Students examine the Federal Reserve System.  In this secondary economics lesson, students view a DVD titled In Plain English:  Making Sense of the Federal Reserve.  Students take notes and work in groups to review the...

For this chemistry worksheet, students are introduced to the periodic table of elements. They find the answers to 13 questions about the periodic table.

Young scholars write a paragraph describing a conflict they had with a friend or a family member and a paragraph explaining how it was resolved. In this social science lesson, students share their paragraphs with a partner and then will...

Learners decorate the hallways and their classrooms to represent different layers of the rainforest.  In this Amazon rainforest lesson, students watch a slide show presentation to discover the Amazon rain forest of South...

Twelfth graders describe the power of the President. In this Constitution instructional activity students reflect on the power given to the president of the United States by the wording in the Constitution. Students give their opinion.

Students discover details about Japanese Internment. In this World War II lesson, students analyze images and documents related to the movement of Japanese-Americans to West coast internment camps in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attacks....

Students recognize and follow the steps of the scientific method to complete an experiment.  In this scientific method lesson, students use inquiry tools to measure objects.  Students record their data.

Students explore biology by creating a poster with classmates. In this oceanography activity, students identify the importance of coral reefs to the ocean's ecology and examine a food web of ocean animals. Students define a list of...

Students learn about the four biochemicals that are important biologically. In this biochemicals lesson plan, students identify the four major groups of biochemicals including carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids. They are...

In this area worksheet, students find the area of four rectangles when given the drawings with grid markings inside each. They use the area formula to find the area of five rectangles. This worksheet is intended to be used as a part of a...

For this elements worksheet, students learn the rules for assigning oxidation numbers and then practice using these rules. Students use oxidation number to determine if a substance has been oxidized or reduced. This worksheet has 14...

For this percentages worksheet, students color 25% of 100 small squares blue, 35% red and 30% yellow. Students figure out how many squares they have left and then what percent of the 100 squares are left. Students then work out 5...

In this quadratic equations instructional activity, 8th graders solve and complete 7 various types of problems. First, they find the area for each rectangle with a given perimeter. Then, students describe the shape of the graph and use...

In this equilibrium and water chemistry worksheet, students solve twenty problems related to acids and bases, equilibrium and water.

For this probability worksheet, students solve 6 word problems where they determine the probability of certain outcomes that occur when spinning different spinners, rolling dice, choosing events and hitting targets.

Students explore seed germination. In this life science instructional activity, students start seeds in Petri dishes, then observe which ones germinate and make predictions.

Students experiment with objects of different densities. For this density lesson, students examine same-sized objects with different weights, then look at a teacher explanation of density. Students make wave bottles and a density jar...

Students are introduced to gases. In this science lesson plan, students demonstrate that gases are a state of matter, generate a number of gases, discover some properties of gases, compare some of the properties of different gases, and...

Young scholars explore magnetism, electromagnetism, and static electricity through a series of activities and experiments. In this magnets lesson plan, students use magnets to observe the forces of attraction and repulsion between...

In this space radiation worksheet, students read about the various types of radiation humans are exposed to. Students answer 5 questions based on the reading. They calculate the amount of energy gained when exposed to a certain amount of...

Students discover how crystal structures go together to create minerals.  In this earth science instructional activity, students work in groups to create 3-dimensional shapes of crystals that they then put together in a compact...

Young scholars play an agronomy game. In this agriculture lesson plan, students explore modern farming practices pertaining to the cultivation of grains as they play a game that requires them to act as agronomy specialist as they...

Young scholars compare chocolates using their five senses and determine the value of the chocolate. In this chocolate lesson, students sample various types of chocolate. Young scholars study the price per ounce of each bar to complete...

Students make a quilt. In this geometry lesson plan, students discuss patchwork quilts and learn some different geometric shapes and patterns that are commonly used. Students explore designs with triangles and squares and then make their...