Sixth graders are introduced to cultural history and diversity that is present in the community in which they live by examining secular and sacred celebrations. Students create scrapbooks to chronicle their family's celebrations.

Students and parents participate in a variety of activities designed to help them explore the similarities and differences of people. They design and wear masks, sort attribute blocks, read stories, discuss the rights and...

Fifth graders study the effects of running water on erosion. They examine how the soil on the playground is affected by erosion and determine how the placement of trees and shrubs changes the path of erosion. In their science journals,...

Students study how line is used in art. They identify horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines in artwork. They view the painting, The Western Brothers, and identify the line the dog makes and the position of the boy's arm. They discuss...

Students research a specified country. Using the internet, Inspiration software, tourist information, and their textbooks, students create a multimedia report containing information on the climate, natural resources, the economy, and...

Pupils, as a military planner, design a targeting strategy to maximize the number of prompt casualties in metropolitan areas by using twenty 1 Mt bombs. They decide how they would distribute the twenty bombs under construction....

Young scholars discover the difference between kinetic and potential energy in an experiment using toy cars and tracks. In small groups, they set up the experiment to determine the distance milk cartons will travel when hit by toy car....

Students distinguish and evaluate information from various sources and determine whether the information found is fiction or facts. They also view television shows, radio stations and newspaper articles Internet sites are also visited by...

Students consider the reasons behind the development of new towns around Glasgow and how they have developed over time. They place their information in context of the development of new towns today. Students view a film about the...

Students view a demonstration on Newton's Laws of Motion using a soda can.  In this Newton's law lesson students discuss what they learned from the demonstration.

Learners research information in their school.  In this school building lesson students answer questions about their school to see how it was made, how it operates and what the energy costs are. 

Students explore Rise and Run. In this math lesson, students use Rise and Run to find given slopes, they will use the slopes to calculate distances from point to point on graph paper.

Middle schoolers determine how forensics analyze handwriting samples. In this physical science lesson, students research how handwriting analyses help solve their assigned cases. They prepare a skit and present it in class.

Students identify the advantages and disadvantages of wind farms and turbines. They examine how weather conditions can affect their effectiveness and how engineers are trying to solve the problem. They discover how engineers use this...

A learning module that begins with the poem "There's a Certain Slant of Light" by Emily Dickinson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...

This algebra lesson explains how to find horizontal and slant (oblique) asymptotes when graphing rational functions.

A poem from Emily Dickinson, "There's a Certain Slant of Light", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Jan Stewart and can access a printable version of this piece.

This CoolMath resource provides information about horizontal asymptotes, a type of rational function.

The functions and graphs of functions with oblique asymptotes are explained with a step-by-step description of how to find oblique asymptotes and gives examples.

This fun activity helps you to understand the movement of the sun by studying shadows.

This lesson from a unit on American Transcendentalism focuses on Emily Dickinson and her poetry. It includes links to a Discovery Education video: "Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886: An Overview of Her Work" (registration required) and four of...

This lesson explains how to determine the slant asymptotes of a given rational function. It is 2 of 10 in the series titled "Slant Asymptotes."

This lesson explains how to determine the slant asymptotes of a given rational function. It is 3 of 10 in the series titled "Slant Asymptotes."

This lesson explains how to determine the slant asymptotes of a given rational function. It is 5 of 10 in the series titled "Slant Asymptotes."