Students draw series and parallel electrical circuits. In this electromagnet instructional activity, students describe how current changes depend on circuit components. Students use an OHT of a series and parallel circuit to...

Fifth graders will research a biome (land or aquatic) and create a project (diorama, model or another idea of the student's choosing) which includes the geographic features of that biome as well as plants and animals found there and...

Students examine the use of music as a medium for social protest. They watch the video, "VH1 Storytellers: Pearl Jam," describe the historical significance of words/phrases in three versions of one song, and answer discussion questions.

Students explore technology by participating in an on-line exercise. In this Internet safety instructional activity, students identify the appropriate behavior they should use while searching and communicating in cyberspace. Students...

Students experiment with peapods to show the diversity of individual within a population. They examine dominant traits, recessive traits, genotypes, and phenotypes and show the process of making a Punnett Square.

Twelfth graders represent a specific interest in the business community and must present a plan that benefit the community and present the least amount of danger to the community. They must convince the city fathers that their venture is...

Students rate foods as safe or unsafe and follow rules for food safety to make them safer.

Young scholars plan cities. In this environmental racism lesson, students design imaginary cities taking into consideration the amenities and environmental hazards that exist. Young scholars discuss city planning challenges.

Students examine physical differences amongst themselves. In this diversity lesson plan, students read the book We're Different, We're the Same. Students name things about their appearance that is different from the person next to them.

Students explore migration. For this science lesson, students play a game in which they explore bird migration. Students discuss the needs of birds and play a game in which they "migrate" in order to meet their needs.

Students create their own optical illusions by making something look big and then changing what's around it to make it look little.

Learners examine cougar behavior, habitat, social organization, efforts to support their survival and the threats to it. They create posters to present information about cougars.

Learners cut and paste items to go with price tags, then swap with another student and purchase each item to show an understanding of pennies and nickels by recording correct combinations of coins.

Students explore the civil rights movement through historical narratives. In this civil rights lesson, students are randomly separated into two groups. Students research the civil rights movements using two sets of materials; one for...

Students create imaginary insects that contain essential characteristics of an insect, such as six legs and three body parts. For this Science/Arts lesson, students distinguish between an insect and non-insect.  Students create...

Students examine the food pyramid. In this healthy diet lesson, students view the food pyramid and discuss healthy eating. Students find examples of healthy food in magazines and share their findings. Students plan healthy means and...

Students study writing. In this creative writing lesson, students write a story about having a robot and make a three-dimensional robot to accompany their writing.

Learners develop understanding of prejudice as they study famous African Americans.  For this African American lesson, students become familiar with various African Americans and the obstacles they faced and overcame. Learners put...

Students work cooperatively in small or larger groups to create a structure. They design and explain every aspect of the building. This is a terrific inter-disciplinary unit which students enjoy.

Students identify attributes in real-life objects and models of solids and connect these attributes to characteristics of shapes such as circles, triangles, squares, and other rectangles. They discuss the ability of the object to roll,...

Young scholars examine the popularity of cartoon characters in marketing strategies. They work on developing their own cartoon characters that could be used for a licensing plan.

Young scholars construct imaginary insects. In this insect activity, students will discover the anatomy of their favorite insect and apply it to their own creation. Student will write a description of their model, and put the insect...

Students discuss weather forecasts and different types of weather. In this weather lesson, students observe the weather and learn a weather song. They listen to a story and see weather measurement tools. 

Young scholars face a challenge. In this survival instructional activity, students discover the hardships faced by the pioneers who moved west and see if they would survive a similar situation. They discuss essential items they need to...