Students work in teams to use the scientific method to separate complex mixtures into pure components.

Students invent mud mixtures to paint with. In this mud painting lesson, students experiment with different mixtures to develop the perfect mud paint. Students paint a picture.

Students compare their desired portions with the actual serving size. In this lesson on serving size, students compare their desired portion of a given food with the actual serving size listed on the Nutritional Facts label.

For this sayings quiz worksheet, learners read the English sayings as they are used in each sentence. Students will select the meaning of the saying to complete each of the 10 exercises.

In this New Year's resolutions worksheet, students choose the correct word to complete the sentences about New Year's resolutions. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.

In this hypothetical statements worksheet, students choose the correct the phrases in the sentences about what they would do hypothetically. Students complete 8 problems.

Students work together to build their own spaghetti bridge. They test the bridge to see how much weight it can hold before breaking. They discover how engineers use this type of information to design bridges.

Learners observe the concept of evaporation. In this evaporation lesson plan, students observe this by either charting as the sun evaporates water over time, or watching a boiling pot steam.

Young scholars observe that each individual possesses a unique set of fingerprints. The Magic School Bus series of books, "Inside the Human Body," is used in conjunction with this lesson.

Learners gain an appreciation for art/textiles for Japan. They use different textures to create a collagraph plate. They hand color a print with colored pencil to create interest.

Students, after discussing oil pollution, generate solutions to an oil spill.

Students complete a concept map on how money matters in our society. They use the internet to discover an online exhibit about money. They also complete a concept map.

Students explore the concept of environmental stewardship. In this science lesson, students investigate the impact of oil spills as they discuss historical spills. Students use problem solving skills to brainstorm clean-up methods.

Learners examine Keith Haring's art work. They apply visual imagery to rhyming, rhythmic words with Haring's "Dance" book. They make impressions on styrofoam plates to explore printmaking process.

In this New Year's Resolutions activity, students fill in the blanks to sentences about New Year's Resolutions. Students complete 10 sentences total. The sentences are designed to be an ESL lesson where students are able to properly...

Students examine the Mission Era. In this US History online lesson plan, students investigate daily life during the Mission Era as they participate in hands-on activities.

Middle schoolers, in groups, develop questions on topics listed on a worksheet. They compare the results with other groups.

Students analyze the outcome of a scientific experiment using free downloadable software. They collect experimental data to use statistical software to determine if the observations are likely due to the treatment or random chance.

This is a good small group/pairs activity to practice counting. Each student grabs two handfuls of counters and counts them. The student then draws and records the quantity on a student-recording sheet (example included). Student...

In this instructional activity, 3rd graders use their own bodies to create bar graphs and do problems involving addition, subtraction, and more or less amounts. They then create their own graphs, incorporating the features of graphs that...

Young scholars will use citric acid and sodium carbonate solutions to see that adding a base to an acidic solution makes the solution less acidic. Students will then use a base to help them identify which of two acidic solutions is more...

Students find the volume and surface area of a rectangular box (e.g., a cereal box), and then figure out how to convert that box into a new, cubical box having the same volume as the original. As they construct the new, cube-shaped box...

With a simple demonstration activity, young scholars are introduced to the concept of friction as a force that impedes motion when two surfaces are in contact. Then, in the Associated Activity (Sliding and Stuttering), they work in teams...

Follow the steps in the examples for place value for numbers greater than 1000 and then practice the skills with the two interactive activities.