Students investigate the impact of the passage of the Homestead Act. In this Westward Expansion lesson plan, students visit selected websites to examine the lives of Americans who settled the American frontier.

Students solve problems involving percents and ratios. In this algebra instructional activity, students convert decimals to percents and percents to decimals. They solve problems involving algebraic expressions and four different kinds...

Students examine the implications of the Korean War. In this Korean War lesson, students access the Korean War website to gain access to veterans of the war that they may interview. Students conduct interviews with veterans and create...

Learners apply properties of right triangles to solve problems. In this geometry lesson, students identify axioms and theorems using examples.

Students become familiar with the Federalist papers and the work of the federal government.  In this federalism instructional activity, students find similarities and differences between state and federal government.

Students write an expository paragraph about the uses of the Nashua River for the Native Americans and the European Colonists. In this river uses lesson plan, students determine the causes and effects of both parties using the river.

Students investigate insect camouflage and mimicry. In this animal science lesson, students discuss how camouflage helps an insect survive. Additionally, students use the included template to color and cut illustrations of insects....

Students investigate how heat affect sugar solutions. In this science lesson plan, students compare the sweetness of different types of sugars. They research the development of sugar and create a timeline.

Third graders, in groups, practice multiplication by putting five multiplication problems on white scales, then the answers on florescent colored scales.

Sixth graders how primary research is carried out. They design a simple survey questionnaire to interview people about their week average television watching time. They analyze the results and write a report based on the information.

Students define what population is in their own words. For this biology lesson, students explain different ways to measure population density. They interpret population graphs.

Learners explore the brain. In this science lesson, students view a diagram of the brain and discuss the various regions of the brain. Learners discuss the importance of protecting the brain and design a protective covering.

Students conduct research about different Asian countries. The research is done in order to compare and contrast the different land areas and cultures. Students complete a writing assessment related to it.

Students examine how multiples of the denominator indicate that a fraction can be renamed as a whole number, and convert improper fractions to mixed numbers. Independently they read examples, and complete a variety of problems on a...

Students investigate the Tiananmen Square demonstration and massacre in China. They watch a video clip, in small groups conduct Internet research, present their findings to the class, simulate a demonstration, and create an art project.

Students are divided into teams to make a presentation about their state. Each team is responsible for making one part of the presentation. At the end, all parts are combined to make one complete presentation. While creating the...

Sixth graders write journal entries o school site at least once during each season, including sketched and written observations of present environment. They can use sample topographical maps and student's own maps. Students can use...

Young scholars use the Internet to complete a webquest about the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001. They complete a worksheet with the researched information.

Students combine imagination, block manipulation, and computer applets to investigate fractions.

Students identify ways in which the women's rights movement influenced a woman they know, and then document the important events in her life. Each student interviews an oldere woman. They compile their interviews into a class book.

Learners pretend they are the first student to be allowed in space. They examine all nine planets on their journey. They complete a KWL chart and worksheets before they do their research. They create an itinerary of their tour and...

Students investigate the first Peter the Mint Eagle, who lived at the Philadelphia Mint from 1830 to 1836. They determine how many months Peter was there and use pictures, numbers, equations, and/or words to explain how they came up with...

Students create projects on Astronomy using math concepts and use of Internet resources.