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Power Point Lesson Plan
Young scholars create a multimedia animal research presentation based on the include criteria for both information and sideshow format. They follow directions on slide set-up from creating a slide to transitions and musical insertion.
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Mississippian Gardens
Students research and plan a Mississippian garden. In this Native American history lesson, students work in groups to research crops used by Native Americans in the Mississippian Period and use the information to plan and create an...
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Elbow Room - Exploring Population Density
In this population worksheet, students click on the links and research the internet about population, land, and government. Students answer 16 short answer questions including making spreadsheets.
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"Mr. Betts and Mr. Potts"
First graders listen to the book "Mr. Betts and Mr. Potts" and examine the career of being a veterinarian. They categorize animals based on whether they could be house pets or not, develop a class pet graph, and list the various...
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Potato Experiment
Spur a discussion of germs using this lesson. Learners conduct an experiment with potatoes to determine how germs are transmitted. They then discuss ways to prevent the spread of germs. The emphasis is on hand washing.
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Why do people mover where they do?
Students read factual stories of migration to Hawaii, analyze and explain push and pull factors, interview parents about their cultural heritage, identify countried of origin of their ancestors, graph migration patterns on an world map,...
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas: The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds
Students read The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds by Janna Cole. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of plants and seeds. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and...
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Studying Checks
While on-line banking and electronic payments seem to be the way of the future, next-generation wage earners still need to understand the details of check writing. Here the focus is on the details of the check including what the...
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Introduction To Orbital Mechanics
Students use NASA drawings to build a model satellite for a specific mission. They design a set of drawings for their satellite showing its subsystems as well.
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It Takes All Kinds!
Students view video clips and observe similarities and differences between animals. They sort animals into groups for a zoo. They make a graph of their observations and review scientific classifications.
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Prom Date
High schoolers use the internet to research the cost of going to the school prom. As a class, they brainstorm about the things needed in order to go to the dance and use advertisements to make a budget. After all of the data is...
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Sunspots and Climate
Young scholars make a graph that shows how the number of sunspots has changed over the past 30 years and discover how there is a pattern in sunspot number. They find a disruption in this pattern due to the Little Ice Age.
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Can You Do It? I Can Do It!
Students imitate the same movements that different animals would make.
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Tony's Bread
Students listen to the book, TONY'S BREAD by Tomie DePaola. They review what the first letter is of their first names. Then each child creates his/her initial by rolling bread dough into the shape and decoates it with candied fruit...
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Parabola with Horizontal Directrix
Students find the vertex, directrix, and focus of a parabola. They graph parabolic functions and solve application problems involving parabalas.
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Parabola With Horizontal Directrix
Students find the vertex, directrix, and focus of a parabola and graph parabolic functions. They solve problems involving parabolas after a demonstration lesson by the teacher.
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Inventors Unit Survey
Students develop and conduct a survey for their inventors unit. They create a five question survey and tally the survey results, and create a graph using Microsoft Word and Graph Club 2.0.
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Where's the Barbecue?
Students identify the major landforms, regions and rivers on a map of South Carolina. They compare the locations of the major Native American groups in the state as well. They chart where barbecue restaurants are located and write...
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Shared Reading: Greedy Cat's Breakfast
Students explain they need food to live and grow. They discuss their favorite breakfast foods. They create a graph of breakfast foods.
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Virtual Field Trip
Students calculate gasoline cost per mile on a virtual field trip. They calculate the gasoline costs and travel time for each of the 2 routes, and record on a data sheet. They use Excel to create data tables for mileage, gasoline...
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Tadpoles to Frogs!
Third graders observe the tadpoles/frogs and draw a picture in their journals every week to monitor its growth with 100% accuracy. They observe tadpoles/frogs and record at least two changes or the observations the tadpole undergoes...
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Probability
Fourth graders predict future outcomes with an investigation of the mathematical principle of probability using spinners constructed by them. The spinner is a hands on application an they combine it with writing a ratio for the...
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Even and Odd Numbers
First graders recognize characteristics of odd and even numbers. They listen to the story "Bears Odd, Bears Even" and create a pictures showing comprehension of odd and even numbers.
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Cement and Concrete Engineering
Students explain the components of the engineering design process. In groups, they identify the materials that make concrete and practice curing cement using the various methods available. They develop a graph showing the amount of...