Learners will create a career information center.  In this careers lesson, students research careers on a local and national level and create a help wanted ad for an occupation of personal interest.   Learners create a...

Here is a week-long lesson on the roles of family members designed for first graders. In it, learners share stories of their families, listen to books about families read to them by their teacher, complete homework assignments and...

Students explore archeologists and anthropologists and the tools and methods they use to gather and interpret scientific evidence. They research current archaeological excavations and contact the scientists working at these digs.

Fourth graders examine the history of the tortilla and extend the study across the curriculum. In this history of the tortilla activity, 4th graders research the background of the tortilla, determine the ingredients, and work with the...

Fifth graders participate in a variety of math and language arts activities based on chocolate.

Students work in teams to research specific landforms in Great Lakes Watershed, compile information into data table, and write legend explaining landform for children's book. Students then research area surrounding landform, compile...

In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 14 multiple choice questions about Tsao Hsueh-Chin's Dream of the Red Chamber. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 13 multiple choice questions based on the Transcendentalist literary movement. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

In this literature learning exercise, students respond to 14 short answer and essay questions about John Fowles's The French Lieutenant's Woman. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the...

In this online interactive worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Foucault's Madness and Civilization. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.

For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions about Wharton's The House of Mirth. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 11 multiple choice questions about Ellison's Invisible Man. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Students explore U.S. history by reading a Native American tale in class. In this cultural storytelling lesson, students read the story How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun and discuss the characters and themes of the Native American...

In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about Whitman's Leaves of Grass. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Pygmalion. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Students discuss newspapers and water and work in groups to develop their own paper focusing on water issues. In this journalism lesson, students discuss the value of newspapers and water as an issue. They work as a group to develop a...

Students explore human behavior by exploring mental and physical disabilities. In this learning disability lesson, students identify the different disabilities students have which prevent them from working at the same pace as the rest of...

Seventh graders engage in a variety of activities in the study of Native Americans and the times of the early explorers. They create art, write in journals, and study how art influences society.

Students use photos of sailors and workers in the shipbuilding industry as a reference point to generate questions and investigate the working conditions for resource industry workers in 19th and 20th centruy Atlantic Canada and the...

Students write a theme statement for a collection of diverse objects. Using the internet, they research and write descriptions of various artifact. They role play the role of a museum curator and produce a museum style exhibition. ...

Students review and use the information from previous lessons about their county. In groups, they write articles for various sections of a class newspaper. They review and edit each others work and publish their newspaper using a desktop...

Students explore the Census Bureau's Homepage on the Internet to gather data regarding trends in population, poverty guidelines, and social characteristics between caucasians and minorities. The data is used to investigate evidence for...

Students work in groups in order to brainstorm the type of criteria needed to assess the quality of a secondary school. They use several case studies to establish the context for coming up with ideas. Then students conduct research into...