Second graders increase their baseline knowledge of primary and secondary sources and the likenesses and differences of them with regard to a selected historical event.

Students explore the distinct forms of knowledge that enslaved Africans brought with them to America or developed while enslaved. They study how political movements of the 18th century helped develop abolitionist thinking.

Students investigate the concept of the coqui frog of Puerto Rico. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Students explain in oral or written form some of the characteristics to that identify the frog. The lesson includes...

Students explore U.S. history by participating in a scavenger hunt. For this Civil War lesson, students read assigned text discussing the many battles of the Civil War and the importance of a fort to the fighting parties. Students...

Students are introduced to the concepts of maps as scale models of the whole. After a brief lecture on creating and using an accurate scale when drawing and reading a map. They create a scale drawing of the floorplan of their homes.

Young scholars identify the characteristics of deserts. In this geography lesson plan, students discuss the characteristics of a desert and label a map with the names of deserts.

Fifth graders discuss the history of sports in Iowa. In this sports lesson plan, 5th graders write a friendly sports letter and a how to directional writing. They write five entries in their journal from the point of view of a piece of...

Students examine the culture of the Plains Indians. In this Montana history lesson plan, students view a PowerPoint presentation regarding the social, religious, and traditional life of the Plains Indians. 

Students compare a castle in Wales to a fort in Oregon and design and build a castle or fort. In this structure study lesson, students complete activities to study castles in Wales to forts in England. Students then design their own fort...

Students create a scrapbook about Nebraska history focusing on Post Office murals. They choose their favorite murals and write a story to go along with the mural. In groups, students present their murals to the class and visit the...

Pupils explore modular arithmetic involving base eight. They participate in an activity where society functions around the numbers one through eight. Students explain how life will operate with only these numbers.

Students study an article on high speed travel.  In this investigative lesson students students read an article, answer questions then work in groups to calculate problems. 

First graders explore the job done by ornithologists. They role play identifying the characteristics that make a bird a bird. They discuss what makes each bird species unique. Students are introduced to Wisconsin's most common and rare...

Students study the United States Constitution and create a year-long cumulative activity for social studies. In this social studies lesson, students complete activities throughout the year to learn the 5Ws for the United States...

Fifth graders engage in this introductory unit lesson. A bulletin board for the unit be started, Colonial Notebooks be presented to each student, and a pre-test on colonization be administered.

In this comparing and contrasting instructional activity, students are given pairs of sentences they must combine using the conjunction but.

In this reading a speech worksheet, students read the words of Chief Seattle from 1857. Students analyze the words in bold type and answer 6 multiple choice questions.

High schoolers explore methods for reconstructing the past. In this forest succession lesson, students examine forest succession and how to read the land in order to predict patterns of change. High schoolers will visit a historical...

First graders read past tense words. In this word accuracy lesson, 1st graders view index cards containing words ending in -ed. Students practice saying the given words in the past and present tense.

Eleventh graders explore who were the colonial families that populated Deerfield and what evidence can be gathered that reveals a part of their life stories to the researcher.

Students list characteristics of wetland and describe the functions of a wetland.

Pupils participate in a set of activities designed to help ESL students become familiar with the English language through description, group work, oral reading, and question/answer sessions.

Young scholars create visual displays explaining how nuclear power is used to produce electricity. They create a display board that shows the chain reaction, the fission process, and a schematic diagram of the reactor.