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Panther Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the Internet to fill out their scavenger hunt sheet.  For this research lesson students search the Internet for answers to the questions on the scavenger hunt worksheet. 
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National Gallery of Art: Jackson Pollock

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students paint a picture in the style of Jackson Pollock. In this painting instructional activity, students learn about Jackson Pollock and the method that he used to create his famous pieces of art. Students use objects other than...
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Can You Save the Roman Republic?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders review what they know about Rome. In this World history instructional activity, 6th graders pretend they are Romans and try to correct some of Rome's major problems.
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Passing and Receiving on the Ground

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students improve skills in partner passing and zigzag soccer passing.  In this motor skills lesson, students understand the tactics and performance skills needed to pass a soccer ball.  Students display their increased skill in...
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School

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils learn new vocabulary and answer discussion questions about the concept of going to school and education and then they design the perfect school. For this school lesson plan, students present their schools to the class and they...
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Sports Injury Symptoms and Causes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research possible symptoms and causes of sports injuries. They research websites to list injuries and causes on a worksheet as they complete the template. After conducting their research, they discuss how sports injuries...
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Water Awareness Portfolio Instructions

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students participate in a water awareness portfolio.  In this water conservation lesson students create a portfolio to help make them aware of current water conditions. 
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Cartoons for the Classroom: China's Censorship

For Students 9th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, high schoolers analyze a political cartoon about Chinese censorship and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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How New Words are Created

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students complete a matching activity, matching words with "method of formation." In this language arts lesson, students complete sentences using rhyming pairs, break down words into 2, and complete a creative exercise, blending 2 words...
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Macarena Basketball Review

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review the basketball skills learned in class and are challenged to perform specific skills to the beat of the music.
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Social Studies: Native american Tribal Sovereignty

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the issue of tribal sovereignty for Native Americans. Following a mock trial simulation based on the case of Johnson v. McIntosh, they write opinion papers based on the results of the Supreme Court decision in 1823.
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Dysfunctional Eating

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders write a 1.5 page paper explaining how to make their favorite nutritional snack. They need to assume that the audience has never seen or heard of the snack before.
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Traffic Watch with a Palm

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students, in groups, interpret data about traffic using Palm technology.
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Pipe-Cleaner Stick Figures

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create puppets out of pipe cleaners and, in groups, put on a puppet show based on a section of a story they have read from their readers.
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Preventing Household Hazards

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify how household materials can be hazardous to themselves and family members. Precautions for preventing and/or minimizing various hazards are discussed as a class. Working in pairs, students create a directory of...
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Pick Life Goals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore their life goals. They develop their own set of Life-Goals with teacher guidance. Students develop a list of good goals they have for school. They discuss the goals they developed.
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Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars read the case text of the Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier case. Using the text, they discuss the case history and the implications of the verdict. They share their findings with the class in the form of a PowerPoint presentation...
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Emily Dickinson: Luminous Letters

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Pupils analyze the dimensions of Emily Dickinson's poetry and persona. In this Emily Dickinson instructional activity, students read the example letters and analyze a chart of the poems. Pupils present their findings from the poems in a...
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Stress in English

For Students 4th - 8th
In this stress in English worksheet, students mark the stressed syllables in a set of words after reading a brief paragraph of information about how to proceed.
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Gargoyles

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a P.E. game to demonstrate using quick changes of direction while running away from a tagger. The class is divided into mover or gargoyle groups, while students change directions and pathways quickly away from...
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The Effects of Environment on Plant Growth: Selecting Seeds for Survival on a New Planet

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders conduct experiments to compare seed germination and plant growth rates. They construct a hydroponic plant unit and a lighthouse. They care for the plants for a month and collect data for graphs. They write a report.
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Oregon Forest Management Policy Decision Making

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore forest lands in Oregon and how the population affects forest management. They discuss benefits of retaining forests and logging. Given a mini-biography, 5th graders role play the forest management policies and...
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Quilts with a Spin

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a quilt with a circular motion in the design. After watching a demonstration, they discuss the techniques used. They use different types of fabrics while practicing the proper needle turn. They share their quilts with...
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Art and Patriotic Culture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Art forms, especially government-sponsored "poster art", very effectively conveyed specific cultural values during World War II. Understanding the role that visual images play in expressing issues and ideas is critical to developing...

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