On April 15, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg and rapidly sank with only 710 of her 2,204 passengers and crew surviving. Some believe that the rescue procedures favored the wealthier first class passengers. Other believe that the...

On April 15, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg and rapidly sank with only 710 of her 2,204 passengers and crew surviving. Some believe that the rescue procedures favored the wealthier first class passengers. Data on survival of...

This site contains a lesson on the ellipse. The lesson has students draw an ellipse with pencil and string, and discussions on orbits and theoretical orbiting situations.

This teacher resource includes imagesand historical documents, alllowing readers to trace the creation of our government from the Continental Congress through the Articles of Confederation. An overview helps to clarify the policies and...

For this unit, students will be taught several techniques for creating tessellations and will respond to their learning in their Math journals.

This cross-curricular middle school unit integrates mathematics and visual art. Through the study of the M.C. Escher?s work, students explore tiling from both a mathematical and artistic point of view. Points for discussion and...

Teachers, to demonstrate to the elementary student that some gases are heavier than others, this experiment uses Winnie the Pooh and balloons to do just that.

For this lesson, students will explore what GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and GDP growth mean, how stock and housing bubbles develop, and the causes and consequences of a housing market crisis. The lesson investigation is supported by...

In this lesson, students examine and debate the issue of same sex marriage by studying background information, news articles, legal arguments and the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. They then draft an amendment of their own to...

This site contains a unit on budgeting money for use by middle school teachers. Includes enrichment problems, a bibliography, and many example problems and situations.

An extremely extensive look into three works of Katherine Anne Porter. A biographical sketch of Porter, discussion of her works, a study guide, and related links are all provided.

The activities in this unit will help students explore mercantilism and explain why the United States became involved in trading with China in the late 18th century.

Smithsonian Institution presents ?Ocean Planet: Interdisciplinary Marine Science Activities?. Through this series of six interdisciplinary lessons, students will look at such things as the organisms in different marine ecosystems, the...

Through these lesson plans, investigate the different types of fat found in food and found in the human body. Discuss the functions and problems associated with dietary fat and make wise food choices based on what you learn about fat,...

Contains a lesson plan that looks at the relationship between the Corps of Discovery and the Dakota Nation. Includes hyperlinks for supplementary information, links to national standards, and teaching strategies. From PBS.

Examine how fuel use affects the mass of different planes during flight. This lesson teaches students how to determine the per person fuel cost of a transatlantic flight for seven airplanes, and display the results on a bar graph. Three...

Art lessons for infants up to kindergarten level. They are sorted into categories of age levels, medium used, subject matter, art period, artist, and cross-curricular connections.

Art lessons for elementary students. They are sorted into categories of grade levels, medium used, subject matter, art period, artist, and cross-curricular connections.

Art lessons for secondary students. They are sorted into categories of grade levels, medium used, subject matter, art period, artist, and cross-curricular connections.

A 7-day unit of lessons integrating art with drama. Artists covered include Filippo Brunelleschi, Leonardo Da Vinci, Vincent Van Gogh, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri Matisse, and five Indiana artists.

This game helps students to understand the concepts of changing supply, changing demand, and equilibrium price, as the price of bags of ice changes after a hurricane has swept through a community.

This is a complete lesson plan on career preparation. It includes developing a employment portfolio including links to career interest surveys and online job search links. It also includes resume and job interview preparation. Loads of...

An interesting lesson where students collaborate to create a visual image of what the inside of a sealed box looks like. The box has a marble or other type of sphere inside it, as well as partitions and/or ramps. Students come to...

This lesson plan provides plenty of activity suggestions for reinforcing playground safety. Although this is designed for primary learners, it could certainly be adapted to other grades.