Young scholars pretend to be shark biologists employed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) who have been flown into the coastal city of Sao Luis in Brazil because locals have noticed an unidentified shark at...

Sixth graders review what they know about Rome. In this World history lesson, 6th graders pretend they are Romans and try to correct some of Rome's major problems.

In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Will Smith and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches,...

Students divide one side of paper into three columns: 1) What I see 2) What I smell 3) What I hear. On the other side, have them write two columns: 4) What I feel 5) What I taste. They fill in #1, 2,3 as the teacher pops popcorn.

High schoolers explain how geographic/cultural setting influences identity by comparing/contrasting Esmeralda's Puerto Rican self with her American self. They closely read text to pinpoint when Esmeralda was no longer Puerto Rican....

Students explain the concept of simple probability.

Seventh graders use children's literature in order to create an interesting context for the lesson. The concept of insect communication is investigated in order for students to form educated hypothesis guesses.

Students study how imagery affects their comprehension of stories. They participate in a guided journey of The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body. They compare the information from the book and their guided journey.

In this ESL verb tense worksheet, students read about simple present and present continuous tense, then use correct verb forms to fill in blanks in sentences.

In this ESL passive voice tense worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences, writing verbs in proper tense and passive voice.

High schoolers engage in study of literature in order to identify the use of irony in the context of reading two stories. They are compared and contrasted and the irony is exposed. The activities include the answering of several key...

Students determine the benefits of a school Web site for parents, teachers and student. They analyze the role of school Web sites in building community, and outline and design sections for their own school's Web site.

Learners examine the ways that government works to help improve aquatic habitats. In this water habitats lesson students view a video and plan a school restoration project. 

Students explore asthma, and then write proposals outlining how teachers, coaches, administrators and school support staff can be better prepared to treat students with asthma.

Students place themselves in the position of a water molecule, ice molecule, or steam molecule and then describe the process of changing phase.

In this newspaper worksheet, students read about emotive language, then choose headlines that are most likely to excite a reader, re-write headlines, replacing words with more emotive words, and read a short article and answer 3 related...

Students factor trinomials and quadratics. In this algebra lesson, students solve quadratics when the leading coefficient is one. They use a special factoring pattern to solve the trinomial.

Young scholars determine their own and other's attitudes about the value of cooperatation in promoting improved social decision making.

Students view the Queen of England's annual speech to determine the government's plans for change over the next year. They test their knowledge of the ceremony with a true/false quiz and then decide on priorities for their school. They...

Sixth graders identify and write in their journals in order to activate prior knowledge on the events that surround September 11th. Students, with a partner, read various essays, articles and personal experiences of September 11....

Eighth graders explore the four major components of an autobiography. As they discuss the major characteristics of an autobiography, 8th graders list the advantages and disadvantages of traditional, word of mouth, tales. Individually,...

In this math worksheet, students read a rhyming poem about Max's adventure, then answer a word problem, complete 5 questions using a map of the bicycle route Max used.

In this ESL do/does worksheet, students choose either "do" or "does" to correctly begin a set of sentences. Students then complete a similar activity, choosing either is/are/do/does.

In this writing equations worksheet, students solve 6 math word problems that require them to write and solve equations using the information provided.