High schoolers explore the work of social entrepreneurs. In this entrepreneurship instructional activity, students research a specific entrepreneur and create a presentation introducing him or her to the class. High schoolers design a...

Students investigate the 'Design for the Other 90%' exhibition about low-cost solutions to give the "other 90% of the world's population" access to services and amenities many of us take for granted. In this technology design...

Students explain the workings and anatomy of the heart and to explore new medical techniques that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Students examine the Hajj preformed by the Muslims. They discover the five pillars of Islam and the Koran. They examine the major differences between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

How much is a million? This unit has a set of lessons investigating large numbers on the order of millions and billions. A culminating project has groups creating a slideshow and poster about large numbers found in the school and/or...

In this graphs instructional activity, students analyze a bar graph that shows retail prescription drug sales in the U.S. Students complete five problem solving questions about the data on the graph.

In this prescription drug instructional activity, learners answer short answer questions and create graphs on the sales of prescription drugs over a five year span. Students complete six questions.

For this over 5 digit numbers worksheet, students complete word problems involving numbers over 5 digits having to do with measurement, place value, and more. Students complete 10 problems.

Young scholars participate in a Web Quest activity in which they identify common exotic invasive plant species of the Southern Appalachian Region. After identifying the top 10 exotic invasive species, they choose one to research in depth.

In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students determine the average cost of one Barbie doll given information regarding the sales amounts and frequency of the purchases. The one page worksheet contains one problem with the...

Students using spreadsheets, devise a weekly exercise timetable for a fitness fanatic and a realistic one for themselves. Students chart out the number of calories used by doing different sports. Students plan out a healthy exercise...

Students divide into groups of four or five and distribute materials to design StarDarts by drawing and cutting out 6-8 cardstock stars, each about one and a half inches across. They decorate their stars with phosphorescent paint...

Students study the three types of rock characteristics; igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. They are divided into three groups and each group takes one of the rock characteristics. They then act out the characteristics of their rock...

Students review the importance of museums in the UK as their economic impact on tourism is somewhere near two billion pounds a year. They discuss the characteristics of museums and interview classmates about their experiences at a museum.

Students practice dating fossils. They learn the concept of "deep time"--that earth was formed billions of years ago. They experience excellent hand-outs and virtual age tutorial links.

In this unit conversion instructional activity, students solve 15 problems by using conversion factors to find their answers. They show all their work and express their answers in scientific notation with the proper number of significant...

In this travel time of light worksheet, students read about the NASA satellites and space probes that transmit radio signals at the speed of light across huge distances. Students solve 3 problems about data transmission from space to...

Young scholars share ideas about keeping things safe, then read a news article about a huge vault built to store billions of seeds. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and vocabulary...

In this scientific notation worksheet, students solve 10 problems where they multiply and divide numbers using scientific notation and they express their answers with the proper number of significant figures.

For this scientific data worksheet, learners solve 6 problems related to the data to be collected by the Solar Dynamics Observatory Mission. The problems include finding the number of bytes necessary in discs and drives to store a given...

In this table and graph worksheet, students are given three scenarios with data. They construct a table and a graph for each scenario.

In this Christianity worksheet, students study what the birth of Jesus means for Christians today. Students read and interpret five bible verses explaining this phenomenon.

In this number writing exercise, learners are given twelve sentences containing numbers and asked to correct how the number is written.

In this quasars instructional activity, students read about how astronomers can detect quasars by their luminosity. Students use a given equation to solve 4 problems including finding quasar magnitude, determining the number of quasars...