Tenth graders gain a better understanding of the historical significance of some of the procedures and traditions of the Senate. They see that the Senate in Canada is rich in traditions and pageantry.

Fifth graders conduct experiments to compare seed germination and plant growth rates. They construct a hydroponic plant unit and a lighthouse. They care for the plants for a month and collect data for graphs. They write a report.

Third graders study clouds and how they are formed. They write acrostic poems about clouds and analyze and graph temperature data collected during varying degrees of cloud cover.

Eighth graders investigate Newton's Law of Inertia in order to create a context for the review of the use of different types of graphs. They practice gathering the data from an experiment and put it into the correct corresponding graph.

Students receive a worksheet on music terms. As a class, they unscramble a couple before attempt them on their own. They then write the meaning of each to research the meaning of the musical terms.

Students investigate and examine the different living things they find in a meadow. Students record the different colors that are present and create a graph, identify and label parts of a plant, use a magnifying lens to examine all ...

Students draw a map to scale. They illustrate knowledge of how to use DOGS TAILS on a map. Students identify the main parts of a map. They identify and illustrate the major features necessary for sustaining a quality of life for a society.

Sixth graders discuss how the scale and type of graph can change how the data appears. With a partner, they identify all the information about the graph in a specific amount of time and record them in a journal. To end the lesson, they...

In this math learning exercise, students complete the various types of activities that include graphs, data tables, and completing number sentences.

Students practice using the different tools on the Sheet Metal toolbar. In this engineering lesson, students create a sketch given a set of procedures to follow.

Use bar graphs to solve addition and subtraction word problems. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a tutorial video, or receive hints.

In this exercise, students practice solving problems with bar graphs. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints, watch a tutorial video, and try questions repeatedly.

This site from the Math Forum is a great introduction to measurement for primary students. Each measurement activity has four components: interactive, manipulative-based project; technology; paper/pencil practice; literature connection.

A fabulous resource for beginners! Gives examples and explanations of measures and time signatures. Simple illustrations and explanations make this animated site easy to follow.

Practice creating bar graphs (bar charts) from data sets. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

You can use a bar magnet and a compass to get a rough idea of the strength of Earth's magnetic field. Read this article to find out how!

A practice quiz where students construct bar graphs using the given information. Includes hints.

Read and interpret bar graphs. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

This is a short, fun lesson plan with a literature connection, "Miss Nelson is Missing". It uses candy bars as non-standard units for measuring objects in the classroom.

This is a short, fun lesson plan with a literature connection, "Miss Nelson is Missing". It uses candy bars as non-standard units for measuring objects in the classroom.

Students will travel to a small stream and make predictions regarding stream discharge at the point bar and cut bank. They will make conclusions about how velocity affects erosion and discharge.

Students visit a 2nd and a 4th grade class to measure the heights of older students using large building blocks as a non-standard unit of measure. They can also measure adults in the school community. Results are displayed in...

Activity allows students to think about what makes one object more or less dense than another.

This website is extremely valuable in that it describes topics in easy-to-understand language. Relatively easy to follow. Just use the hypertext links.