Students investigate and then build neurons in this lesson. They are examined as key parts of the brain and nervous system and seen as different from normal cells.

Students comprehend how to produce this pronunciation feature, notice the spellings, hear the sounds, produce them correctly when thinking about it, and practice correct pronunciation to be comprehended by others. They work with a...

If possible, acquire a handful of wheat kernels from a local farmer or seed dealer. Hand them out so students can feel them and see what they look like. Share background information. 2. Draw a wheat kernel on the chalkboard, or use the...

Students examine various inheritance patterns using pedigrees. In groups, they predict what might happen to the offspring of a woman with normal vision and carries the recessive allele gene. They determine the genotypes of the man and...

In this cell worksheet, students recall and describe the phases of the cell cycle. Students label anaphase, telophase, interphase, metaphase and prophase. Students identify factors that affect the cell cycle and compare to the normal...

In this decimal division worksheet, 7th graders solve 20 different problems that include decimals. They convert the number you are dividing by to a whole number first, by shifting the decimal point of both numbers to the right. Then,...

In this variables practice activity, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems. Students solve 6 problems.

In this electricity activity, students examine 6 pictures of electrical circuits attached to a light bulb. They write if the light bulb would be off, glowing dimly, glowing normally, or glowing brightly in each circumstance.

Students use a thermometer to analyze soil temperature data to determine which soil sample is normal, and which one is permafrost. For this permafrost lesson plan, students participate in a hands on activity where they identify the...

Students observe the effects of layering water and what is more or less saline than normal. In this geoscience lesson plan students create saline solutions, layer them and observe how the water becomes different temperatures in different...

For this six page series of worksheet, students answer short answer questions about a variety of topics. The six topics covered in this packet are: Experimental Design (4 questions), Probability Distributions (3 multiple choice...

Tenth graders study disease and how it changes normal body functions.  In this research lesson plan students research a disease and use a word processing software to construct a presentation. 

Students participate in a WebQuest to apply economic concepts. In this economics lesson plan, students are guided to various websites and simulate being an entrepreneur.

Did you know that you can find the average age of a group of people without anyone having to real their age? This resource provides directions for way to do just that. After the activity, class members read a short passage...

In this two-sided confidence interval worksheet, students solve 3 problems to include constructing a confidence interval for a population proportion with a large sample. First, they split the confidence and shad its cumulative are for a...

Students idenitfy that cancer is a growth of mutated cells and that cancer cells are only one type of cell that causes disease in our body. They also identify that all eukaryotic cells contain a nucleus, cytoskeleton, and a cell...

High schoolers use research to see how eight pairs of triplets are equivalent to part of a gene and control a part of heredity. They also understand how red blood corpuscles manufacture normal hemoglobin.

Students list the normal eating habits of children. For this health lesson, students identify common problems experienced during mealtimes. They discuss ways to better manage a child's mealtime experience.

Students use different Internet websites to help get an idea of daily calorie intake and fat grams intake from a normal fast food meal.

Fourth graders see that salt increases the density of water and creates a condition wherein objects are more buoyant than would be expected under normal conditions. They describe the relationship between heat energy, evaporation and...

Young scholars sequence the steps in a normal day that can lead to tooth decay and describe how to maintain a healthy mouth.

Students reinforce the concept of the true costs being what is given up by doing something -- normally referred to as opportunity costs.

Learners participate in a role-play activity to determine how easily drug pushers can sway students to do things they normally wouldn't do.

Students draw connections between ideas and images that normally aren't put together, and combine a wide variety of words to form new images.