In this driving terms learning exercise, students draw a line from the driving terms to the matching definitions. There are 11 terms to match on this learning exercise.

In this 4th grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice worksheet, students read 2 fictional selections and respond to multiple choice and open-ended questions regarding the pieces. Students also read 2...

Young scholars simulate a course with and without a guide as if they were an airplane with and without air traffic control. They read and discuss the article "For Airlines, Hands-On Air Traffic Control". They discuss challenges that air...

Learners draw pictures to generate ideas about a character. They use prewriting skills to plan written work. They then dictate or write detailed descriptions of familiar person, places, objects, or experiences.

Students examine debris, what it is, where it comes from and where they go.  In this debris instructional activity students view a video, answer questions and discuss what they learned.

Learners consider the plight of those who walked the Trial of Tears. For this Indian Removal lesson, students compare statistics regarding Indian survival rates.

Eighth graders examine the educational system for free African-Americans in Baltimore in the early 19th century.  In this American History lesson, 8th graders read a handout and answer focus questions.  Students analyze...

Student study the local landscape of Boyle Heights, California and draw a sketch of the area. Students use map making skills in this activity. Studient make a portfolio of information and photographs they accumulate over time on the area.

Fourth graders examine the different types of settlements used in Utah. They take a community map of Utah past and present and compare the two. They create a model of the early types of settlements used by pioneers in Utah.

Students use the internet to examine what happens at an archeological dig site. In groups, they practice measuring a 2x2 meter square unit and gridding it out as an archeologist would do. They review the possible solutions at the end of...

Young scholars discover how European values dominated colonial life. They also examine the effects of slavery in the Americas. Students compare the planning of their home town with that of colonial Williamsburg. They locate key sites...

Students explore potential issues of a water shortage.  In this water conservation lesson, students brainstorm the many uses of water and what life would be like if there was not enough water available.

Students explore Mount St. Helens' quiet eruption of 2004-2005. They examine different types of eruptions and then present creative first-hand accounts of different volcanic eruptions in history.

Students explore graping linear equations and their relevance to real life situations. After a teacher led demonstration, students work at their desks and on the board to plot points and determine the slope of a line. Students then...

Students view an episode of "Eastenders." They look at how the programme is structured in terms of individual scenes. Students view the opening of the soap and the significane of the theme music. They look at the characters and trace the...

This true-or-false exercise for English language learners tests their map-reading and listening skills. Using a small street map for visual reference, students answer a series of true/false questions about locations on the map.

This site has an exercise designed for English language learners that tests map reading and survival listening skills. The exercise incorporates a small street map. Students listen to statements about the map, then, using the map for...

A street map of the business district of Hartford Connecticut, from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing the Park River, Capitol building, the suggested Blue Book routes in the city, and the direction of travel on one-way...

Students learn how to identify the major features in a topographical map. They learn that maps come in a variety of forms: city maps, road maps, nautical maps, topographical maps, and many others. Map features reflect the intended use....

A map of England (Britannia) under the Roman Empire, from the time of the first invasion by Julius Caesar (55 BC) extending to the invasion of the Saxons (AD 449). The Roman Period of control of Britannia is generally considered AD 43 to...

A map of Birmingham, Alabama from 1886 showing the city limits at the time, the outlying neighborhoods of Smithfield, Avondale, East Birmingham, and North Birmingham, streets and street names, Union train depot and rail routes, the...

A map from 1911 of the vicinity of St. Louis, Missouri, showing major streets and roads, railroads and stations, neighboring cities and towns, parks, and major landmarks. The map shows St. Louis, Missouri, separated by the Mississippi...

A map of the Borough of Manhattan from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing the Hudson River, East River, principal streets and avenues, ferry crossings, bridges, and major landmarks.

A plan of the Russian city of Nijni-Novgorod (Nizhny-Novgorod, earlier Gorky) from 1903, showing streets, rivers, railways and station, wharfs, and landmarks. On this map, the bridge across the Oka River is shown as a bridge of boats, or...