Students investigate the concepts that surround the Civil Rights Movement. They conduct research with the help of the teacher and use chart paper to create posters about major people involved. Students also complete a timeline graphic...

Young scholars explore the force of friction between materials. In this physics lesson, students participate in an experiment using various materials such as wood, waxed paper, and aluminum foil and explore which item produced the most...

Students discover how schools around the world are the same and different. In this international school lesson, students learn about different types of schools from all around the world and the items and activities within these schools....

Students examine and discuss the Canadian electoral process. They conduct a simulation of the electoral process, with students running as candidates, holding a convention, campaigning, and voting for Prime Minister of the Day.

Students examine diets from another country and compare it to the US Food Guide Pyramid. They study the effect the diet has on an individual's health.

Seventh graders research Chinese agricultural needs and practices. They conduct an experiment with aquaculture and germinated rice as they take measurements and apply the scientific method.

Students practice ways to better manage their time. They keep track of their current use of time. Students prioritize and schedule events and use a daily planning calendar to schedule their time.

Students participate in a lesson that uses technology in the classroom. The goal is the full integration of technology into the class schedule to be used in various subjects. They demonstrate gradual comprehension of technology use as...

Fifth graders research and plan an imaginary vacation. For this travel planning lesson, 5th graders work in pairs to use an atlas, calendar, review airplane schedules, encyclopedias, magazines, and the Internet to research information...

Students learn to use a time grid or a calendar to increase productivity of their studying.  In this studying lesson, students record how they spend their studying time and then adjust as needed.  Students recognize various...

Students plan a transport business to run between Independence, Missouri and Salt Lake City, Utah between 1850-1860. They make and display a poster advertising their freight line. They show a picture of the vehicle, give the name of the...

Students participate in Olympic events. In this Olympic Games lesson, students research information about countries involved in the Olympic Games and prepare to participate in a closing ceremony for their school Olympics.

High schoolers discuss the motivation behind owning your own business. They plan a course of action to research the pros and cons of owning a business and then share their information with the rest of the class as a follow up activity.

Fourth graders distinguish between analog and digital clocks and read time from both types. For this clock reading lesson, 4th graders discuss the types of clocks and the time zones. Students find times in specific time zones. Students...

Fourth graders review the writing process by using the English Language Arts Writer's Checklist. They examine a piece of writing for the key elements of composition. They help to make the writing pieces more interesting by correcting...

Fourth graders investigate the style of diary writing as its own genre of literature. They read Harriet The Spy in order to have a text for this literature study. Students use the skill of prediction to preview the story, and then...

Students investigate fossils. In this geology instructional activity, students study various types of fossils in rocks and identify the characteristics of the fossil. Students write a research paper on their fossil.

Students demonstrate understanding of American's value of time according to three areas: Being on time, time management, and setting goals. They plan a week's activities and make short-term and long-term goals.

Fifth graders research life in Alaska and compare life there to their lives in this activity. They read "Julie of the Wolves." They research through the novel and other reference books facts about the Alaskan climate and geography. ...

Students explore the lives of famous Americans. In this biography lesson, students read biographies about famous Americans and keep reading journals as they read about setting, main events, and character sketches.

High schoolers research the history and background of snowboarding as well as the two main types of competition; the Giant Slalom and the Halfpipe. They find the schedule of past and future events and plot the locations of as many of...

Twelfth graders determine probabilities of real-life events such as life expectancies, winning a lottery ticket and the break-even premium. They apply how life-expectation tables are used to estimate the probability that an individual...

Tenth graders begin the lesson by plotting trade routes, major empires and items traded. Using primary sources, they examine their own values regarding trading items for royality. They participate in a role-play exercise in which they...

Students participate in three centers focused on developing time-telling skills. In this time lesson, students create their own paper plate clock face, play "Time Concentration" using times on the hour and half hour, as well as, practice...