Students use the computer to research information and publish creative narrative stories about the life of a specific Everglades animal. This lesson uses many educational, computer programs including the iLife suite, publishing...

Middle schoolers create commercials that promote travel to South American countries in this middle-level lesson for the Social Studies classroom. The lesson suggests using educational software including MS Word, MS Powerpoint, and MS...

Second graders predict and graph data based on the color of jelly beans they think are in a handful. In this prediction lesson plan, 2nd graders will predict how many of each color jellybean are in a handful. Then they graph these...

Students read a story with the short a sound. The story is about a rat. They access Starfall and select the story called Zac the Rat. They read the story out loud as a group then the students answer comprehension and skill questions...

For this optimization worksheet, students complete a table identifying the characteristics of a function and it's derivative and provide an illustration of each type of function. Afterward, they use the first derivative test for finding...

Students are introduced to spelling words as a whole class by viewing a PowerPoint. They spell the word, repeat and spell the word again as a whole class. Pupils create a sentence orally using the list of words. Students work in small...

Third graders view a demonstration of a teeter totter as a basis for assessing pre-knowledge of a lever. They create a KwL chart. Students work in small groups to conduct a variety of experiments. The first requires students to tie books...

In this fixed point iteration worksheet, students use given theorems to determine converged functional iteration. This six-page worksheet contains five problems. Explanations and examples are provided.

Students record their own voices using microphones, computers, and reading selections and chart progress at recognizing words, phonics, word structure, and context clues. This elementary lesson uses the computer program Timeliner.

Students research facts about dinosaurs and practice effective speaking strategies by creating a Keynote or PowerPoint presentation in this Science and Language Arts lesson for the upper-elementary classroom. It includes one lesson...

Students create a health-based podcast for peers using prior knowledge, internet research, and KWL charts. This lesson is adaptable for different health topics and age levels.

Students graph water temperature using probe software and a Palm on a class field trip to a lake or pond. Emphasis is placed on collaboration with high school science students and the use of ImagiProbe software.

Young scholars explore energy. In this energy instructional activity, students discover why it is important to conserve energy. Young scholars discover how energy is used in items we use everyday. Students discover how batteries work....

First graders match letter sounds to pictures they represent. In this matching letter sound lesson plan, 1st graders use the computer program Kidspiration to match the letter sounds to the corresponding pictures. This can be used for 1...

Students create a multimedia presentation demonstrating that Florida is the Best State in this creative project for the early elementary classroom. The lesson can be adapted for any state or country.

Fifth graders investigate the concept of a function in relationship to how it is used. The concept is essential for the future study of Algebra. They apply the use of patterns with its relationship to functions.

Students share important moments with their grandparents. Individually, they write one paragraph thanking them for being in their lives or for a specific event they have been involved in. They also identify ways they act like their...

This site is a tutorial for students in algebra 2 or for those who need a refresher. The site has explanations, definitions, examples, practice problems and practice tests are found covering topics such as linear equations, graphing,...