Eighth graders review a chosen social studies topic that was covered during the school year. They research the topic using a variety of sources. Students create a documentary about their topic and they create a PowerPoint presentation...

Ninth graders examine teen attitudes towards snack food merchandising in schools and what contributes to successful food merchandising. The context for the lesson is found in the research conducted from the Health Canada Website.

Third graders brainstorm the effects of light on the growth of plants. In groups, they participate in various activities in which they grow alfalfa sprouts and lima beans. They complete a worksheet on how the varying amount of light...

Ninth graders review what they already know about ancient civilizations. Before visiting the museum, they complete a pre-test on Cyprus and how trade is important to the island. During the visit, they travel in small groups to examine...

Fourth graders complete activities to study decimal numbers. In this decimal numbers lesson, 4th graders study decimal numbers to express numbers less than one and intervals. Students complete map and location activities to study the...

Learners discuss and write about air pollution in their journals. They practice using new vocabulary words associated with pollution and write sentences using those words. They end the lesson by determining what they can do to fight air...

Ninth graders examine a Christmas in England. In this English culture instructional activity, 9th graders read an article and answer guided reading questions. Students  write an email to their teacher about their traditional...

Students create journal entries on-line as part of a "Kidlink Day" activity. Entries are compared and evaluated by their peers. The writing process is practiced in this lesson plan.

Students view a film about theatres in Chicago. They discover how performing arts can be enjoyed by all ages and how one becomes involved in performing in theatre. They answer questions and discuss to end the lesson plan.

Eighth graders explore figurative language through the study of picture books. In this figurative language lesson, 8th graders listen to books and chart the figurative language that they hear.  Students discuss examples in groups.

Students discover different geometric shapes such as triangle, square, rectangle, and octagon. Students incorporate the use of technology by taking pictures of shapes around their school using a digital camera.

Students listen to stories about the tradegies of Hurricane Katrina and Rita. Using their own experiences from the hurricanes, they try to put their own story into words. They are to focusing on getting the information and their feelings...

Students engage in a game of History Scavenger Hunt to research significant figures found in History. The focus of the lesson coincides with the curriculum being studied for review.

Eighth graders practice using the LIST key on graphing calculators using the proper syntax. They work with the functions of mean, median, and mode in a teacher led lesson and then with a partner on a second data set. They follow...

Students recreate characters from the story, "The Fairytale Cake." In this fairy tale characterization lesson, students first listen to fairy tales read aloud. They then use play dough and plastic bowls as pretend "cakes and icing", and...

Twelfth graders explore a variation of proof. In this geometry lesson, 12th graders apply their knowledge of proof to different scenario. They use 3 different tiers to advance through the lesson.

Eleventh graders design and build their own solar cars. For this physics lesson, 11th graders explain the photoelectric effect. They discuss the pros and cons of using solar power as an energy source.

Middle schoolers participate in vocabulary and word work activities before reading an online article. They concentrate on verb tenses and re-write a portion of their personal, school or country history that includes false information.

Students use their notes from previous lessons to write a paper on Saturn or Cassini. They share their writings with the class. They discover how everyone has a different learning style.

Fourth graders develop an understanding of static electricity and discover how to detect a charge by using electroscopes.  In this electricity instructional activity, 4th graders complete a lab on electricity and discuss the results...

Students examine the changes that took place in the lives of Americans as a result of the Civil War in this simulation lesson.

Students practice the art of storytelling by examining scroll writing techniques of Asia and applying them to a monthly story of their own classroom. This instructional activity is in two parts (Part II continues throughout the school...

Learners explore invasive species. In this species analysis lesson, students observe invasive species and review the impact the species have on the environment. Learners work in groups to investigate the species in varying habitats....

Learners discover how to use, operate, and clean stoves and refrigerators. Using the appliance manuals, they examine self-defrosting and frost-free refrigerators as well as manual clean, self clean, and continuous clean stoves. The...