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The Trail of Tears; Its Grief and Loss
Fifth graders are introduced to the removal of Native Americans along the Trail of Tears. In groups, they examine the political factors that caused this removal and its effect on society. To end the lesson plan, they discuss various...
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History Detectives
Fifth graders investigate the significant events in America's history. Students listen to a variety of books based on significant historical events in America. Students divide into 6 groups, each of which is responsible for researching...
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Candidate Obama Support and President Obama's Agenda
Students research categories within President Obama's agenda and create a PowerPoint presentation. In this President Obama agenda lesson plan, students research a category within President Obama's agenda and present their topic in a...
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Apple Blossoms and Pollination
Students explore the concept of pollination. In this pollination lesson, students examine the parts of an apple blossom and then compare and contrast pollination and cross-pollination.
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Ideational Stimuli With Color
Students make a creation using colored construction paper. They produce and express a correlation between their particular creation and different qualities of movement by transferring their feelings and/or emotions into a movement...
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Anne Frank: Me Bags
Young scholars decorate a brown paper bag as they wish to show their creativity. They fill the bags with what they believe shows who they are. They share the contents with another student in the class.
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Meeting a Member of a Youth Advisory Committee
Students attend a meeting with a Youth Advisory Committee. They explain the purpose of the committee and participate in a class discussion. They develop a list of the duties of the committee and how it could benefit their class.
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Wind
Fourth graders are read a story and answer the comprehension questions about sound and wind. In groups, they make their own wind vane and how to determine the direction of the wind. To end the lesson, they make their own Anemometer to...
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Anne Frank: Interviews
Learners conduct an interview with a person who was alive during WWII. They explore the media coverage of human rights abuses and speculate about what American knew and when regarding the Holocaust. They prepare a commentary with their...
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Anne Frank: Heritage
Pupils research questions about their ancestors and their family history. They discuss their findings and include problems of immigrants today.
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Anna's Dilemma
Young scholars read a scenerio about people who lived in Germany during Nazi rule. As a class, they discuss the situations the character finds herself in and identify her responsiblities to her family. They answer discussion questions...
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Measuring Up!
Students practice measuring the human body for the proper fit of clothing. After watching a demo, they measure their partner making sure to double check their measurements. They make the piece of clothing for their partner altering the...
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There's a Hurricane Out There
Students use information technology to conduct research. They become hurricane hunters and predict where, when, and under which conditions a hurricane will be likely to hit.
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Seashore Life
In this seashore life worksheet, students identify the animals that live on the seashore. Students then color the animals that live on the seashore. Students also draw and color any additional animals they would see.
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Math 6 - Act. 08: Patterns
Sixth graders use centimeter cubes to build structures and then compare and contrast the patterns they see.
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Dino Detectives
As students examine maps of Utah, 4th graders search for clues about what prehistoric life was like in Utah.
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Anne Frank: Make-Up of America
Students discuss the roles of different cultures in America, in order to explain how early civilizations contributed to the foundations of human culture.
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Anne Frank: Citizenship Laws
Students study early civilizations and the contributions they made to the foundations of human culture. They discuss why citizenship is valuable and the Constitutional Amendments that are associated with it.
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Anne Frank: Rescuers
Tenth graders examine how heroic behavior is done by average people who stay true to their beliefs. They investigate how discrimination can be prevented.
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Laws of Life
Pupils express the values they value the most by writing an essay. They can submit their essay online and respond to other student's essays as well. They are to intiate change if they deem something to be unfair.
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National Symbol Patterns
Students discuss and create their own patterns. They practice and improve on making patterns of their own using red, white, and blue paper for a national theme. The symbols are based on what the teacher picks for the class.
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Researching Intermountain West Earthquakes
Students research earthquakes using the internet and newspapers. They discover the earthquake's effect on people and buildings. They report their findings to the class.
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Nutrient Comic Strip
Students design a comic strip with a purpose of explaining what a specific nutrient does and how it functions in our body. They choose one of six nutrients and incorporate the research into a creative comic.