Students build a video game on predator-prey relationship. In this biology lesson, students identify the variables that affect this relationship. They write a short description and play each other's game. 

What customs did the Ancient Aztecs practice? In this world history worksheet, students utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions pertaining to the Aztec culture. A short answer question at the...

Facts about tigers are packed into a PowerPoint presentation about tigers. The presentation includes great photographs and accompanying text regarding the habitats, diet, lifespan, and physical attributes of tigers. Very interesting!

This activity on metaphors is your ticket to better writing! As learners read ten sentences, they underline the metaphor and circle the two objects of comparison.

In this addition and time worksheet, 2nd graders practice solving 2 word problems involving jungle animals, addition and time increments.

In this Vietnam study guide worksheet, students locate reasons that the United States lost the Vietnam War. Students respond to 3 short answer questions based on their worksheet as well as their textbook reading.

Students investigate deforestation. In this Amazon Rain Forest lesson, students discover what deforestation is as they listen to a lecture, read and discuss an article, and define the vocabulary words on the provided list.

Elementary schoolers take part in a very good instructional activity which has them watch video, conduct experiments, complete hands-on activities, and work in cooperative groups. The educationally-rich activities are clearly-explained,...

The American Dream is a goal that many pursue, but is it truly attainable for all people? An in-depth lesson explores the plight of migrants in twentieth-century America. The resource includes a video and author biographies and...

What happens when the top predator on an ecosystem disappears? Scholars explore this idea through an introduction example and four case studies. They learn to analyze the importance of every member in a food pyramid to come to their...

Students examine the role of the elephant in the culture of Thailand through many different class activities based on a PBS program "The White Elephants of Thailand with Meg Ryan". Students also look at the impact of technology on...

Students read sections of the novel, "The Jungle". They identify the problems of the meat industry during the Progressive Era. They discuss food concerns of today and make connections between the two time periods.

In this verb review instructional activity, students determine correct verb tense usage in sentences. Students fill in the blanks writing eighteen answers.

In this noun learning exercise, students are given a short passage and must fill in the blanks with the correct article (a, an or the).

Students listen to stories read aloud. They examine a work of art by a known artist. Students take a picture using the digital camera. They listen as the teacher reads "Where the Wild Things Are." Students compare and contrast the...

Fourth graders use a digital camera to take pictures of other students demonstrating good FCAT test-taking tips. They compile the pictures into a movie and add text and voiceovers to describe the test-taking tips.

Biology learners read about selective breeding in chickens and how it has produced high-yield meat specimens and rapid egg-layers. The unpleasant effects of artificial selection are explored, as well as options to supporting this...

In this word search worksheet, students locate and circle terms related to animals found on a jungle safari that are hidden in the puzzle. Words can be found forward, backward, up, down and diagonally.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's swing rendition of Robert and Richard Sherman's "I Wanna Be Like You" offers young grammarians an opportunity to examine verb tenses, noun clauses, gerunds, and prepositions.

Eleventh graders examine government regulations. In this industrialization instructional activity, 11th graders look into what was going on inside American factories during the era. Students read excerpts of The Jungle and watch selected...

Students utilize shapes and spatial relationships in a practical context by creating maps and writing a critical essay.

Students explore philanthropy in literature. In this literature lesson, students read text from three different genres that all have a moral. Students compare and contrast these pieces of literature, focusing on the character traits that...

Young scholars listen to story Panther: Shadow of the Swamp, and examine how loss of habitat impacts panthers in the Everglades; students alphabetize names of plants and animals found in the Everglades by initial and second letter.

Eleventh graders consider the case for Progressive politics. In this Progressive Era lesson, 11th graders read excerpts from The Jungle as well as articles about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Students also analyze images...