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Neuroscience for Kids - Sidedness
Students participate in a study to determine whether they are ruled more by the left or the right side of their brain.
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Picture Tomorrow
Students discuss their plans for the future. they draw pictures of something from their future that they plan to do or be. They display their art work in the classroom.
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Migration and Refugees
Students explore issues relating to refugees. Using the internet, they gather facts about refugees. Students discuss the range of situations which turn citizens of one country into refugees of another.
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Graph our Litter
Eighth graders examine their schoolyard for litter and graph its spread. In this Math instructional activity, 8th graders present their graphs to other students. Students determine what might be the causes for any differences that they...
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Meatiest States: Graph Problem Solving
In this graph problem solving activity, students analyze a graph that shows commercial red meat production in five states. Students answer 5 word problems using the data on the graph.
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Exploring Air Issues
Learners collects survey data from their community on air pollution. In this environmental science lesson, students consider the opinion of the community on air pollution and create a plan to reduce it. Learners plan on creating a...
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Presidential Race
Students explain the way in which a candidate wins an electorial race and the number of votes necessary to win in the electoral college through movement.
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How Did This Happen?
Students use websites and discussion to investigate the 2004 Asian Tsunami. Students identify the Indian Ocean coastline's physical, political and human geography features and consider how they affected loss of life and property in those...
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Christmas Tree Farming in Ontario
Young scholars realize that Christmas trees produced in Ontario are a field crop that is harvested annually. They find out that Christmas tree farming is important to the economy and the environment of our province.
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High Exposure
Students interpret data they receive from the media, discuss possible misinterpretation of data from the media and correctly respond to the misconception quiz question.
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Nosy or Informative: What is a Census?
Students practice filling out a census form. They discuss the key facts of the census and determine when the next one happen.
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Bald Eagle Basic Skills Math Practice
Students solve basic skills math problems involving eagles. They read and discuss facts about eagles and view a video. They complete the Eagle Math worksheet and check their answers. They create additional problems and solve them.
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Targeting
Students, as a military planner, design a targeting strategy to maximize the number of prompt casualties in metropolitan areas by using twenty 1 Mt bombs. They decide how they would distribute the twenty bombs under construction....
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Mound Math
Students examine the many different burial mounds in Wisconsin. In groups, they use the internet to discover how long it took to build a specific mound. They must calculate the measurements of the mound to make a scale model.
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A.P. Exam Review
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the cumulative concepts introduced in a Calculus course. They review exponential growth and how it is used to measure increase in values. Students also apply the use of the differential...
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Water Quality Monitoring
Students comprehend the four parameters of water quality. They perform tests for salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and clarity or turbidity. Students comprehend why scientists and environmental managers monitor water uality and aquatic...
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TAKS 5th Grade Daily Upkeep 2
In this elementary mathematics worksheet, 5th graders practice answering three questions dealing with place value, decimals, and measurement.
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Introduction to Simulation Project
Students create a simulated self-sustaining ecosystem. In this biology lesson, students examine the different food chain and ecosystems in their model. They recommend some improvements and changes to an existing ecosystem.