Students take close-ups and people pictures, and to use lighting. They evaluate the quality of their slides as they sequenced them for the three shows.

Young scholars use pedometers to help track distance goals while participating in a team scooter race modeled after the Daytona 500.

Students explore how to work cooperatively with a partner.

Pupils develop agility while moving from the "ready position." students change directions efficiently in a game-like situation.

Students practice the "pop" action of popping a wet towel to throw a frisbee.

Students reinforce their knowledge of different vowel sounds while playing a form of tag.

Students play a game of tag using lines on the floor.

Students practice starting and stopping safely at a signal given by the teacher as they practice different locomotor movements.

Fifth graders read The Cay as a shared literature experience. This lesson plan has many good activities across the curriculum to keep your students actively engaged in the story. They will do math, art, music, science and geography...

Third graders complete a lab to review the Food Guide Pyramid and prepare a food item using all of the food groups.

Students discover the underlying scientific principles in common, daily events.

Students complete experiments to find out if all eggs are same size, how they roll, and where is the air inside of the egg.

Students examine how Keith Haring used signs in his artwork and explore signs in everyday life. They list the signs they see during the day, and invent a new way to sign their name as a tag or picture-sign.

Students explore characteristics of symmetry, write a definition, and locate the line of symmetry on a shape.

Students explain the processes involved in the cleansing and purifying of surface water. After a lecture/demo, students engage in an experiment that illustrates how water is cleansed before we drink it.

Learners model a pond system that becomes enriched with nutrients (fertilizer). They manipulate variables, make observations over time, and draw conclusions that may lead to further inquiry. They, in groups, simulate a pond environment.

Young scholars view films, photographs and engage in an empathy-building exercise to become familiar with Pete Gray, the first one-armed major league player. They read an interview and write an essay about Gray's career.

Students investigate different people, places and items throughout the school. They examine different places and discuss their uses. They collect the data and others can interpret it as they choose.

Students identify basic skills needed to succeed in the world of work, including communication skills, computation skills, problem solving skills, and interpersonal skills.

Learners complete a variety of activities as they explore the Canadian Red Cross emergency preparedness program for youth, ages 12-13.

Students investigate media images of cars and speed. They examine drivers' atitudes to speed by completing an activity sheet and responding to press reports about speeding drivers.

Students investigate an attic or basement to "discover" family artifacts. They develop a grid map using string, create a naming system for the grid, and analyze items of interest.

Students identify the scope of hunger throughout the world. Using United States data, they discover why hunger is important to the United States and its agriculture. They identify goals of sustainable development and food security. ...

Students demonstrate proper swimming skills in an authentic environment. They use proper technique for whichever stroke is chosen while retrieving answers. They then bring it back to the shallow end and place it in the hula hoop.