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Timing the Tides
Students collect data and describe how and why the high and low tides change from day to day. In exploring tides lesson students study tides by taking notes, recording data and analyzing their findings.
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Social Effects of WWII on SC (Pt. 3)
Fifth graders examine the impact of World War II on South Carolina. For this American history lesson, 5th graders analyze primary documents that include political cartoons and advertisements that were published in South Carolina during...
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America Responds to Terrorism: How Youth Can Help
Students explore the opportunity to educate others. In this response to terrorism activity, students explore 12 service learning opportunities that they may choose to implement in order to take positive action in response to terrorism.
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Save the Earth: It's Everyone's Home!
Students organize a donation drive based on the concept of reusing items for an animal shelter. In this reusing items lesson plan, students distinguish between reusable and non reusable items, have a donation drive, and use the...
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Alternate Histories
Students create a mixed media collage. In this visual arts lesson, students look at the work of Jane Ash Poitras. They create their own collage that shows their personal and collective history and experiences.
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Text for Dictation: The Environment
In this dictation text worksheet, students take dictation from a selection using vocabulary concerning the environment.
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Newspaper Passive Texts
In this passive texts worksheet, students read newspaper articles and put them into the passive form. Students put 4 articles into the passive form.
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During Reading Strategies (Visualization)
Students develop and apply strategies using visualization. In this reading lesson plan, students listen to sounds and draw images that depict the audio recordings. Students then apply this visualization strategy to nonfiction...
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Plotting Data on a Graph
Students investigate graphing. In this graphing lesson, students survey the class and create graphs to reflect the data collected.
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Mysteries of Egypt
Learners investigate the Egyptian civilization. For this cultural lesson, students watch the film Mysteries of Egypt and create a replica of an ancient Egyptian artifact.
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Keeping The Peace: The Role Of The United Nations Peacekeeping Force
Students explore the role of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force. Students discuss the creation and purpose of the United Nations Peacekeeping Forces. They research where troops have served. In groups, students explore one current...
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Real Life Challenge
In this career worksheet, students complete one of the listed projects on the sheet. They create a menu for one day and calculate the total cost for a day's worth of food. Students also design a career brochure to educate others about...
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Build a Pizza Box Solar Oven
Students build a solar oven. In this solar energy lesson, students follow directions that show them how to build a solar oven made from a pizza box that can heat up food.
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Writing Headlines
Young scholars define the purpose of headlines and practice writing their own. For this news writing lesson, students define the elements of headlines and view examples. Young scholars read a news story in groups and create a headline...
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Prairie Voices: Where People Come From
Pupils examine the human experience. In this migration lesson, students determine reasons for migration, discover the traits of cultural groups, and explore how groups of people come to share their experiences despite language,...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: The Internet Continues to Change the Game
For this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the influence of the Internet and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Past v. Present: Using Geography & Anthropology
Students examine artifacts and documents from their Canadian community. They analyze early Canadian history and make predictions about the future of the country.
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The Day the Water Ran Out
Pupils explore ecosystems by researching desert characteristics. In this drought lesson, students identify the potential impacts of a drought on their home state and interview people who are familiar with water studies. Pupils...
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Get the Word Out!
Students think about problems facing their community and about how to raise public consciousness. They also think about the importance and effectiveness of various forms of media in getting a message out to the public.
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Aussie symbols
Students work in groups to identify, examine, collect, and present a range of symbols and logos used in Australia.
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28 Things to Do in the Library
In this library activity activity, students complete the 28 sentences with a word or phrase from the word bank that describe the things to do in the library.
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Work in Post-World War II Wisconsin
Learners explore the changing nature of work in postwar America by analyzing a variety of sources and conducting their own research. They answer the question, "How did work change in Wisconsin after World War II?"
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Making Choices to Save Money on Food
Students review lists of coupons and complete a worksheet to analyze the benefits of the specials. In this household budget activity, students determine which foods are nutritional and the advantages of using coupons or specials to save...