Third graders discuss how Aristotle concluded that the Earth was round. As a class, they review theories about the Earth's shape and describe how life on Earth would be different if it were flat. Individually, they make a moon book in...

Students use Excel to explore population dynamics using the Logistic equation for (S-shaped) population growth. This activity is primarily intended as an introductory tutorial on using Excel.

Sixth graders identify benchmark angles as they are embedded into a circle grid. They observe the teacher using an angle ruler and complete a Star Spangled worksheet, play the game Tomb Robbers, and as a class discuss their game winning...

In this music worksheet, students determine which string of notes are a harmony and which ones are a melody. Students also form a map of the musical contour of the songs "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and "Sweet Georgia Brown."

Students discover the meaning and symbolism behind the American flag. In this lesson on National symbols, students design a flag for their school, explain the symbolism they used, and distinguish the elements that constitute the US Flag....

Students identify symmetrical and congruent elements in folk art. In this art and geometry lesson, students examine pictures of Masonic Plaque in the Form of a Royal Arch Tracing Board for evidence of congruent and symmetrical elements....

Students graph lines in a coordinate plane. In this geometry lesson, students graph lines on a coordinate plane, and identify the slope. They calculate the volume, area and perimeters of the shapes created on a coordinate plane.

For this odd and even numbers worksheet, 3rd graders count 4 sets of shapes and color either even or odd amounts. Directions explain whether students should color even or odd numbers for each set of shapes.

Students discuss reasons to record the location of stars. They view a picture of the night sky, and discuss constellations. Students complete a worksheet of the various shapes they see in the constellations.

Ninth graders access a star worksheet and determine properties of polygons.  In this investigative activity students complete a worksheet and discuss myths. 

Students look around classroom and identify any patterns they see, describe patterns and explain why they are patterns, use pencil to demonstrate arithmetic patterns by tapping, practice predicting patterns by using Function Box, and...

Young composers demonstrate their understanding of the stylistic features of descriptive music, including pitch, tempo, dynamics, rhythm, and timbre, by developing a melody and countermelody for a main character in a story. As part of...

Learners explore arithmetic and numerical patterns. After observing a teacher created function box, students describe a pattern and predict what will "come out" of the function box. They explore patterns such as geometric shapes,...

Third graders identify and construct constellations. In this constellation lesson, 3rd graders choose a method to create a picture of a constellation, either using a shoe box, paper cup, or transparent paper.

In this sorting and graphing worksheet, students sort 15 objects and then fill in bar graphs to tell how many of each shape there are. The shapes are: heart, star and triangle.

Students get a bounce ball and find a Polyspot. On the teacher's signal, students underhand throw to a target. They keep their own score: one point each time they hit a target.

For this language arts worksheet, young scholars read the rules and format for a diamante poem. They fill in the lines on page 2 while following the guidelines.

Students explore the rotation of the Earth and observe the shapes of constellations. After discussing how the Earth moves. volunteers use a flashlight and globe to model the movement of the sun-Earth system. Using Digitalis technology,...

Learners infer the galaxy shape.  In this structure of the galaxy lesson students observe the distribution of objects in the sky and answer questions.

Young scholars examine how Islamic artists represented their beliefs in logic and order through the geometric patterns in their art works. They analyze star patterns in Middle Eastern designs, and create geometric patterns using...

Students use positional words to describe the location of objects and demonstrate the ability to follow multi-step oral directions. Seasonal shapes are decorated in relation to the directions and positions stated by the positional word.

Student create mobiles to promote self-awareness and discovery. In this creative hands-on mobile lesson, students use large star patterns to create a mobile that reflects a theme they've chosen, representing something about themselves....

In this Christmas worksheet, students cut out a large tree shape and starting on December 1, color in one ornament every day until Christmas Eve. Students can also print the numbers inside the ornaments. There is a star to cut out and...

Students create punctuation marks using different sizes and shapes of macaroni. They show their understanding of proper use of quotation marks.