Students become familiar with the water cycle and water issues.  In this water lesson students examine what they can do to protect their water.

Third graders gain an appreciation for writing, analyzing, reading and listening to poetry, viewing poems as a motivation for studying Japanese culture and tradition. They study and create their own haiku and tanka poems with illustrations.

Sixth graders examine how the angle of the sun's rays is a factor in determining the seasons. They watch a teacher demonstration of the concepts and write a paragraph demonstrating their understanding.

Students explore several significant figures and events of the Civil Rights Movement and sequence the key events to create a timeline. The lesson utilizes the story, "The Story of Ruby Bridges," the work of Robert Coles to introduce the...

Students view a film that chronicles the experiences of Juan Carlos Zaldivar, a Cuban American immigrant. They discuss and analyze this autobiographical film and conduct further research on historical relations between the United States...

Students determine that thriving African cultures engaged in international trade and exploration before the emergence of European civilization. The study ancient Ghana, its geographic locale, the diversity therein to include its people,...

Students experience a variety of activities that relate to human physiology and their functions. They create graphs and charts after testing their heart rates and blood pressure They conduct a survey of the student body and create ...

Students investigate environments and animals through the use of technology while on class field trips. The lesson is highly adaptable and can work with any field trip in many subject areas.

Students explore the ocean rift habitat off the Galapagos through an audio expedition, Internet research on deep sea animals, an explorer game and simulation of the exploration of the deep sea bottom. They focus on the actual NOAA...

Students explore Civil Rights. In this Civil Rights instructional activity, students read about Ruby Bridges and define the words segregation and supremacy. Students make a timeline of important events in Civil Rights and write a...

Students explore space science by creating a planetary model in class. In this solar system lesson, students identify the many planets and moons that make up the solar system and decide on one entity in which to research. Students create...

Fifth graders identify the symptoms of asthma. In this biology instructional activity, 5th graders draw and label models of heart and lungs. They conduct a survey on asthma and construct graphs based on result.

Pupils explore the significance of their own and other's life journeys. They appreciate the differences and similarities between migrants' and refugees' journeys. Students identify obstacles faced by migrants and refugees when arriving...

Students identify the elements of science fiction and write their own example.  In this Journey to the Center of the Earth lesson students complete several activities about science fiction, authors and novels.

Students view a movie about Lewis and Clark's expedition out west. They examine how Native Americans helped them on their journey. They choose a Native American to research and present their findings to the class.

Students study salmon and steelhead. They play a game in which they act out the salmon and steelhead journey from their spawning ground, to the open ocean, and then back to the spawning ground again. They identify obstacles these fish...

Fourth graders explore the state of Illinois. They use maps and research the state of Illinois. Students track their trip through the state and they create a travel narrative of their journey. Students use maps to identify geographical...

In this rock cycle worksheet, students imagine themselves as rocks and write about their experiences as they journey through the rock cycle. Students create a comic strip illustrating their adventure.

Students discuss history. For this pilgrims lesson, students discover what life was like for people coming over to the New World on the Mayflower. They participate in class discussions as the teacher navigates through a Scholastic...

Students create visual roadmaps and follow them with gesture to create lines. They draw lines with a white crayon on paper and then paint to create a crayon resist.

Students investigate the concepts that surround the Civil Rights Movement. They conduct research with the help of the teacher and use chart paper to create posters about major people involved. Students also complete a timeline graphic...

Fourth graders make a PowerPoint presentation that includes a picture of a plant or animal, and the name that Lewis and Clark called each specific plant or animal. They make a personal journal entry written as Lewis and Clark may have...

Students read quotes. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students read Historic Excerpts of The Europeans. Students work in pairs and pick one quote to illustrate.

Students discuss the experience of 19th century Jewish American immigrants.  In this US history lesson, students research the cultural, social, and economic experience of Jews who immigrated to the United States.  Students view...