In this multiple choice worksheet, students answer questions about fish and how fish live. After visiting the aquarium, students chart the different creatures they see during their visit and solve mathematical equations of their findings.

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.

Young scholars explore how the structure of the state and federal judicial systems affect them. They select an appropriate media and create a presentation on the structure of the judicial system, the criminal judicial system and a guide...

Students navigate to various websites and play educational games to reinforce learning.  In this game lesson, students catalog games to play in various areas of the curriculum;. Students play online and board games.

Young scholars complete an online study of art websites. For this art and technology lesson, students explore the links and try the activities to learn about art online.

Young scholars create a holiday card using technology. In this technology lesson, students use Publisher templates to create a holiday card. Young scholars organize, design, and edit their card.

Students practice their keyboarding skills. In this typing instructional activity, students use interesting stories to practice their skills. They practice throughout the semester and then monitor their improvement.

Students complete activities to examine the properties of water. In this water science lesson plan, students read a book about water's forms and study a map or globe of the Earth to investigate water. Students discuss living things that...

Young scholars explore place value.  In this numeration lesson, students use ten frames to represent numbers greater than ten.  Young scholars read two digit numerals and build the corresponding number using counters and ten...

First graders write and illustrate a story for a subtraction problem subtracting from the number ten. Students explore subtraction situations by using counters to represent a familiar number- based literature selection. Students role...

Second graders, while in the computer lab, explore the strategy of making and grouping to ten. They assess how to trade pennies for dimes and create original word problems along with corresponding number sentences to illustrate grouping...

Second graders, while in the computer lab discuss Fraction Action by Loreen Leedy, practice solving problems involving fractions. They explore non-unit fractions by describing parts of a set utilizing their attributes to categorize the...

Third graders explore the place values of four digit numbers by writing four digit numbers and examining the effects of rearranging the numbers' digits. They practice making their four digit number with base-ten blocks then rearrange the...

Third graders play a game on the computer called "Last Array" where they practice their multiplication skills. In this multiplication lesson plan, 3rd graders try to be the last person to place an array on the computer screen.

Third graders review rounding to the nearest ten. In this rounding lesson, 3rd graders use a hundred chart to help them in rounding to the nearest ten. Additionally, students practice rounding on the computer.

Fourth graders explore how to find the area of a rectangular object. As a class, they discuss definition of area and strategies for finding area. The teacher models finding the area of an object by counting squares. Students observe...

Sixth graders review equivalent fractions by using folded paper and shading in different amounts. In this fractions lesson plan, 6th graders review fractions with the paper, and then go onto internet sites to practice concepts on...

Students form a company to see it they can create a product that can sell and make a profit for the company. Working in small groups, they create a business plan and gather the resources to make their product. Students market and sell...

Students use the Pythagorean Theorem to explore sailboat design. In this Pythagorean Theorem lesson, two sides of a triangular sail are measured, and the theorem is used to calculate the third side. A worksheet, bulletin board design,...

Students sort and categorize different types of boxes and cartons. For this sorting lesson, students designate areas of the room to put different sizes, styles, or colors of boxes. They help their teacher count and graph the different...

Students use the "gist" strategy to understand how to dissect parts of a word problem. In this word problem lesson plan, students learn how to solve word problems and then solve them.

Students create packages with a maximum capacity. In this geometry instructional activity ,students estimate using whole numbers, decimals and fractions. They calculate length, weight and mass of packaging.

Students construct two bell curves using two different yet related objects. For example, two kinds of Hershey's Kisses (plain and almond) or two kinds of dried beans (kidney and lima).

Students explain normal distribution of a measurable characteristic within a group of objects. They create two graphs (one for each type of Hershey's Kiss) with increments of measurement on the X-axes and number of measurements on the...