Middle schoolers discuss the reasons why people are less likely to take a stand on issues today than they were in the past. In groups, they research the efforts of Kings, Parks and others to end discrimination and racism. They read...

Students examine renewable energy sources such as solar, water, and wind. They experiment to determine how renewable energy is transformed into electricity. They investigate the role of engineers who work in the field of renewable energy.

Students discover and discuss the effects smoking has on the body. They also discuss secondhand smoke and formulate an opinion about smoking in public places. They monitor their own exposure to secondhand smoke and create a PowerPoint...

Students arrange, recognize and illustrate the connection of body movements to technology to injury. Students explore their findings to examine the statistics to their own personal lives. Students focus on a variety of resources to...

Students identify what makes a country democratic and compare United States and Indian political party symbols. They create their own political party and party symbol. They create a campaign speech, participate in the voting process...

In this biology worksheet, students look at the function of filtering in the nephron of the kidneys and the biochemistry is emphasized.

For this synonyms and antonyms worksheet, students explore three synonyms and one antonym for thirty two words using the dictionary. Students answer seventeen short answer questions about the words they found.

In this invention of the potato chip worksheet, students read for information and determine if statements are true or false. Students answer eight questions.

In this invention of the popsicle worksheet, students read for information and assess comprehension. Students answer six multiple choice questions.

In this reading comprehension activity, students read facts about the origin of blue jeans and assess reading and vocabulary comprehension. Students answer nine multiple choice questions.

Students explore the "White Rose" movement. In this Holocaust activity, students create timelines and collages regarding "White Rose" events as they research the resistance movement in Nazi Germany.

In this reading for information activity, students read a passage about the origin of blue jeans. Students answer 9 multiple choice questions about the text.

In this recognizing verb usage instructional activity, students use context clues to fill in the blanks and complete sentences with verbs in the future perfect simple or continuous tenses and then create additional sentences. Students...

To learn about various topics and improve their social skills, learners with special needs play along with music on drums and other sound objects. Teachers take digital pictures of the learners participation and use them to make bulletin...

Students identify bias in books. In this character education lesson, students read a text and discuss any gender or racial bias which may be present. Students retell and rewrite the story in a fair way.

In this electrical worksheet students design an intercom circuit and answer 2 open-ended questions about the volume control and microphone of the intercom. This worksheet can be printed and the answers to the questions are available...

In this electrical circuit worksheet, students answer a series of 13 open-ended questions about digital-to-analog converter circuits. They analyze schematics in order to answer the questions. This worksheet is printable and the answers...

Students investigate the current environmental movement by cleaning up their own campus.  In this environmental care lesson, students practice cleaning their "environment" by picking up trash on their campus and decrease litter by...

Young scholars create criteria to evaluate U.S. Presidents. In this presidential legacy lesson, students determine criteria to rank presidents. Young scholars research the presidents, then evaluate the current president and assess how...

Learners empathize with the colonists. In this lesson on the Declaration of Independence, students collaborate to problem solve a school dilemma that enables them to understand the issues and difficulties that occurred in the creation of...

Students stop action and determine how history may have been altered. In this historical perspectives lesson plan, students consider how the Cherokee Removal, the Transcontinental Railroad, the Immigration Act of 1924, and the dropping...

Students analyze satellite images.  In this astronomy lesson, students examine 3 satellite images in order to understand how satellite images are taken and what they can teach scientists.

Ninth graders explore civil rights by reading several biographies. In this Nelson Mandela activity, 9th graders discuss the trials and tribulations Nelson Mandela had to face in South Africa and how they were similar to the problems...

In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 13 multiple choice questions about Joyce's Dubliners. Students may submit their answers to be scored.