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TB - Lusitania Day (1916)
Students, after brainstorming all the different types of propaganda, explore, analyze and study the nature, origin and purpose of propaganda and how its aims are achieved. They assess how the sinking of the Lusitania was manipulated by...
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Stacking the Deck on Nutrition
Young scholars explore classification. In this science lesson plan, students arrange a variety of foods into their proper food groups. This and other related activities will aid in the development of the young scholars' critical...
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Graphing
Students collect data and graph their results, then analyze the graphs. In this geometry lesson, students examine slopes and their graphs and discuss the relationship between the lines and the slopes.
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Native American Three Sisters Gardens
Students investigate companion planting. In this communtiy gardening instructional activity students explore the tradition of the Native American Three Sisters gardening approach. Students act as botanists, anthropologists,...
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What on Earth?
Second graders investigate the different living and nonliving things they can find on Earth. In this life science lesson, 2nd graders record their observations as they dig into the soil. They examine them under the magnifying glass and...
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Do You Need What I Need?
Student identify the basic human needs. In this life science lesson, 3rd graders compare the needs of plants, animals and humans. They apply what they have learned by playing a survival team game.
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Without Limits
Seventh graders research about the important contributions of two scientists they chose from the list. In this science activity, 7th graders develop a creative presentation such as skits or news program about their research. They present...
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Survivors on the Ocean Ridge
Students discover the uniqueness of deep sea hydrothermal vent organisms through an exploration of the NOAA Galapagos Rift Expedition. They study the genetics and evolution of a shrimp species that lives near the vents then they...
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The Right Point of View
Helping students identify and apply point of view in reading and writing.
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What a Square
Students examine the painting "Old Man With A Gold Chain" by Rembrandt. They identify geometric shapes in the painting, measure these shapes and compare the relationships of these measurements.
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War Literature
Working in groups, young historians review a war poem written by Stephen Crane. After reviewing the poem, they present an oral interpretation of the poem and hold a panel discussion about their analysis. The panel is made up of five or...
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Are Adult Pancreatic Beta Cells Formed by Self-duplication or Stem Cell Differentiation?
A case-study of Dr. Melton's experiment on pancreatic cells highlights this worksheet. Details of the study adorn the first three pages, complete with diagrams. Biology buffs then analyze the data and identify problems within the...
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Columbus - Thanksgiving lesson plan
Students learn the history of Thanksgiving and Columbus Day, and they also create a "New World" mural in small groups.
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Map Puzzles
Students make puzzles from world maps, dramatizing how much of the globe is covered by ocean.
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Monstrous Data
Students examine the meaning of data and data collection, represent data in various ways, and make a bar graph.
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A President's Home and the President's House
Learners examine the differences between the White House and Monticello. In small groups, they complete a virtual tour, complete a graphic organizer, take notes during the tour, and identify activities taking place at the White House.
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Drafting the Gettysburg Address
Students, in groups, compare and contrast Abraham Lincoln's drafts and final version of the Gettysburg Address. They explain the differences between the final version and drafts of the Gettysburg Address.
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Capacitors: What Are They?
Students discover how capacitors help store data. In this computer science lesson, students investigate how capacitors can store an electronic charge, eventually helping computers store data. Students create their own...
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The Stone Boat Mystery
Students design and execute a lab through which they study the distinctions between density, buoyancy, and volume.
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Scrambled Sentences
Here's a clever classroom game that will help learners with their sentence writing skills. It's a fast-paced game that is played in groups. Each makes up scrambled sentences that the other groups must solve. There are plenty of examples...
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How Smart Growth Can Reshape Communities
Middle schoolers explore the concept of smart growth development. They create a class list highlighting the benefits of smart growth and then research, discuss, and present their findings on the benefits of smart growth and how it...
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Using Graphs
Print and use this useful unit on basic algebraic functions, domain, range, and graphing. Tasks include, illustrating simple functions with a graph, and identifying the domain and range of the function. This twelve-page packet contains...
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Lesson: After Nature: Dystopia and Detournement
Werner Herzog's film, Lessons of Darkness is the topic of this lesson on art, politics, and culture. Learners discuss the concepts of utopia, dystopia, detournment, and Scorched Earth then compose a paper which describes dystopian reality.
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A Twist On Teaching Affixes
Engaging your class in prefix and suffix instruction with these helpful ideas.