Students examine how archaeologists use artifacts to explore other people and their cultures. They discuss types of artifacts, analyze receipts for clues, and discuss how what the items bought reflect about people.

Learners design circuits to power 3-9 volt devices such as CD players or flashlights. After measuring the voltage and current requirements for the item, they design a loaded voltage-divided circuit to power it. Students work in teams to...

For this mathematics worksheet, 1st graders identify what time the concert starts and ends. Then they use a clock to act out the time and draw the hands on the clock to show when the concert will be over.

Mark Twain, the famous American author, is often studied in the school system. Use "The Prince and the Pauper" to analyze the differences between the text and its video version.  This lesson includes several culminating project...

Students engage in a lesson that is about the concept of measuring the statistical data of a population taken from a census. The data is interpreted and recorded looking for trends in subjects like world economy and job opportunities.

Third graders observe a math problem and discuss what it is and what they should do with it. They are introduced to the STAR steps for problem solving and discuss how to use it to answer math problems as well as incorporating some of the...

Students are given the "Pet Store Decisions" task sheet and a rubric that goes with it. Students discuss the task and make a plan for using the rubric sheet to complete the task. Students formulate questions, studies and data collection...

Students investigate the patterns of different data sets of numbers. They use critical thinking skills in order to find the missing numbers in any given set. This lesson helps to develop the skill of number sense.

Learners examine the different types of polygons and their characteristics. In this polyhedrons lesson, students discuss the derivations of specific models of polyhedrons. Learners work in pairs to make a copy of a polygon...

Students combine different foods to make possible lunches and determine the specific combinations of lunches that can be made from a finite set of foods.

In this math worksheet, students read the discussion about the importance of games. They create a game as directed. They also read the rules for the Pascal Triangle.

Eighth graders discover how to compute the perimeter, area, and volume of different objects. With partners, they find and calculate the perimeter , area, and volume of 10 items each and exchange information. Students compile their...

Students complete activities to learn a phenomenological approach to polygons. In this polygons lesson, students use the materials in the directions to make demonstration models. Students use a wooden wagon model and liquid to learn...

Students investigate test scores taken to obtain academic strengths and weaknesses. They practice looking at the scores in order to interpret the results. Students use time for class discussion and planning study strategies to target...

Double click that mouse because you just found an amazing lesson! This cross-curricular Ornithology lesson incorporates literature, writing, reading informational text, data collection, scientific inquiry, Internet research, art, and...

Sixth graders plan trip for family of four, and choose best travel plan by studying maps, considering different routes, and visiting Web sites to get airline and travel schedules.

Young scholars study the life and biology of the Channel Catfish. In this aquatic biology lesson, students will examine the external and internal features of the catfish along with their breeding habits and environment. This lesson...

In this problem solving strategies practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.

Students complete activities to examine the properties of water. In this water science lesson, students read a book about water's forms and study a map or globe of the Earth to investigate water. Students discuss living things that need...

Young scholars study about animals that have lived in Nebraska in the past, and animals that currently live in Nebraska. They examine how animal life changed since the early beginnings and what has caused these changes?

Second graders are introduced to different types of motion. They make rolling spider toys and race them on different surfaces to invsetigate forces and motion. Pupils make glue "spider webs" for their spiders after testing different...

Need a lesson to fuel young minds? A variety of hands-on activities is sure to get your class fired up! Beginning with an introductory slideshow and culminating with group presentations, the week-long unit has something for everyone....

Learners use the information they were able to discover from elders and community members as a basis for their study of ows. This lesson leads to a time of sharing with the elders and community members who provided information to Students.

Young scholars show through art how major human events have changed American Culture. Students write in a journal to keep track of studying that is done during the unit. They also create an oral report.