Students learn new vocabulary and answer discussion questions about the concept of going to school and education and then they design the perfect school. In this school lesson plan, students present their schools to the class and they...

Fifth graders observe how water changes phase through a teacher-led demo. In this earth science lesson, 5th graders relate the demo to the water cycle. They draw and label each stage of the cycle.

Young scholars examine how not all microorganisms are bad and that some can actually be beneficial.  In this yeast lesson students complete an experiment with yeast and answer questions.

Students identify similes and create their own self descriptions using them as examples. After identifying characteristics associated with pictures of the sun, fish, and other items, they discover how those traits can be used as...

Students develop a concept of the relative size of objects in the nanoscale. They complete an internet assignment using the website,"Scaling the Universe to Your Desktop". Using analogies to common objects they get an appreciation for...

Students practice the economic concepts of scarcity and opportunity cost. They imagine creating their own businesses and brainstorm what they need to know in order to determine when the business is profitable.

Students gain an understanding of the different parts of spiders by observing and drawing a spider. They utilize technology in order to gain a better understanding of spiders and their body parts.

Students identify, extend and create patterns using various types of manipulatives and then work a pattern game in the computer lab to reinforce what was learned.

Third graders demonstrate knowledge of adjectives, and use this knowledge to color-code parts of speech of a sentence.

Eighth graders research and discuss the early explorers, why countries sent out explorers, where they explored, and what their cultural contributions are to our US culture today.

Second graders investigate the stages in the life cycle of the butterfly. They create a picture using Kid Pix tools. They give a description of the picture that they have created.

Twelfth graders discuss the three major types of child abuse, list the steps of reporting child abuse, and identify the warning signs of child abuse.

Students explore music. They practice singing with correct posture. Students practice reading music using the correct rhythms. Students also learn the intervals Major 3rd and Major 6th.

Students reflect upon the rewards of providing services to others, and whether by giving they might perhaps be gaining at the same time. They explain how or why Knowing a foreign language can help people make new friends and build a new...

Learners use screens of three sizes to separate a mixture of five solid materials. They plan and conduct simple investigations using appropriate tools, measures, and safety rules and record and report observations, explanations, and...

In this sentence completion worksheet, learners choose the best word(s) to complete each sentence from five possible choices.

The video "The Tales of Aesop" traces for viewers the history of fables and identifies their characteristics. The class then goes to the web site "The Fisherman and the Little Fish" where they examine the classic and a modern version of...

Students study that colloids are mixtures which display the properties of more than one of these states.

Students observe properties of items, determine time it takes for organic/inorganic items to decompose, identify differences/similarities between decomposition, identify practical uses in litter/garbage control, & establish reasons...

Students summarize the steps in the water cycle. In this earth science lesson, students create a skit, song or poem showing the various components of the cycle. They identify the different watersheds in their area.

Students design and conduct investigations that illustrate the process of decomposition. After a lecture/demo, students simulate the process of soil composting in the classroom. They closely chart the decomposition of their soil.

Students learn the do's and don'ts of lesson planning.  In this guide for writing lesson plans lesson, students become familiar with what should and should not be contained in a lesson plan. 

Ninth graders investigate what restriction enzymes do, and explain how a DNA sample can link a suspect to a crime.