Students compare a realistic landscape painting with a photograph of the same place.

Students view slides or live specimens to name and describe the distinguishing features of groups of arthropods, especially spiders and insects. They complete worksheets, observe webs and then search for and record where spiders can be...

Students are given a description of some fascinating animals from "Planet X". They follow the descriptions given to illustrate one of these animals paying careful attention to introduced vocabulary such as 'appendages', 'receptors', and...

Students make deductions about life in an internment camp by reading and comparing letters written to Clara Breed. Along the way, they consider the advantages of looking at a historical event from the multiple points of view of...

Students engage in research about the development of the Pacific Northwest using specific individuals to emphasize different racial and gender influences in the 1800's. The research method that is used is inquiry based.

Fourth graders explore lumbering in Michigan.  For this lumbering lesson, 4th graders examine the life of a modern day lumberjack and how technology can interfere with natural ecology.  Students create a list of products from...

Sixth graders explore the push/pull factors that influenced the South to North migration.  In this African-American migration lesson, 6th graders read an article and answer comprehension questions. Students write a letter to the...

Students recognize that certain populations have specific genetic disorders that could benefit or harm them in their environment, work out punnett square problems and infer offspring probabilities from results, and provide advantages and...

Young scholars study silicon and where it comes from.  In this solar mining lesson students complete an Internet search of mining and a lab activity. 

Learners explain how technology leads to a cleaner environment. They gain hands-on experience with ethanol as a fuel alternative.

Students focus in on the Amazon Rain forest. They research about various plants and animals that exist in our rain forests. Students develop knowledge of resources that come from our rain forests. They analyze the cause/effect of rain...

Ninth graders examine Canadian natural resources. In this geography skills lesson, 9th graders research answers to questions regarding Canada's water, energy, forests, and wildlife. Students use their findings to create posters that...

Students explore the evolution of a town. In this social studies lesson plan, students discuss why Georgetown and the Georgetown Loop Railroad were developed and discuss life as a prospector. Students write a letter explaining what life...

Pupils explore how the Inca communicated across the bast stretches of their mountain realm.

High schoolers, after listening to a lecture, examine Nigeria from slave trading to the Civil War as well as listen to the Arrested Development song about slavery. In addition, they create a circle diagram for essay #1.

Young scholars examine the characteristics of a South American tropical rainforest. They analyze maps, develop graphs, listen to the book, The Great Kapok Tree, and create a rainforest mural.

Second graders read The True Story of Balto, research Alaskan Iditarod, select factual information, and prepare presentation on the computer to present to their classmates.

Students have the unique opportunity to analyze actual data collected by field researchers They research to see whether holding clear title made a difference in farmers' willingness to invest in capital improvements that would increase...

Students locate settlements and observe patterns in the size and distribution of cities using maps, graphics, and other information. They explain the processes that have caused cities to grow.

In this critical reading worksheet, students read a short passage regarding intelligence augmentation and then answer five questions based on the reading.

Students study seabirds and how they have adapted to their environments.  In this activity based activity students will play a card game that will allow them to have a better understanding of seabirds and their adaptations. 

Learners investigate the concept of a carpool and its contributions to either reducing or increasing air pollution. They conduct research using a variety of resources for background information. The information is used to write a play...

Students design a poster about indoor air quality. In this indoor air quality lesson, students make a billboard that tells the occupants of a building about at least one air quality problem.

Students solve problems about air quality. In this air quality lesson plan, students receive a scenario from the problem wheel and find solutions to the air quality problem. Students write a paragraph summarizing what they learned.