Learners explore the basics of DNA and its history.  In this DNA lesson students extract DNA from fruits and understand how it is used in forensics.

Students think about and investigate some of the social problems facing their communities: what causes them; how extensive they are; and what can be done to solve them.

Students closely examine and analyze an American tall tale. They find the key features of a tall tale and compose a tall tale of their own. Student groups write, edit and present their tales to the class.

Students record a four or five day weather forecast. They check the actual weather and compare it with the forecast.

Students examine the time period of the Great Depression. In groups, they discover how the Works Progress Administration helped many workers during this time. Using the internet, they research how the government focused on the arts and...

Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /i/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify them...

Students collect leaves and compile them into a collection booklet. They collect tree leaves, shrub leaves, grasses, and weeds. For each sample they also label its common name and information about where and when it was collected.

Learners discuss what is meant by the "Old South". In groups, they read stories about the Old South and discover this was not how the area actually was in that time period. They use a database to examine the covers of books and...

In this language arts worksheet, students cut out the dominos in order to practice matching the words. This is done in the context of playing the game of dominos.

Fourth graders study maps and grid lines.  For this weather map lesson students complete an activity that allows them to understand grid lines on a map. 

Fifth graders research soil, its nutrients, and plant growth. In this soil lesson, 5th graders create soil journals, trace flowers, and include nutrient information on each petal. Students read an excerpt from "McBroom Tells the Truth."...

In this grammar worksheet, students master the usage of gerunds and infinitives.  Students complete 10 fill in the blank statements and use the self check when completed.

Twelfth graders study microeconomics.  In this Economics lesson, 12th graders draw graphs on government taxes.  Students decide if these graphs are true or false.

This is children author Sid Fleischman's personal website, which offers a fascinating look into his life and work.

Disover more about the Newbery award-winning author Sid Fleischman through this resource. Provides a biography, booklist and more.

Read this biography to learn about award winning author Sid Hite. A link to a list of his books is available.

Delve into the life and work of Sid Fleischman when you explore the links found within this resource. These links provide lesson plans, activities and more.

The article explains what is currently known about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and suggest a number of ways to reduce the risk to babies.

The focus of this site is on ways to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), particularly by putting infants to sleep on their backs, rather than on their stomachs.

A glossary of science terms, including terms for life, earth, and physical science.

Sid Altman is a Nobel Prize winning chemist. He won the award in 1989 for his discovery of catalytic RNA. Read some interesting facts about his life and accomplishments.

Make Sid move to match his father's movements and learn to identify where to find your muscles.

Listen carefully. Can you answer Sid's questions about the five senses?

Animal make sounds to communicate, just like us. Help Sid and Gabriella match sounds that animals make with their pictures.