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Journalists Under Fire
Students research current events in relation to the United States military. In this current event lesson, students find out what is going on in the war and use what they find to explain and debate their stance on current events.
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Raising Cane: Building a Cane Flute From Scratch
Eighth graders create their own cane flute. They use a model flute to gain the correct measurements and use the scientific method to construct the flute to have sound quality and pitch accuracy.
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Encounter with an Interviewer
Students read the Mark Twain short story, Encounter with an Interviewer. They study "the interview" and discuss the role of the interviewer and the person being interviewed. They conduct mock interviews, constructing questions and...
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The Student Newspaper on World War I
Students explore WW I through the publication of a completely student-compiled newspaper.
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Medicine: Then and Now
Students read ancient Greek texts to explore ancient healing practices and compare them to those of modern times. They explain Greek healing practices for wounds.
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Adaptable Mandibles
Young scholars define adaptation and highlight example of adaptation in birds and other animals. They study feeding techniques of seabirds and investigate the effect that trash has on wildlife.
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Landfills
Students explore the roles of sanitary landfills. They diagram the construction of a landfill and visit a local landfill.
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Awareness of Pre-algebra Concepts
Students work in a cooperative group of three to solve algebraic equations with roles assigned for manipulator, recorder, and checker. They utilize hands-on learning materials imbedded in the lesson plan.
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Biome Exchange: Send the Stuff Not The Kids
Young scholars exchange information with students from various geographic biomes. They explore the unique ecologically significant features of the biomes and share with other young scholars.
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The Judiciary in American History
Students investigate the influence of political and societal forces on judicial decisions. Among the topics they examine are the selection of judges and the cause and effect relationship between politics, society, and the law. to...
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Actions
In this vocabulary worksheet, middle schoolers answer 8 yes or no questions about the action in the illustrations. Questions are simple in construction, illustrations are black and white.
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Prepositions
For this preposition worksheet, students read 10 prepositions and match them to the picture that correctly illustrates the word. This is intended for ESL students but can be used by all.
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Prepositions Match
In this prepositions activity, students read 10 prepositions and match them to the pictures that best illustrate each one. This is intended for ESL students.
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Christmas Celebration
In this Christmas word and picture matching worksheet, students read 9 phrases pertaining to Christmas. Students match these to the pictures that illustrate their meanings.
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My Worksheet
In this vocabulary learning exercise, learners match nine common classroom commands to their illustrations. The learning exercise is intended for use with English language learners.
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Toys
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match names of nine toys with their pictures. The toy names include: bicycle, yo-yo, doll, car, soccer ball, kite, and a robot.
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Food
In this vocabulary learning exercise, students match names of ten food items with their names. The learning exercise is intended for use with English language learners.
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What Do They Look Like?
In this vocabulary worksheet, students select the ending to each sentence that best matches the picture. There are eight multiple choice questions.
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People
In this language acquisition worksheet, students select the best answer from four choices to complete each sentence. Sentences describe pictures that are included beside each. There are four possible predicate phrases for students to...
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Illness
For this word and picture matching worksheet, students analyze 10 pictures of children with a variety of illness (stomach ache, headache, cough, etc.). Students match the pictures with the words that name each illness.
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Classroom Command
In this classroom commands word and picture matching worksheet, learners analyze 10 pictures that depict children doing tasks in the classroom. Students match the pictures with "classroom commands" such as "sit down," "raise your hand"...
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Transportation
In this transportation worksheet, students analyze 10 pictures of forms of transportation. Students match these to the words that describe them.
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How Many of Your Classmates... (VII)
In this surveying classmates worksheet, students poll their peers to find out the names of those who prefer any of the 8 given activities or interests. Example: "like Hello Kitty," "do karate."
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Addition and Subtraction
In this addition and subtraction worksheet, students analyze a math sentence such as: 16+2 = 12-6. Students solve the problems on each side of the equal sign, and mark "true" if the answers are the same and "false" if they are different....