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Ovals, Rectangles, Squares, and Triangles
Students identify geometrical shapes displayed in photographs of everyday objects in a metropolitan setting.
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Most Troublesome Exotic Invasive Plant Species Web Quest
Students participate in a Web Quest activity in which they identify common exotic invasive plant species of the Southern Appalachian Region. After identifying the top 10 exotic invasive species, they choose one to research in depth.
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Landscape Picture Map: Natural and People Made Features
Students explore the places and objects that make up the Earth's surface. In this natural and people made features lesson, students identify things they've seen that are people made and those that are natural to the environment. ...
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Nonprofits in Our Community
Students identify nonprofit organizations within their local community. They practice using the yellow pages to locate these organizations. They use an organizer to keep all of the information they gathered organized.
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Cookies and Cream
Students listen to stories and identify the cause and effect situations in each. In this cause and effect lesson, students read the book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and then make cookies and ice cream. Students identify the changes they...
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Why Do People Save?
Students identify ways in which they can save and spend their money. They discover why people save money and calculate simple interest. They discuss the costs and benefits of saving.
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Acquaintances & Strangers
Students define helpers, acquaintances, and strangers. They label the characters on a worksheet using the appropriate term and show the proper behaviors to exhibit when approached by a stranger.
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Benthic Bingo
Students identify organisms of a benthic community. They place the correct organism in the correct community and practice using marine terms. They play this game like a game of bingo.
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Using SWMP Data
Students are introduced to the SWMP system which tracks short-and long-term changes in water. Using this data, they plot and interpret the data on a graph to determine how human activities are lowering the water quality. They also...
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Discovering Solids
Second graders engage in a lesson that is about the discovery of solids. They identify using shapes like cones, spheres, cylinders, and cubes in various different situations. Students explore the classroom in order to find examples of...
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The Alphabet of Coins
Young scholars use letter/sound relationships of initial consonants to complete sentences that follow a given repeating pattern. These sentences be based on coin terms found on the U.S. Mint H.I.P. Pocket Change™ Web site.
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Visual Arts - Lesson 9 - Line in Architecture
Second graders study the meaning of the term architecture and identify arches and lines in a building in Balimore.
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Early American Immigration and Race
Students examine and define the different types of immigration. Using different documents, they identify types of migration. In groups, they compare and contrast the migration experiences of the Africans and the British. They discover...
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Commutative, Associative, and Distributive Properties
Students explore the concepts of commutative, associative, and distributive properties. In this beginning algebra lesson, students discuss the terms "commute", "associate", and "distribute" and how they correlate with the related...
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Tic-Tac-Toe for Layers of the Earth
Eighth graders identify the different layers of the earth. In this earth science lesson, 8th graders choose a project to do from a given list according to their learning style. They present their finished project in class.
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More About Me
Fourth graders explore what they like to do, their interests, and their aptitudes.
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Nebraska Entrepreneur Success Stories
Students study and discuss various entrepreneurs from their home state and then prepare a proposal for a business they would like to own and operate in the future.
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Lesson Connections
Second graders relate music to history and culture. Also, they listen to songs and identify some characteristics of the music in their own terms. Also listened to is "Chinese Instruments Montage," and then compare what they heard with...
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Going to the Doctor
Fifth graders discuss reasons for going to the doctor. In this doctor's visit lesson, 5th graders read a chapter from the text and complete a checkup word search to match definitions and terms. Students answer questions at the end of the...
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Feelin; a Groove
Young scholars compare and contrast two versions of April in Paris. They discuss the songs in terms of the grooves each one captures and identify the instruments responsible for creating them.
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Getting to Know the Streets of Honolulu
Young scholars practice identifying the streets names of Honolulu. Using a city map, they identify a main street and two intersecting streets. They research the origin of the name and complete a worksheet. They share their findings...
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Soil Organisms
Pupils work together to collect soil samples from different locations. In the samples, they identify the macroorganisms and classify them. They identify the conditions that affect how macroorganisms grow. They also analyze and identify...
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Spice Container
Sixth graders examine and identify classic Greek and Roman motifs on spice containers. They analyze the process of casting and chiseling silver, and design and create a spice container using classic Greek and Roman design elements.
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Conservation Issues
Students discover the relationship among living things in an ecosystem. They identify the impact of environmental changes on animals and how to protect them. They work together to create an informational brochure.