the plantation. They are to write an essay about their tour.

Students visit Capital Hill to create photographic story boards that tell the story of the House of Representatives, Senate, and the history of Capital Hill. In the process, students must explain the legislative process, define roles of...

Fifth graders visit the home of Frederick Douglas to explore his escape from slavery and work as an abolitionist. After the visit, 5th graders complete a biographic essay of Douglas based on information gathered during the tour.

Fourth graders tour the Occoquan Mill House Museum and have the chance to handle artifacts and view the clothing of the period. They are involved in a discussion at the end of the tour to share their thoughts.

Fifth graders visit the White House to make connections dealing with the Presidency: Past, Present, and future.

Fourth graders tour Woodlawn plantation and apply their previous knowledge of the colonial era in order to compare and contrast the roles of farmers (past and present) in Virginia.

Young scholars attend a musical and tour the Kennedy Center. They are quizzed on the Kennedy Center and theater etiquette. A discussion occurs after the field trip.

Young scholars tour the National Building Museum and have already prepared a list of questions to ask. A planned activity is performed at the museum as well.

Students discuss Spanish art and painters at the National Gallery of Art using the Spanish language. They identify the characteristics of the art by Spanish painters.