Students discuss the role of media in their lives and making decisions. In groups, they define violence and identify how it is represented in the type of entertainment they are accustomed to viewing. They compare and contrast behaviors...

Students work in groups to create a script for a one minute commercial on how to conserve our reusable energy sources. When the scripts are written, explain to the students that a story board is similar to a cartoon.

Pupils iintroduced to the unit which explores concepts of God and arguments for the existence of God. They reflect on their comprehension about their own thoughts and questions which may have arisen. Students encourage sharing of ideas...

Students reflect on their strengths, to foster postive self-awareness and self-esteem. They discuss what the purpose of an adertisement is. What can an ad communicate? Students create an ad of themselves that reflects their own...

Students create and develop a travel mug. They create visuals and a three dimensional infomercial. They apply an engineering design and demonstrate knowledge of thermodynamics involved in heat transfer. They illustrate Newton's Law of...

Students explore conflict resolution techniques. They develop strong conflict resolution techniques and create a peaceful classroom environment that promotes learning. Students teach others in the community about how to create peace.

Students discuss how to create a bully free classroom. They share teasing and bullying stories and read books on bullying and teasing. Students buddy read with second grade students in order to create friends at the school. They discuss...

Students discuss the murders of Native Americans in Indiana. In groups, they research and make drawings of the scene as if they were part of a CSI team. They complete any needed experiments to help them solve the crime and create a...

Third graders write to themselves or to known audiences, share news, explore new ideas, and record notes. They identify that holidays are days that people set aside to recognize a person or event that has made a great impression....

Fourth graders compare the story of Cinderella as it is told in various countries and cultures. After reading the fairy tale in three different forms, they use a website Venn diagram in order to compare and contrast each telling of the...

Young scholars review the basic formatting in Microsoft Word. Individually, they use the program to design a flyer for a baseball game. To end the lesson, they print them out, present them to the class and given a grade based on a rubric.

Students examine the literary elements of fairy tales. After reading the fairy tale "Rapunzel" and discussing the elements of fairy tales that occur as they read, they use a story web to help plan and create an original fairy tale. ...

Twelfth graders explore historical events that created conflict between Dominican Republic and Haiti, examine how need for cheap source of labor has led to exploitation of Haitian workers, and discuss how topography of island of...

Young scholars are introduced to biomolecules and their roles in livin systems. They are introduced to the "Elements of Life." Students write down and define the "Elements of Life." They are asked why they think those elements are...

Scholars investigate EE*Pro App. In this secondary mathematics activity, let your class explore an all-inclusive App for electrical engineering students. The App is organized into analysis, equations, and references.

In this secondary mathematics lesson, learners investigate the uses and capabilities of a TI-89 application designed for mechanical engineering learners. The app contains over 700 pieces of reference information and organized into...

Young scholars explore linear relationships. In this sixth through eighth grade mathematics lesson, students explore the symbolic representation of verbal descriptions of mathematical rules defining the relationship between two variables.

Pupils explore a method of checking the sum or difference of polynomials by graphing the problem and the simplified answer and comparing the graphs. 

Learnerss engage in a study of quadratic functions and how the coefficient of x^2 has on the graph of it. They study the quadratic function for review with the help of index cards. The lesson includes a resource link to align the it with...

High schoolers discuss the calculated risk example in Numb3rs about a businesswoman from a company that made its money trading in futures. They use a formula given by the teacher to compute the estimated value of an investment after...

Pupils will investigate trigonometric equations. In this trigonometry lesson, they explore solving equations using a TI-83 calculator and solve trigonometric equations by graphing each side of the equation as a function and locating the...

High schoolers are introduced to infinite series, geometric and telescoping series as well as the relationship between the sequence of partial sums of a series and its sum. They apply symbolic capacity of their calculator and calculus to...

Learners investigate properties of regular polygons. For this geometry lesson, your class will use a graphing calculator and parametric equations to construct regular polygons and investigate the relationship between the measure of...

Learners explore a perspective application of the TI-73. For this middle school mathematics lesson, students view the front, back, right, and left views of a city to determine the height of each building in a city plan.