Fourth graders review their prior knowledge from the previous lessons of this unit on Jamestown. After reading a novel, they examine and discuss the life of Pocahontas. Using the internet, they answer comprehension questions and write...

Students explore various elements in West African Culture through the medium of a traditional music and dance from Ghana. They take an imaginary tour of a village dance-drumming event in West Africa.

Young scholars will identify cause and effect relationships in issues relating to Agriculture and the environment.Ask students to describe what farmers do. Then ask young scholars to define the word "environmentalist." Ask students if...

Students study Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and Three Kings Day. They research the holidays on the Internet and write compare/contrast essays. Using Microsoft Word to type their essays, they incorporate images that represent the holidays.

Learners complete a set of CD-ROM's to introduce them to the flight program at NASA. In groups, they research a topic related to flight and put their information on a CD-ROM. To end the instructional activity, they share their material...

Students identify, discuss and analyze the principles of the Constitution of the Unites States of America. They identify the four main principles of the Constitution and explain in detail the meaning and purpose of each of the four...

In this review for midterm, students use parametric equations to find points on a curve, explore conic sections, write vector functions, and sketch cylindrical coordinates. This two-page review contains 10 multi-step problems.

High schoolers get up close and personal with principles of motion. In this physics lesson, students collect and analyze acceleration data on amusement park rides. High schoolers use CBLs to collect data in this lesson.

Twelfth graders examine selected tree species. In this tree lesson, 12th graders examine twenty selected tree species, identify them, and correctly map out the trees in the area.

Student develop their technology skills. In this video production lesson, students create a movie featuring their day-to-day lives. Students use flip video cameras to film the movie and use software editing programs to prepare it for...

Students investigate types of trees. In this forestry lesson, students read the book The Mighty Oak and act out the story with a partner. Students discuss the types of trees in the book and plant an oak tree on school grounds.

Seventh graders discover how an ecosystem works by creating one in class.  In this Earth science lesson, 7th graders study vocabulary terms associated with ecosystem and read environment handouts.  Students create an...

Students research Macbeth online and complete computer and graphing activities for the play. In this Macbeth activities lesson plan, students research Macbeth and bookmark the URL's. Students complete activities for the topic on...

Students research the life and works of Rachel Carson. In this conservation lesson, students discuss environmental protection and why protection of wildlife is important.  Students read a Rachel Carson Fact Sheet and work in groups...

For this algebra worksheet, students solve systems of equations. They use substitution, elimination and graphing to solve. There are 33 questions with an answer key.

Students explore the uses of sequence alignment.  In this DNA lesson students complete several experiments on sequencing and algorithms. 

Students explore friction. For this physics lesson plan, students will cover metal blocks with film to determine the changes caused by static and kinetic friction.

Students become "shape detectives" as they identify, name, create and describe common shapes within pictures and objects found within the learning environment. Suggestions include incorporating shapes into all learning areas and daily...

In this European Union practice worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer questions about the European Union institutions.

In this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students graph lines parallel to an axis.  The one page worksheet contains one multiple choice question with the answer.

In this residue theorem, students classify singularities of functions and use the Cauchy Residue Theorem to evaluate integrals. This two-page worksheet contains approximately 14 problems.

In this power series worksheet, students use substitution, polynomial multiplication, polynomial division, differentiation, and integration to find numbers in a series. They write each Maclaurin series as a simple function. This one-page...

Students investigate the effect of thin films to surface friction. In this physics instructional activity, students calculate the coefficient of friction using mathematical formulas. They discuss its importance in their everyday lives.

Students investigate the reasons for taking a census and determine the problems that are involved in the process. They examine the population figure for Montana and Lake county before using the information to complete the included...