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The Importance of Trees in the Rural Area: Planting a Snowfence
Young scholars explore the concept of living snowfences. In this tree lesson, students read, "The Living Tree," brochure and discuss the ecological benefits of planting trees to create living snowfences. Young scholars draw plans for...
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Stopping Along the Way
Students use atlases, maps, and Web resources to plan a day trip to at least one city or point of interest that is on the way to their final destination.
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Level III: Technology Integration
Fourth graders prepare two spreadsheets each with an embedded line graph that displays data about the growth of the bitter rot fungus on apples and on petri dishes that were stored in the refrigerator and the classroom. They prepare a...
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Individualizing
Students practice reading maps as they plan a day trip. Using the internet, they select a destination of their choice and choose a place to stop along their journey. They write an explanation on why they want to visit the place to end...
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Discovering New Mexico
Seventh graders discuss the elements of maps and using basic linear measurement. They calculate the distance between the cities and create a simulated journey around New Mexico using a road map. They write out the directions for their...
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Car and Bus Safety: Grades K-2
Nearly every child will ride in a car or take a bus during their elementary career, that's why it is so important to teach them safety skills. First, little ones discuss why safety rules are important. Then, they go over rules that will...
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Rocks and Minerals
Review the difference between rocks and minerals using this resource. Learners identify and investigate the physical properties of these objects. They create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast types of rocks. This is a motivating way...
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BRIDGING THE GENERATION GAP
Students create a hypothesis about the attitudinal differences between generations, test their hypothesis with a survey, chart their findings, and present their answers to the class.
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Scale Skills
In this mapping skills worksheet, students read an excerpt that describes three different types of scales and how to calculate distance on a map. They respond to two short answer questions using the map provided on the sheet and to...
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Iowa - Here We Come
Students practice their geography skills. In this geography activity, students plan a trip in their state that includes calculating mileage, time, and other costs. Students also submit a written trip itinerary.
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Vocabulary: Weekend Plans-Part 1
For this foreign language worksheet, young scholars select one of three words to fill in the blanks for ten sentences. Each sentence relates to an activity that may happen during a weekend.
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Compare and Contrast Photograph Art
Take a trip down Pearblossom Highway with this activity about comparing and contrasting. Using David Hockney's Pearblossom Hwy and another image of the same highway (photograph or other image), students compare and contrast the two...
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Town Planning
Seventh graders consider factors in making road transport planning directions. They write a short speech for a presentation at an inquiry. They debate and analyze the information presented in the debate.
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Zebra Mussel Population Simulation
Pupils are taught how to format and enter data into an Excel spreadsheet. They make a graph, and interpret graphed data. Students discuss the possible impacts of zebra mussels on the Hudson river. They graph zebra mussel data.
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Bring No Poor Articles with You
Students compare their travel needs to homesteaders from the late 1800's in this multi-lesson unit. Students analyze a historic document, explain modes of transportation of the homesteaders, and articulate the personal and economic...
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Create and Analyze Rectangular Patterns
Learners explore the concept of geometric patterns. For this geometric pattern lesson, students use Microsoft Excel to explore geometric patterns. Learners analyze growth rates of pattern growth. Students create their own patterns...
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All Across America
Students share experiences of places they have visited or would like to visit. They create travel guides for trips to take in the United States based on themes from their studies, incorporating both historical and current data about...
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Adverbs of Manner Exercise
In this adverbs worksheet, students read a table with adjectives and adverbs. When the students are given an adverb they provide the corresponding adjective. When students are given an adjective they provide the corresponding...
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Itineraries Three: Guiding on the community trail.
Students become familiar with the vocabulary of various trip activities. In this itineraries lesson plan, students use questioning words such as how long and how far to describe activities on trips. Students practice questions...
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Exploring Women's History
High schoolers read and analyze Jessie Benton Fremont's travelogue of her trip out west in 1849 to identify the gender roles, social attitudes and class distinctions of the time. They then adapt the the travelogue into a film script.
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Caldecott Tunnel
Students visit the Caldecott Tunnel. They examine dark brown basalt and the gray-green sedimentary rocks and draw picture of the rock layers in the cliff face. In addition, they write a short paragraph describing what you observe about...
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George Washington's Revolutionary Journeys
Students take a closer look at historical maps. In this American Revolution lesson, students examine the provided historical maps and documents to determine the assignments that George Washington assigned to subordinates during the...
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Where Do You Live?
Students discuss the community in which they live. They take an observation field trip and then use paper and boxes to design and construct a model of their community.
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Sacred Giving- Why?
Students define the Jewish concept of tzedakah. In this religious activity, students read portions of the Torah and discuss the meaning of tzedakah. Students visit a Jewish Community Center.