Students understand what a community foundation is and how it gets input from the community. In this community foundation lesson, students form an advisory board to give suggestions. Students learn procedures to hold meetings to agree on...

Real-world multiple-step proportion problems are sometimes hard to find for your math class. Here is one designed specifically to meet that need. Learners use proportional relationships to determine price per share in the acquisition of...

Having a good working knowledge of math vocabulary is so important for learners as they progress through different levels of mathematical learning. Here is 125 pages worth of wonderfully constructed vocabulary and concept review cards....

Pre-algebra protégés critique a graph depicting Tom's trip to the bus stop. They work together to match descriptive cards to distance-time graph cards and data table cards, all of which are provided for you so you can make copies for...

Using a variety of online resources, learners study life and society in California during the gold rush. They use a map to identify area where gold was located, explore pre-selected websites, describe mining practices, and create an...

For this wires worksheet, students answer 16 questions about types of electrical wires, their gauge or sizes, the ampacity of wires and conduit.

Students explore measuring tools by calculating heights and lengths of random objects. In this distance measurement instructional activity, students utilize the Internet service MapQuest to measure the distance between their current...

Students explore unit pricing to determine the best buy for their money. In this personal finance lesson, students calculate cost per wear examples and create a list of criteria for picking clothes. Students visit a story and use their...

In this meter worksheet problem, students read a word problem and interpret a graph.  They use the derived information to determine time and distance.  This one-page worksheet contains 1 multi-step problem.  Answers are...

In this kinetics worksheet, students answer a variety of questions. They find reaction rates, determine the order of reactions and they determine rate constants. They calculate the half-life for reactants and they answer questions about...

Students identify key issues existing in the American education system, work in committees to speculate on reasons and propose possible solutions for one of these issues, and design campaign posters illustrating the potential outcomes of...

In this energy changes, rates of reactions and nuclear chemistry worksheet, students solve 14 problems to review concepts about endothermic and exothermic reactions, heat of combustion, heat of reactions, enthalpy, kinetic and potential...

High schoolers view a video about the border between the United States and Mexico. They discuss the forces that influence human migration. They write a paper from the point of view of the main character in the film.

Middle schoolers examine the rate of institutional racism in the United States. Individually, they write in their journals about how they can make better choices and increase their self-esteem. Using historical documents, they identify...

Students study the habitat of the terrapin. In this terrapin lesson, students create a diorama of the habitat of the terrapin. Students also simulate how it would look if people moved into the area and how predators can threaten terrapin...

Ninth graders differentiate the Native American and European values. In this world history instructional activity, 9th graders define colonialism in their own words. They study the effects of epidemics and other diseases to Native...

Students investigate the factors affecting population growth. In this biology lesson, students collect data from the lab and graph them. They estimate population size using a mathematical formula.

In an interdisciplinary exploration, trace the development of West Nile fever and Lyme diseases. Pupils discover how these diseases are contracted. They collect statistical data and analyze trends.

In this fraction and percentages worksheet, 6th graders complete a fraction maze, word problems, table and related questions, and calculate percentages and exchange rate questions.

Students solve problems using exponential properties. For this algebra lesson, students differentiate between exponents, exponential and log functions. They graph their functions using table and exponents.

Learners work with monetary exchange rates and the metric system as they simulate working to help tourists travel through Canada to Alaska.

Was Bill Clinton a good president? Scholars set out to answer the question as they prepare for a class debate on the topic. They watch videos, review pros and cons, and read facts about the process of becoming a United States president....

Political comics can be a great way to get kids thinking critically about current political topics. They assess this cartoon and analyze how the cartoonist feels about US spending policy. There are three solid critical analysis...

After reading Sandra Cisneros’ novel The House on Mango Street, class members design a canned food drive, create advertisements for the drive, and use digital cameras to document the entire process. In addition, pupils journal their...