Was the medieval Black Death the same disease as the modern bubonic plague? Your class members become the top investigators in the case, examining a variety of exhibits (i.e. disease descriptions, sample historical letter, map, etc.) in...

Middle schoolers are likely very familiar with the concept of bullying and cliques. Discuss their experiences and brainstorm ways to handle peer conflict and feelings of exclusion with a poem that focuses on bullying, and a second lesson...

Learners access oral histories that contain slave narratives from the Library of Congress. They describe the lives of former slaves, sample varied individual experiences and make generalizations about their research in journal entries.

Students explore the topic of underage drinking. They find a focus and write a news feature/analysis that reports on what the community is doing to prevent underage drinking and some assessment of the extent of the problem.

Supervise the final drafting of a well-organized paragraph by following the steps outlined in this plan. Using the included sample paragraph as a model, class members brainstorm criteria for quality work and then compose their paragraphs...

Students investigate the role of temperature and salinity in determining seawater density. They use a Temperature-Salinity Diagram to examine the effects of mixing on density.

Continued conflict in the Middle East makes this instructional activity relevant, and the inclusion of a critique of Lawrence of Arabia might increase student interest in a potentially challenging topic. The resource includes a...

Computer-interfaced motion detectors are required to carry out this inquiry. It is a new twist on exploring motion with plunger carts: they are set back-to-back and then propelled away from each other. Their velocities are measured, and...

In this telling time worksheet, 1st graders read the analog clocks and write the time to the hour in digital time. Students find the time for 11 clocks.

In this telling time activity, 1st graders read the analog clocks and write the time to the hour. Students write the time in words for 11 clocks.

In this telling time activity, learners read the analog clocks and write the time to the hour in two ways. Students write the time in words and in digital time for the 11 problems.

In this telling time activity, 2nd graders draw the two hands on the analog clocks to illustrate the given time. Students write the time for 11 problems.

In this telling time learning exercise, 2nd graders draw the two hands on the clock to show the given times. Students draw the hands for 11 clocks.

In this telling time worksheet, learners study the analog clocks and write the times to the half hour. Students tell the time for 11 clocks.

Students explore a variety of methods used to finish quilts. They explore selection, planning, and the design process, color, proportion and scale when finishing a quilt. Students create corner triangle borders, narrow borders, pieced...

Students practice reading with expression and improved fluency. After discussing how reading with fluency and expression can enhance the text, students listen as their partner reads a story with expression. Individual students read...

Students gain factual knowledge of the nature of industrial waste at on their school site. They gain process knowledge of the laboratory techniques and collection procedures for wastewater samples.

Students choose novels to read in an open reading forum.

Students, pursuing childcare careers, discover the purposes and procedures for observing children. After examining various Websites, they construct electronic portfolios which are available for parents to inspect. Finally, students...

Students examine sculptures which include animal figures made of different metals. They create their own sculptures of watches to represent a phrase about time.

Students read D.W. The Picky Eater, and identify one new food they would like to try.

First graders examine what a timeline is and how it shows a sequence of events. They look at a timeline of the teacher's life before they design a timeline of their own based on major events in their lives. Finally, they right one event...

In this grade 6 language arts book 3 activity, 6th graders read 2 passages and write 4 paragraphs using details from the passages. 

In this language arts book 3 grade 4 writing skills worksheet, 4th graders read 2 passages, write short answers to 3 questions then write a short essay about one of the passages.