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Madrigal Dinners
Students investigate Medieval times. In this world history lesson, students discuss what a madrigal dinner was and what madrigals were. Students role play being a part of a madrigal dinner with pretend food and real life music they used...
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The Fat and the Lean
Students collect data on calorie intake. For this algebra lesson, students use the collection of data to make better eating decisions. They investigate the nutritional value in food using a graph and draw conclusion from their findings.
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Epidemiology: Graphing and Analyzing Health Data
Students graph data on fetal and infant mortality rates collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They identify trends in the data and propose potential causes for the trends.
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Connections: Peddling Petals
Students identify various patterns. In this patterns lesson, students assemble paper flowers by using patterns. Students discuss how they constructed their flower.
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The Normal Distribution
Students investigate normal distribution. For this statistical analysis lesson students investigate the variety of circumstances in which the normal distribution can be used. Students apply the normal distribution to solve...
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Populations Lab - Exponential Graphing
Ninth graders investigate the application of populations that exists in one's everyday environment, in order to develop an understanding of how mathematics is a key component in the understanding of population dynamics.
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The Water Cycle
Students are introduced to the components and importance of the water cycle. They are shown how groundwater moves using a model. Students list 9 places on earth where water is found. They define the terms cycle and water cycle.
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Theatre Lesson Plan: Finding Your Way
Second graders identify story elements in familiar stories from their lives. In this story elements lesson, 2nd graders act out familiar activities by following directions. Students read a story and discuss the story elements....
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Iron Oxide Lab: Incorporating Math and Science
Students conduct an experiment in small groups, draw conclusions about the amount heat of a compound achieves and practice their data analysis skills.
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Discovering Magnets and Graphs
Sixth graders investigate averages and statistics by discovering magnet strengths. In this magnet experiment lesson, 6th graders utilize different magnets and attempt to attract different materials to them. Students record...
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Graphing Favorite Holidays
Young scholars create spreadsheets and bar graphs based on results of survey of favorite holidays.
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Investigating Space Requirement of Seed Plants
Students use scientific methods to investigate the effects of overpopulation of seed plants on growth in a limited living space. Students relate seed plant population findings to that of other organisms.
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The Miracle Fish: Learning to Design an Experiment
Students develop procedures to explore the behavior of fish. For this scientific experiment lesson students from a hypothesis, write a question, identify different variables and controls in their experiment.
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Patterns and Functions
Students investigate patterns and functions. In this algebra lesson plan, students examine the repetition of integers and objects. They create formulas for the repetition and identify them as function using equations.
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Leave No Trace
Students explore what is needed, when preparing for an outdoor trip. In this leave no trace lesson, students examine the equipment required for a camping trip, discuss the hierarchy of needs, and review the seven principles of leave...
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Look into Your Future
Students take a examine Community Helpers and the jobs they perform in order to help students explain the responsibilities the job entails. They recognize the community helpers, describe the jobs each performs and how technology is used.
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Imaginative Winter Stories
Third graders write, type, and print imaginative stories about any phase of winter.
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The Dentist
Students read a short story about visiting a dentist. Then they use toothbrushes in order to demonstrate the correct way to brush teeth. Students use the internet to investigate how some foods are healthier for teeth than others. Then...
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Density Lab Activities
Young scholars participate in several density lab activities in order to clarify the misconceptions that solids sink and liquids float. Students work with triple beam balances to find mass of objects to calculate density.
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Graphs Review
Seventh graders review different types of graphs such as bar graphs, line graphs, box & whisker plots. As a class, they read a story and construct graphs to solve the data in the story. Students play "Graph Jeopardy" which requires...
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Reading and Written Composition: Standardized Test Practice
In this online interactive standardized test practice instructional activity, students answer 32 multiple choice questions and 3 short answer questions regarding reading comprehension and language arts skills. Students may submit their...
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Best Management Practices for Water Quality
Fourth graders examine best management practices for water quality. In this water quality instructional activity, 4th graders explore unused land to identify areas of runoff, erosion, and effects of water flow. Students...
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Emotions: ACE English Program
Students respond to prompts about emotions. In this ESL/ELL instructional activity, students develop an understanding of vocabulary and feelings associated with emotions. They identify emotions on flashcards, in magazines, and on...