Ninth graders examine how dark surfaces absorb more light than light surfaces. They perform an experiment that compares various surfaces abilities to absorb heat, then record and analyze the results.

Students listen as the novel "On My Honor" is read to them. They identify similes and the characters differences in the novel.

Students compare a realistic landscape painting with a photograph of the same place.

Students investigate the sense of touch. In this senses lesson, students use their sense of touch to predict what objects are inside of a bag by feeling them with their eyes closed.

Students use a dichotomous key to sort materials into natural and man-made and sort further using the adjectives rough and smooth; this activity builds both science and language skills as students classify materials and build deeper...

In this lesson, students use previous knowledge about friction to formulate hypotheses concerning the effects of weight and contact area on the amount of friction between two surfaces. In the Associated Activities (Does Weight Matter?...