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The Tilt of the Earth And the Seasons
Fourth graders measure the change in the size of their shadow over time. They visit a fixed structure and record the date, the time, and the measurement of the length of their shadow. They do this over the course of the school year. They...
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Sea Liverpool
Students explore Liverpool England's maritime history and development as an important port from its early days to the present. Through hands-on activities and community based instruction, they simulate sailing experiences and life aboard...
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Science: Fossil of a Carbonized Plant
Students classify leaves by shape and margins and use them to create models of plant fossils. By using paper over a leaf, they simulate fossilization of organisms onto sedimentary rocks. Following instructions on worksheets, students...
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Amazing Marbleized Clay Pots
Students discover information about different colors of natural clay, finding that mineral composition has its effect on the color of different clays. They simulate the varied colors of organic clays to create a marbleized dish suitable...
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Angry Words: What Goes Around Comes Around
Students examine how angry words can effect the people and environment around them and identify ways to cope with angry feelings. They listen to the book Andrew's Angry Words by Dorothea Lachner, and participate in a simulation of how...
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Personal and Global Conflict
Students review vocabulary of conflict. In this citizenship instructional activity, students practice conflict resolution skills by participating in a role play involving national representatives working with a UN Mediator. Students...
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Art Careers
Students explore art careers. In this career education instructional activity, students explore three different learning stations which simulate several art careers. Students construct a career book after this activity.
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Viruses/Infectious Diseases: What's Really Bugging You?
Middle school life science or health classes listen to an audio, visit websites, read different articles, and participate in a class-wide simulation about the spread of viruses. The lesson doesn't get into the mechanics of how viruses...
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WebQuest: Water, Sanitation & Health
Students examine water issues in Africa. In this global issues lesson, students complete a webquest that requires them gather information. Students use the information to prepare for a World Water Summit simulation.
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Philadelphia and the Constitutional Convention "Heat Up"
Learners explore the Constitutional Convention of 1787. In this U.S. Constitution lesson, students role play the parts of delegates in a simulation of the convention.
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Trade in Precontact Alaska
Students explore the geography of Alaska and its effect on trade. In this ancient Alaska lesson, students participate in a simulation that requires them to trade with those in the territory and outside of it.
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"Let us Reason Together" Lyndon Johnson, Master Legislator
Students explore the contributions of Lyndon B. Johnson. In this congress lesson, students listen to their instructor lecture on the prowess of Lyndon B. Johnson's legislative skills. Students respond to discussion questions connected to...
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Effects of a Storm Surge
Students demonstrate the effects of a storm surge on coastal areas. In this storm surge instructional activity students simulate the force of a hurricane.
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Math: Working with Mayan Numbers
Students simulate a Mayan market place, and "purchase" items. They keep a record of their purchases and total number of beans left in their account. Students then convert the Mayan base system into the base ten system. This lesson plan...
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Globalization and Health
Students explore the threat of global health issues. In this globalization lesson plan, students read the noted articles about diseases that have morphed through globalization. Students then participate in classroom simulation that...
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The Theory of Comparative Advantage
Students take a closer look at comparative advantage. In this economics lesson, students discover details about opportunity cost, comparative advantage, and absolute advantage. Students participate in a simulation that requires them to...
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Seepy Sandwich
Students explore Earth science by participating in a pollution activity. In this water infiltration lesson, students utilize a water sprayer, food coloring and slices of bread to simulate how pollution can spread into our drinking water...
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This Mine of Mine
Students explore natural resources by conducting a geology experiment in class. In this mineral mining lesson, students discuss the types of geological material that can be found when mining and the uses for these resources such as coal....
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Grass as Biomass
Students explore energy properties by listening to a sustainability lecture in class. For this biomass lesson, students identify what biomass is, how it can be transformed into a usable energy and how it complements the energy cycle....
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Step by Step
Students explore agriculture by creating a food production diagram. For this farming lesson, students read assigned text about the entities that assist in food production companies such as farmers, truckers and supermarkets. Students...
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Living vs. Non-living
Students go on a nature walk and observe and discuss the living and non living things they see in the ecosystem. For this living and non living lesson plan, students complete a connecting string activity to simulate an ecosystem.
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Oil Well That Ends Well
Focusing on the effect of oil spills on the environment, learners conduct experiments to explore this issue. First, they create an ocean environment using materials provided. Then, they make a simulated crude oil substance from vegetable...
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Turtle Shell Craft
Have your class learn about turtles and adaptation using this lesson. Learners discuss turtles, the unique design of their shells, and the ways they have adapted to their surroundings. Then, they make a paper bag model to simulate a...
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Application and Modeling of Standard Deviation
The first activity in this resource has learners computing the mean and standard deviation of two different data sets and drawing conclusions based on their results. The second activity has them using a dice-rolling simulation to...
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