Young scholars, after analyzing how World War II affected life at home, plan a balanced meal on rationed food. They assess the experiences of Mainers on the home front during the war and how rationing food helped the war effort. In...

Students determine how the Korean people dealt with the loss of their land and traditional lifestyle in response to invasion and emigration. They create a list of items and people they have lost. From this they complete a journal...

Students examine the social change movements of the American 20th century. In this nonviolence lesson, students research the work of Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Caesar Chavez. Students compare and contrast the social...

Students analyze Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolent social change. In this nonviolence and social change lesson, students research a leader from the attached list who practiced nonviolent social change. Students write their own poem...

Fifth graders research important people of the American Revolution. In this American Revolution lesson plan, 5th graders research political, economical, and military influences.

In this present perfect tense and simple past tense worksheet, students identify the differences between the present perfect tense and the simple past tense.

Third graders do an Internet search to find out about Galloping Gertie and what caused the bridge to fail.

Students conduct research about the issue of conservation and the environment. They focus upon the interdependence of man and nature. They write and discuss the issue of environmental preservation. Students appreciate the importance of...

Learners have the opportunity to participate in a simulation that enables them explain the characteristics of a Market Economic System.

Students research and recreate coins from ancient civilizations to determine how the imagery reflects the cultures which originally made them.

Students research and simulate a debate of an issue. They simulate proposing a bill to the legislature.

Students calculate angular displacement, velocity and acceleration of gyrocopters. In this physics lesson, students compare data taken from 3 different gyrocopters. They explain how differences in construction material affect rates of...

Fourth graders discuss the role the Silk Road had in trade and commerce practices in China during different Chinese dynasties. The instructional activity evaluation consists of individual student writing assignments.

Students learn the proper cues of rolling or bowling a ball and at the same time reinforcing cooperation and spelling skills.

Middle schoolers research the Summer Olympic Games and the activities that the athletes compete in. They select a topic area to research and complete the assessment piece.

Students establish what war signifies to them. They demonstrate this by voting on statements. Students are invited to ponder about how they feel about issues, their world history, and to defend their positions.

Students examine the creation of the Library of Congress. They investigate reasons why Thomas Jefferson sold his personal collection to the Library. Employing various research resources, students write newspaper articles about the sale...

Sixth graders study the different methods to build a shake table.  In this earthquake activity students build their own shake table and experiment with their own structure design. 

Students identify the legal issues involved in the case of the detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay and surrounding the existence of the base itself. They explain the clash between civil liberties and national security during wartime.

Students create and conduct various experiments to determine the origin of a family artifact, and then determine whether their results were successful. Students summarize their results and evaluate whether their hypotheses were correct.

Students brainstorm on the different innovation in their lives today. In this technology lesson, students research one innovation and prepare a speech to convince their classmate to name it the "Innovation of our Generation." They...

Students review, compare, and contrast belief systems of the Silk Roads. They analyze primary texts of sacred and philosophical writings. Finally, students recognize the rich diversity of belief systems along the Silk Roads.

Twelfth graders organize in groups representing a dictatorship, a triumvirate, and a democracy, and defend their position on current topics facilitated by the teacher.