Students identify characteristics of verbal, physical, emotional and cyberbullying. In this bullying lesson, students gather information about bullying and work in discussion groups to find ways to report and combat bullying. 

Students identify the main parts of a seed. In this biology instructional activity, students explain the factors needed for the seed to grow. They record observations everyday and report findings to class.

Students create nature journals of imaginary trips to the Czech Republic. Included in their reports are information and descriptions of the landscape, climate, animals, plants, and elements to create a realistic impression. From the...

High schoolers list and name various kinds of weather conditions occurring in their city. Using the newspaper as a resource, students answer questions relating to written weather reports. This lesson plan is intended for high schoolers...

Students investigate how crime reporters do their jobs and how the news of crime gets reported.

Students research the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. In this labor reform instructional activity, students research the fire and write a newspaper article report from the perspective of the time. Students evaluate the perspective of the...

High schoolers investigate the definitions of poverty and impoverishment. They design a poster that show the Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that are violated by poverty. They write an article for the school...

Young scholars research the political climate prior to major American wars of the past, then reflect on the current call for power to confront Iraq. They create posters using newspaper articles and headlines to highlight the major...

Students examine how school segregation is affected by funding gaps. For this equity lesson,students read the article, "Crossing the Gap." Students analyze funding gaps between schools. Students understand that every students is...

Packed with a wealth of information about African-Americans of note, this packet, and the links it provides to other resources, could be used as is for a month-long study of Black history or to supplement lessons already in your curriculum.

What are the job requirements for the office of president of the United States? What attributes should a candidate possess? Are the qualities needed to govern the same as those needed to win? What can an analysis of the...

Properly teach properties with three activities that allow learners to investigate properties of real numbers. The resource covers the identity properties for addition and multiplication, the inverse property for multiplication, and the...

Students explore the problem of world hunger by reading and discussing a United Nations report on world hunger. They brainstorm ideas for programs to end the cycle of poverty and hunger worldwide.

Learners research the science of ancient Native American people. They compare native science to the present time. They create a project that they can present to their classmates. The project could be a report, poster, Power Point...

Students analyze the impact of the J.P. Morgan/Chase Manhattan merger, and predict how the merger affect the company's financial performance. They create annual reports for the company based on their predictions.

Students investigate methods of weather prediction before modern communication sources. A local elder lectures the class on weather prediction and safety. They document the experience by creating posters. Applying the methods presented...

Student act as a research scientists and investigate the development of animal and human cloning. They then report their findings, both orally and visually, to their "colleagues" at a symposium on cloning research. Pupils explore the...

Students examine the weapons used in past wars to prepare for a mock weapons inspection, then write a report detailing the state of weapons technology during a specific time period.

Students research Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson then utilize their findings to determine what each of the three Presidents contributed to the Civil Rights Movement.  In this U.S. History lesson, students work in small groups to...

Young scholars observe bird feeding and complete a tally and graphing activity for their observations. In this bird graphing instructional activity, students work in teams to observe bird feedings. Young scholars complete a bird...

Young scholars conduct research about different inventors and their inventions. They use various types of resources to obtain information. Students use the information to create a class museum that contains artifacts, written reports, or...

Tenth graders use different resources to collect data about how their specific community is affected by international ties and relations. Resources include local library, city hall, travel agent, visitors bureau, and Chamber of...

Students examine the history of the Aborigines. In this Australia lesson plan, students research selected websites and print materials regarding the lives of the Aborigines and create posters that showcase their findings.

Students research famous women in history. For this Women's History month lesson, students choose one historical woman to research and use biographies and websites to gather information. Students complete an included research outline and...