Students identify, describe and indicate direction and relative magnitude of forces.  In this motion lesson students work in groups to identify the force that is described to them. 

Students write a description of an animal.  In this descriptive writing lesson, students discuss ways to write to appeal to all five senses.  Students then describe an animal in a paragraph and pair up to guess the animal.

Learners demonstrate their knowledge of the Earth's systems.  In this climate lesson students identify the climate of a chosen area and the effects it has on the lifestyles of those living there. 

Students discuss the stages of meiosis. For this life science lesson, students create an illustration of each stages. They write a short story about a character that went through meiosis.

Fourth graders acquire knowledge about the settlement of the southeast region of the United states. For this united states geography lesson, 4th graders learn to analyze and understand  the ways in which groups  in society have...

Students examine the events of World War II that led to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan. Creating a decision making tree, they weigh the positives and negatives of the decision to use the bomb. They participate in a class...

Students review and define ten Spanish vocabulary words from previous lessons, practice communicating ideas by generating descriptions for items in Spanish using prior knowledge, synonyms, circumlocution, and dictionaries, and play...

Fourth graders participate in a lesson to comprehend the ecological importance of the rainforest. While conducting research they make connections to the reasons for preserving the forest and practical steps that can be taken to help.

Young scholars participate in a unit on triangles. Through the unit they explore different way to make basic shapes using triangles. They also examine the basic properties of triangles and the relationships among basic geometrical shapes...

Students explore the relationships between similar figures. In this relationships between similar figures instructional activity, students discuss relationships between perimeter, circumference, area, surface area, and volume of similar...

Students use the life cycle of an ant to learn about their own self-esteem. In this self-esteem lesson, students read books about ants and discuss obstacles from the stories as well as the ant behavior.

Students work with computers and use the Alice software.  In this computer lesson students learn how to use the Alice program. 

Students compare current geological map and the one from 1800's. In this earth science lesson, students discuss differences between the two and explain the factors that caused the change. They write an essay about how these changes...

Young scholars identify the advantages and disadvantages of a catapult as a weapon. In this physics instructional activity, students construct their own catapult. They investigate how changing one variable affects results.

Students identify all of the plant an animal life on the prairie.  In this plant identification lesson students divide into groups and draw sketches of things they saw on the prairie. 

Pupils study prairie conservation and the plant and animal life within.  In this prairie life lesson students divide into groups and complete a lab activity. 

Ninth graders identify the different layers of soil. In this earth science lesson plan, 9th graders explain how limestone layers are formed. They identify the different parts of the coral colony.

Students practice forward and backward counting.  In this counting lesson, students calculate how many objects in a bag by counting forward and then count backward to check.

Fourth graders explore the Southeast States. For this social studies lesson, 4th graders study agriculture in the Southeast region of the United States. Students read about the Southeast region and discuss with a partner what they learned.

Students explore mathematics by completing a graphing assignment in class. In this math functions instructional activity, students practice graphing X and Y coordinates on a graph and checking their work with partners. Students complete...

Middle schoolers work with the teacher as they go through the vocabulary. At the end of the lesson they are asked to define the terms without their notes.

Students discuss the Chaos Theory and how it came into existence.They observe order and compare it to the randomness of chaos. The lesson features the playing of a game to reinforce concepts.

Fifth graders use the software Wide World of Animals. This lesson is incorporated into a science unit on animals. The unit focuses on classifying animals into kingdoms and identifying the characteristics of animals within the different...

Students compose pandiatonic works using computers as a compositional tool. Following the anticipatory set, they work individually to create their own pieces. The lesson concludes with a "concert" of the created student compositions.