Students study an abacus while counting marathon runners.  In this place value lesson, students watch a video segment on how counters keep track of marathon runners to reinforce the idea of place value.  

Students listen and watch a video to see a drummer beat and find a pattern, while learning about the least common factor. In this activity, the concept of least common factors is being taught through the use of musical instruments, and...

Students use desk arrangements to help them learn about factors, arrays, and commutativity. In this multiplication instructional activity, students read a multiplication problem about student desk arrangements. Students then brainstorm a...

Young scholars understand the meaning of scale and calculate various problems related to Cyberchase videos. In this scaling lesson, students measure a Proporciona boat using blades of grass. Young scholars calculate dimensions based on a...

Students view a quicktime video of basketball players going from Atlanta to Springfield, Mass. In this scaling lesson, students use a map to calculate the distance of the trip and the length of travel time. Students apply ratio and...

Harry needs a new wardrobe. Mathematicians watch a Cyberchase episode in which Harry uses a $100 budget for a fashion update. This anticipatory video prepares your class for a lesson in the use of two variables to solve real-world...

Students view a video on making rock candy and identify the shapes they see while watching. In this 2 and 3 dimensional shape lesson, students recognize shapes and complete worksheets to identify them. Students build a cube....

Students analyze tessellations.  In this geometry lesson, students discover which shapes can or cannot be used to create a tessellation.  Students watch a video, then create their own tessellations.

Young scholars watch a video about a skating competition.  In this perimeter and area instructional activity, students watch a video on a skate off competition, draw the fields on the board and compare with the fields on the...

Students learn about and make tessellations.  In this geometry instructional activity, students watch a video about wallpaper tessellations and use a handout to learn about tessellations. Students make an irregular...

Students view Cyberchase video to introduce calculating speeds. In this rate and distance lesson plan, students make original tables showing rate, distance and speed. Students analyze distance - time graphs for understanding.

Students explore how to calculate rates. In this rate calculation lesson, students watch a CyberSquad video and then calculate positive, negative, and zero rates from graphs.

Young scholars analyze line graphs. In this graphing lesson plan, students analyze line graphs paying attention to how the data changes over time. This lesson plan includes two video clips, one demonstrating an increasing line graph and...

Students view video clips and create presentations to illustrate the problems in Alaska related to global warming. For this climate change lesson, students view a Quick-Time video about the consequences of global warming in Alaska. They...

Students investigate the reasons for and processes of Recycling and Composting. In this environmental lesson, students learn to identify renewable and nonrenewable resources and then practice recycling by making recycled paper...

Students view images and interactive activities on the Internet about volcanoes. In this plate tectonics lesson, students use the Internet to view PDF images and HTML Interactive activities while writing observations in their journals....

Students discover what meteorology is and they participate in the daily activities of meteorologists, observing the weather and recording their findings.  Students also create weather instruments from household objects to help with...

Students use Google Maps to explore the rain shadow desert. In this climate lesson, students use the Internet, Google Maps, and directed inquiry worksheets to understand how rain shadow deserts form. Students apply climate concepts to...

Students design and build solar-powered cars. In this renewable energy lesson, students view websites showing a Department of Energy contest and solar-powered car design guidelines. They work in teams to design and build prototypes of a...

Students use Internet activities and videos to understand the types of cells, their membranes, and the way that they reproduce. In this cellular biology lesson, students use the Internet to view videos and complete activities. They...

Young scholars examine animal and plant cells using a microscope and participate in a class discussion about the functions of the organelles.  In this biology instructional activity, students use microscopes and videos to better...

Students produce a newspaper describing the times during which Charles Darwin introduced the theory of natural selection. In this evolution lesson, students make observations and explore the role of observation in Charles Darwin's work....

High schoolers examine different levels of organization in biological systems for structure and function relationships.  In this biological systems lesson, students use Internet resources to look at structure and function in the...

Students plan a scavenger hunt for food and provide classmates with clues. In this animal adaptation instructional activity, students view videos showing how various animal species find food. They create a scavenger hunt for their...