Students discuss the importance of having a strong parent-teacher relationship. They brainstorm ways to build and strengthen the relationship with their child's teacher. Groups of students role play the different methods of...

Students, pursuing childcare careers, discover the purposes and procedures for observing children. After examining various Websites, they construct electronic portfolios which are available for parents to inspect. Finally, students...

Students discover that pressure increases the deeper the ocean becomes. They determine how water pressure differs at various depths by observing water flow.

Students examine samples of common dust from their homes and school under a microscope. Students describe their samples including the location from where they were collected, and compare their samples to make hypotheses about their...

Students analyze the components of supervision and apply them to their observations of interns.

Students are given a pond snail in a clear glass and asked to make observations on the snail's form and behavior. One of the key ideas is that seemly common subjects (like snails) often have surprising or interesting properties.

Students determine the appropriate clothing for warm and cold weather. In this weather and clothing lesson, students draw and describe appropriate clothing for cold and warm weather.

Students explain the meaning of the following terms associated with the modern Civil Rights movement: segregation; integration; civil rights; civil disobedience.

Students participate in a hands-on experiment to observe mealworms going through a life cycle. Students conduct the experiments at home on their own and record their predictions and observations on student worksheets

The experiment allows students to observe regeneration of tailless and headless worm segments into complete individuals. Data of a completed experiment are included as well as a student activity sheet.

Students experiment with water density, temperature and salinity. In this water lesson plan, students observe how the coldest water sinks to the bottom of a test tube, and how saltwater sinks in comparison to freshwater.

Middle schoolers monitor local surface weather conditions for at least 30 days. They interpret the data by graphing it and detemining percentages.

Students create a Student Safety Committee. In this lesson for science lab activities, students discuss the communication skills required to help each other in the science lab. Students analyze their classmates' response to a...

Students develop an awareness of the evolution of the scientific method. They facilitate the student's knowledge of looking at variables from different perspectives. Students develop their abilities to defend their ideas with facts or...

Students construct sets of numbers up to 10, write the numerals up to 10, and count up to 10 rationally. They use ten frames and also make bean sticks. Communication is the Process Standard featured in this lesson. Finally, students...

Students study animals and their behaviors.  In this animal behavior lesson students divide into groups and collect data and research animal behaviors. 

Second graders make weather observations and record data. They use the internet to get data on the weather. After 5 days students predict the weather for the next 3 days.

Students read the book the Dirt Boy. For this design and problem solving lesson, students create a way to clean muddy water. Students give their ideas and discuss them. The teacher shows a filter and demonstrates what it does to the...

Fourth graders observe mealworms over a period of time and record any changes they observe. They record any changes in color, length, behavior, and any other noticeable changes, identify the stages of the mealworms, and create a chart...

Fifth graders investigate how clouds and fog are made of tiny droplets of water. They discuss how clouds and fog are formed, then conduct an experiment in which they observe what happens when an ice cube is placed on top of a bottle...

Young scholars learn the four concepts of flight; drag, lift, thrust, and weight. In this scientific inquiry lesson plan, students participate in a flight activity where they jump as high as they can to stamp a large sheet of paper and...

Third graders develop an appreciate for the various cultures that are present in their local community. Through reading and research, they explain how various culture came to live in their area. At the conclusion of the unit, 3rd...

Second graders run for various offices. They dress up like a politician, pretend to be running for an office, and tell the students why they should vote for him/her. They explain why it is necessary for a community to have a government

Students collect a variety of drawings of dinosaurs and maps of a zoo. Students observe an animal in motion during a field trip to a zoo from reproducible worksheets. Students study about the process by which scientists and film...