Students investigate the history of fighter kites and build their own.  For this aeronautics lesson, students discover how other countries utilize fighter kites and where they originated.  Students create their own fighter...

Students observe the outer planets. In this science lesson, students use a telescope locate the outer planets of the solar system. Students create a video of their observations.

Students explore life on a southern plantation, and the difficulties slaves encountered in food preparation. They make a sweet potato pie and discuss the uses of sweet potatoes instead of traditional fruits in southern cooking.

Students explore the amount of radiation in the Earth's atmosphere. They calculate the total amount of incoming and outgoing radiation over a day and determine how "balanced" the radiative system is over a particular location.

Students charts the rainfall averages on either side of a mountain range. In this water cycle lesson, students discover that mountain ranges affect weather patterns. Students pretend they are air traffic controllers and must...

Students explore the relationship between time traveled, distance and speed.  For this solar race car lesson students wire solar batteries using series and parallel circuitry. 

Learners create a three-dimensional book about landscapes. They must show their understanding of shape, color and balance.

Young scholars review for the Regents Exam. In this math lesson plan, students review core concept for the Regents exam by working a variety of problems. A printable worksheet is provided.

Students examine factors that control rates in mechanical system. They identify units associated with speed, calculate speed of moving object, identify units associated with acceleration, and calculate acceleration of moving object.

In this SAT Practice Test, students solve a variety of problems that range from solving for a variable, rate, probability, and area.

First graders examine how the earth experiences day and night by using a flashlight and a globe as a model.

Studen collect trash around the community with trash bag and gloves. They recognize and describe ways that some materials

For this accuracy of calculations worksheet, students solve and complete 4 different types of problems. First, they estimate the solution of the calculations shown. Then, students find the maximum and minimum possible values for each...

Students study seawater and how temperature and salinity influence it.  In this oxygen lesson students complete a lab activity on dissolved oxygen. 

Second graders observe the properties of Oobleck. For this science and observation lesson, 2nd graders examine Oobleck and make a list of 10 properties that they notice. They explain their observations.

Students examine coral skeletons. In this science lesson, view real coral skeletons. Students explain the differences between an observation and an inference. Students draw a coral skeleton.

First graders solve story problems using an analog clock. In this time story problems instructional activity, 1st graders complete word problems on elapsed time and discuss their solutions. 

Students compare two objects at different distances. They explore the concept that distance affects how we perceive the size of objects.

Students graph the upwelling and downwelling of shortwave radiation. They create a data table with the information. Students compute the Watts per square meter. They discuss their results and whether or not cloud type affects daily...

High schoolers research the History of Pigeon Creek (or any watershed in your area). In this environmental science activity, students conduct field tests such as pH and nitrates. They collect data and compare what they collected with...

Students read a recipe of beef jerky and explore the process. In this agriculture recipe lesson, students read the process and recipe for creating beef jerky. Students also read a history of the American Plains Indians and their use...

Students engage in this weather predicting instructional activity. They discover instrumentation used in the meteorological science. With this knowledge, they will create their own "low-tech" versions of weather instrumentation such as...

In this English worksheet, students read " Television Shoes," and then respond to 1 graphic organizer, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

High schoolers explain uses and reasons for leftovers. They compare similarities and differences between present day food and what the cowboys ate.