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Here's Looking at You

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students assess some common inherited traits which are easily observable and note their phenotype for the trait. Students compare their phenotypes to those of their parents and attempt to describe the pattern and manor of inheritance.
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Economics: Incentives, Profit, and the Entrepreneur

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss both positive and negative economic incentives. In this lecture-based lesson, they examine a simulation about profiteering drug companies and what might happen if the FDA controlled drug production.
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The Five Senses

For Teachers K
Study various objects and help kindergarteners use their five senses to classify the objects. They are presented with various objects and then use their five senses to sort and classify the objects. Then they use a Visual Ranking Tool to...
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Adding Snap to Language Arts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students take photographs of themselves, animals, and objects and used these photos as springboards for writing stories, plays, photo captions, comic strips, ads for products, and greeting card messages.
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Menu Mania

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the concept of estimating by watching a video, and discussing the strategies for estimation. They estimate the costs for various menu items, then calculate the exact amount spent.
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Global Symposium

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders work together to develop a sysnopis on the Earth. Using the Internet and print sources, they focus on one country to research and determine its condition. They offer possible solutions to the problem and share their...
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Ohio Census 1990 and 2000

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore the Ohio census numbers in 1990 and 2000. For this social studies lesson, students use the census data to answer questions.
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Probability: Playing With Fire

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars problem solve to find the probability of each tree in a small forest to catch fire. In this probability lesson plan, students use the computer to complete this application.
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Listening/Reading Transfer - Guided Reading

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students are read "Danny the Dinosaur" and explore alternate endings. They answer questions about the story to answer as they go.
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Shared Reading: Wishy-Washy Day

For Teachers K
Students experience two pieces of literature that discuss the importance of taking a bath.
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Probability Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Your learners will examine probability through experiments and dice games. Using a computer, your class will perform simple experiments to collect and analyze data to determine the probability of different experimental results. Students...
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Impact!!

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students perform a science experiment. In this algebra lesson, students collect data from their experiment and create a graph. They analyze the graph and draw conclusion.
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What's the Chance?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students study probability and statistics by conducting an experiment, recording their results, and sharing data with classmates.
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Science: Objects That Rotate with Gravity

For Teachers K - 12th
Students conduct experiments in gravity by rolling objects down an incline and determining which ones roll slower than others. As part of the experiment, they design objects which will roll the slowest. Using digital movie cameras or...
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Skimming

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students examine how to skim textual material. They read an article, and identify the main ideas by reading first and last paragraphs, topic sentences, and other organizational clues.
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What are My Chances?

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners calculate the chance of an event occurring. In this statistics lesson, students use combination and permutation to calculate the probability of an event occurring. They differentiate between theoretical and experimental...
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Anticipation Guide

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the House on Mango Street.
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Real Family Genetics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students research genetic disease and mutation causing traits in family pedigrees simulated in a class activity. Students are each assigned a genetic trait and a "spouse" and must conduct research on their traits and the probability of...
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Matchstick Patterns

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate patterns made using matchsticks and tiles, so it involves them in active studying. The relation between the number of the term of a pattern and the number of matchsticks (tiles) that that tem has is explored...
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Let's Take a Chance!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners investigate probability and the chance of an even happening. In this algebra lesson, students incorporate their knowledge of probability to solve problems and relate it to the real world. They learn to make decisions based on data.
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50:50 Chances

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders reinforce the probability of gender by uising a coin toss, as they continue to search for the answers to genetics questions by using mathematical expectations of probability.
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Conductors and Insulators

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate conductors and insulators by testing their hypotheses. They use copper wire and batteries to light a bulb. They use a penny and a plastic spoon to determine which is an insulator and which is a conductor.
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Discovering Growth Patterns

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explain the differences between linear (arithmetic) and exponential (geometric) growth. They use worksheets imbedded in this lesson to help them make predicitions and graph data points.
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Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Pupils connect different mathematical concepts. They create a circle graph. Students then create a question in which they collect data in order to convert fractions to decimals and decimals to percents.

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