Students appreciate how families are important to the expansion and progress of a country. In this biographies lesson, students read a biography and write their biographies including photos. Students create family trees.

Students experiment with milk to understand the importance of pasteurization. In this pasteurization activity, students learn background knowledge about bacteria in milk and the process of pasteurization. They complete an experiment to...

Learners explore the water cycle using educational resources. In this water cycle lesson, students use a global climate DVD to complete a scavenger hunt on the hydrologic (water) cycle.

Students conduct an online experiment to discover what happens to solids, liquids and gases in different temperatures. In this states of matter lesson, students get into pairs and work in a virtual laboratory to manipulate...

In this electrical circuit worksheet, learners answer a series of 13 open-ended questions about digital-to-analog converter circuits. They analyze schematics in order to answer the questions. This worksheet is printable and the answers...

Students use various primary sources on the Internet to travel on the Underground Railroad

Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this Underground Railroad instructional activity, students examine the attributes and function of the Underground Railroad...

Students explore the impact of nonviolence during Gandhi's Free India movement.  In this World History activity, students complete several activities including research, class discussions and a multimedia project, all centered...

Students investigate the water cycle. In this water cycle science lesson plan, students participate in a series of activities that demonstrate evaporation, precipitation, and condensation.  Students describe their observations using...

Students study light. In this lesson plan on light, students discuss how flat and angled mirrors reflect light and draw a picture showing how a mirror reflects light into an eye. 

Students build simple mobiles. For this equilibrium lesson, students investigate the functions of three types of levers as they analyze artwork by Alexander Calder. Students then create their own simplified mobiles.

Students compare and contrast the flawed families in two plays. In this American drama lesson plan, students read Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Long Day's Journey into Night. Students research information about the playrights and examine the...

Young scholars discover how to write fables. In this writing skill lesson, students review the literary elements of fables and take all of the steps in the writing process to create their own fables.

Students explore Chinese instruments. In this Chinese instrument music lesson, students listen to a performance by Liu Fang and describe the sounds they hear. Students classify western and Chinese instruments according to their...

Young scholars explore water properties by conducting a class experiment. For this buoyancy lesson, students utilize freshwater, saltwater, plastic cups, hard boiled eggs and food coloring to experiment with the floating capabilities of...

Students discuss emotion, draw pumpkin faces and write about the way their pumpkin is feeling. In this emotions lesson, students make pumpkin faces and match pumpkin seeds to a card with seeds.

Students study the effects of dietary supplements on bodily functions.  In this health lesson students calculate their caloric needs and research dietary supplements. 

Tenth graders discuss the importance of email communication for them. In this english lesson, 10th graders write an essay about the advantages and disadvantages of TV. They create a press release announcing a building construction.

First graders participate in a variety of activities that feature the consonant blend 'st'. They read "Stan the Squid" and "Stella Started for the Station", answer comprehension questions for the stories, manipulate beginning sounds and...

Students write a script of a play using Freytag's Pyramid on plot.  In this scriptwriting instructional activity, students read a play and participate in a lecture/discussion about the main components of a play and the basis of...

Students bring a favorite photograph to class and discuss what they see and don't see in the photos. They brainstorm with the teacher on the overhead and then translate the information into poetic form.

Students role play one of the three given situations. They discover how to deal with a conflict in a positive way. They discuss the role of radon in their community and complete another role-play scenerio.