Students read about the X and Y chromosomes in humans and complete a worksheet.

Learners read an article about memory and discuss it.

Students, divided into two groups, are put into a new culture, where they must create their own body language for greetings, etc. They learn aspects of other cultures such as body language, discourse patterns, male and female roles.

Students analyze age-group population data and make inferences on the impact of the aging population in Canada. They, in groups, focus on health care, social programs and labor issues.

Students differentiate between reproductive and therapeutic cloning and then use research, discussion, and writing in journals to examine their own personal opinions on these subjects.

High schoolers examine messages in popular music, and observe the musical elements of the Rhythm and Blues and Rap genres.

Students explore the effects of gender bias, stereotyping, and discrimination.

Students examine careers that are not traditional to their gender.

Students listen to "The Foot Book", by Dr. Seuss. They participate in a discussion/activity about the book and feet. They trace their feet, label them 'left foot' and 'right foot' and compare their drawings to one another.

Fifth graders, in groups, research and create a poster or brochure examining the new food pyramid. They create a one-day menu that satisfies the requirements.

Sixth graders practice determining mean, median, mode, and range using individual mileage logs. They convert miles to kilometers and graph their results.

Seventh graders use the Internet to research their town's history. They create a travel brochure for their town.

Students conduct a survey about hand washing. They view the results and examine "Infection Charts". They research diseases and talk about the importance of handwashing and how they could improve their hand washing habits.

Learners discuss what happens to trash after it is collected. They sort "clean" trash into groups depending on whether it should be recycled, incinerated, placed in a landfill, composted or if it is something we could avoid using.

Students observe skulls of wild animals and determine their characteristics for survival. They evaluate the skuylls to discover the diets, and if the animals were predators or prey. They complete worksheets on mystery skulls.

Learners complete a variety of exercises and activities as they plan a coast to coast trip across America. They keep a journal that includes where they went, what they did, what they saw, etc. They compare two cities they visited along...

Students examine the process in which plants and animals are cloned. They compare and contrast the two procedures and determine if there is a difference. They share their views on cloning to the class.

Middle schoolers read The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, and develop skits that deal with projecting possible long-term impacts of decisions, and taking risks.

Students role-play the position of a presidential candidate. They create their platform to include social justice programs and present it to the class. They answer questions to end the lesson.

Students trace the rites of passage from the 1940's through the present in literature. They review some of their favorite expressions first and compare some of Holden's speech with their own. They discuss initial reactions to the book...

Students are introduced to becoming wives, husbands, mothers and fathers. In groups, they define what love means to them and discuss why they believe many people are rushing to marriage and parenthood. To end the lesson, they discuss...

Students examine the characteristics of being a senior citizen in today's society. In groups, they develop a list of stereotypes associated with senior citizens. They use the internet to research their financial situtation, proper...

Young scholars recognize that there are class and school activities that can cause for their exclusion. They defend and dispute an issue in preparing for a debate and determine how a survey can tell you how other classes fell about...

Ninth graders brainstorm the economic and social functions of a family. In groups, they research the roles of each member of a family in the past and compare it with their family today. In groups, they develop criteria for what the...