Sixth graders explore the steps in decision making and responsibility. In this lesson, 6th graders analyze a scenario and decide what actions should be taken. Students write in their journals.

In this conversation activity, students read the conversation starters and pair up to have a conversation about family, education, and more. Students have 5 starters.

Young scholars count nematodes, cestodes and crustaceans on approximately one-hundred and fifty fish. They fill out autopsy reports for external and internal parasites then complete and discuss guide questions to make inferences about...

As a whole class, the students define glacier and perform an experiment involving glaciers. The students brainstorm ideas of what a glacier is, and narrow the ideas down to a definition. The students then participate in an activity that...

Fifth graders create a cloud jar so that they can observe that clouds are made of tiny droplets of water. After observing the cloud jar, they record their observations on a worksheet in written form explaining that clouds are made of...

Students, in groups, create a survey to investigate how much their community knows about birds. They graph their findings using a bar graph. Using the data collected, they develop an advertising campaign to increase community awareness...

Students perform a lab in which they extract DNA from onion cells. Students break through the cell and nuclear membranes and then break down the protein that the DNA is wrapped around.

Students recognize positive and negative numbers and perform mathematical functions.

Students have a "Dad's Night". In this art lesson students bring an important male figure in their life to school for the evening. The pair plays musical chairs, makes a craft, and plays other games. The object is to provide special time...

Students interview wildlife experts to gain information needed to research and write a report about an aquatic plant or animal affected by climate change.

Students discover how trees preserve a record of times in the past.

Second graders visit Rapid City, South Dakota, and Jackson Hole, Wyoming in these two episodes of Buster. They examine the Lakota people in South Dakota to see what it means to persevere. They sing songs and study idioms. They brainstorm...

Students explore other people's view points so that the process can be used consciously and deliberately. They identify the people involved in a situation. Students put themselves in other people's shoes.

Students see how poets use words to paint pictures. The combination of a big snowstorm and hands-on materials make this lesson successful. There are some nice attachments that the students will really enjoy!

Students, in groups, study Asbos and their conditions. After watching a 10-minute video, they answer questions in the Asbo hotseat. Also, they develop arguments that are not necessarily their own.

Students explore the concept of location. They discuss the terms right, left, near, far, under, and over, participate in a walk around the school, and display the correct direction for various locations around the school.

Pupils examine the public's awareness of manatees by taking a survey. They display the results of the survey as a graph.

Students become familiar with the term audience after examining a story about the magazine Smash Hits and its decision to quit publication. After students study the magazine and methods currently used to receive music news, they design...

Students study how animals need water, food, shelter, and space to survive. They also study what animals need to survive in the winter. They play the part of animals and winter "threats" in a game of tag to reinforce concepts.

Third graders make observations about the temperature of items in direct sunlight. In groups, they discuss why asphalt, brick and cement are warmer than items surrounding them. To end the activity, they examine how heat transfers...

Students read a book and recite the days of the week in a story. For this lesson about the days of the week, students which become familiar with the parts of the day. Students read Today is Monday, and situate the days of the week on 8...

Fifth graders participate in first aid demonstrations. In this first aid lesson plan, the students answer questions and participate in demonstrations focusing on common household first aid conditions. The teacher poses first aid...

In this Earth's shape worksheet, students read an article about a gentleman who believes the Earth is flat. Then students complete 5 short answer questions.

Seventh graders examine the style of Inuit.  For this Film lesson, 7th graders research the different ways to create a Hollywood film.  Students read various articles on this style of art.