Students discover many facts about horseshoe crabs. Students identify the main body parts of horseshoe crab. They explore the habits of the horseshoe crab and their importances to the ecosystem. Adaptations for younger students are...

Students take a closer look at the Roaring Twenties. In this Prohibition and organized crime lesson, students watch "The Untouchables," and respond to the provided discussion questions about the film. A permission slip is provided as well.

Students explore plants. In this plant lesson, students examine organisms to determine which are plants. During this introductory lesson, students explore characteristics of living things.

First graders are read The Worrywarts, by Pamela Duncan Edwards. In this discussing your worries lesson, 1st graders listen to the story and have a class discussion about how they handle their worries. They are introduced to "worry...

Students use an interactive website to complete a wilderness trail adventure where they learn about Native cultures, voyagers, and the Canadian fur trade. In this interactive history lesson, students visit the wilderness classroom...

Students interview and take pictures of a Veteran and create a short story of their Veteran. In this Veteran lesson plan, students also bring a photograph of the Veteran while they were in service.

Students give presentations.  In this unit culmination lesson, students present their bridge projects to parents.  Students test their bridges and are evaluated using a rubric.

Students define anti-Semitism and list reasons that Hitler believed Jews were the most inferior race.  In this anti-Semitism instructional activity, students discuss anti-Semitism and search a website to find reasons Hitler and...

Young scholars investigate temperate forest ecosystems. In this environmental lesson, students discover different forms of decomposition and its effect on the environment.

Third graders name different kinds of shapes and then discuss what they know about them an what they would like to learn using a K-W-L chart whole group. They listen to the book, THE GREEDY TRIANGLE and then retell it to the class. They...

Students examine buoyancy and fluid pressure. They conduct a series of fun experiments to discover the effects of pressure and explore how pressure differences can be used to float, lift, transport, or hold a material in place.

Fifth graders discuss their prior knowledge of what colonization means and give their opinions of why someone would want to start a colony. After recording their answers on web map they read about the English colonization in their books;...

Students explore how to transplant trees in their community. In this citizenship lesson, students construct a map of where to plant trees and then plant the trees.

Students examine philanthropy through art using their senses. In this philanthropy lesson, students investigate what respect looks like, sounds like and feels like using their senses. They talk about diversity and tolerance before...

Students write a ballad from a farmer's point of view on trade. In this farmer's lesson plan, students listen to a farmer speak about fair trade, have a dialogue about it, and write a ballad to interpret their point of view.

Students visit an online website to complete animal and plant science activities. In this online education lesson, students visit the Wilderness Classroom website and follow the instructions and plans to learn about the science lessons...

Students research categories within President Obama's agenda and create a PowerPoint presentation. In this President Obama agenda lesson, students research a category within President Obama's agenda and present their topic in a...

Young scholars explore harvest festivals. In this harvesting lesson plan, students view photos of Christian harvest festivals and Jewish harvest festivals. Young scholars plan a harvest festival within their own school.

Students create a compass rose. In this geography lesson, students create a compass rose using the computer program KidPix 1.

Eighth graders practice using atlases. In this geography skills lesson, 8th graders select a college they would like to attend and use an atlas to respond to questions about the geography of the place.

Students investigate the environment by participating in a class field trip. For this botany lesson, students attend a field trip through their local park or forest while listening to a nature guide. Students practice using their 5...

Learners investigate ways to improve their bone strength. In this bone strength lesson, students explore the link between exercise and bone growth. Learners study the effects of proper nutrition and exercise.

Students participate in a game of Bulldog tag. In groups, they are given different colored pinnies in which they try to catch those wearing a different color. To end the instructional activity, they switch roles between the one doing the...

Young scholars interview senior citizens. In this communications lesson, students read the book Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge and discuss how to be sensitive to people of a different generation. Young scholars develop interview...