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Technology: Recipes Around the World
Students research international cuisine and create Web pages based on them. Once they have organized their findings, they demonstrate their research with a multimedia presentation. The project concludes with a party using food ...
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Building a Better Argument
Students create good arguments by exploring the basic structure of an arguments. They determine premises and conclusions for analyzing the effectiveness of arguments. In addition, they explore the differences between arguments and...
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Australian Aborigine Lizard Painting
Students become familiar with Australian "dot paintings." In this Australian Aboriginal Lizard painting lesson, students make illustration of three types of lizards and complete pictures using "dot painting." Students recognize the...
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History of the Telephone, Radio, and Light Bulb
Students research and discuss the history of the telephone, radio, and light bulb. In this invention history lesson plan, students access Internet sites to explore the inventors and the invention of the telephone, the radio, and the...
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February Civics Internet Hunt 2
In this government worksheet, students click on the links in the questions about civics and government to find the answers to the questions and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 7 questions total.
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Inventors and Inventions Internet Hunt
In this inventors and inventions Internet hunt activity, students answer 15 questions by using the links provided for Internet research. This page includes several links to helpful web resources.
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Native American Creation Stories: Matching
For this creation myths worksheet, students match the 15 Native American creation stories or characters listed with the appropriate 15 descriptions.
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Why do People Migrate?
Second graders examine the reasons for human migration. For this human migration lesson, 2nd graders make lists of reasons why people migrate. Students view pictures of people who have migrated and discuss why. Then the students watch a...
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Where Do You Live?
Students discuss the community in which they live. They take an observation field trip and then use paper and boxes to design and construct a model of their community.
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Who Is the Mature Adult
Students recognize terms and concepts that are key in defining older adult population. They distunguish important demographics that encourage a better understanding of the mature adult population.
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Sports Safety Posters
Students create posters highlighting sports safety tips. Discuss some general safety guidelines students must follow when playing sports in the gym or the schoolyard. Write students' responses on the board.
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Resume and Cover Letter
Students analyze and create their own resume and cover letter. In this job skills lesson, students analyze the components of a cover letter and resume and complete related activities. Students then draft their own cover letter and resume.
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Modern Japan: Tsunami Relief
High schoolers participate in a lesson that is concerned with modern day tsunami relief in Japan. They conduct research and chart the regional alert centers. Students also note the worldwide effort to help those in need.
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Discovering the Local Community
Third graders create a mini-atlas of the human and physical characteristics of their local community, which includes landforms, climate, vegetation, population, and economics. They use nonfiction map-related resources to obtain ...
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Cesar Chavez Quilt Stories
Students create a 'quilt' to represent what they remember about Ceasar Chaves. In this reading lesson, students also complete descriptions of the picture that they decided to draw.
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Heroes and Their Characteristics, Past and Present
Students create a PowerPoint presentation. In this Internet research and technology lesson plan, students pick a hero to research on the Internet. After conducting research, they create a PowerPoint presentation on the hero of their choice.
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Ancient Civilizations
Students examine the institutions and values of various ancient civilizations. They define civilization, read and discuss text, write journal entries, list the characteristics of a powerful society, and write a description of an event.
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The Early Development of Korea
Students examine the early development of the country of Korea. Using maps, they identify how geography of the country has contributed to its isolation. They use the internet to research how China influenced Korea and what achievements...
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North Korea and Nuclear Weapons Development
Young scholars analyze North Korea's history and their nuclear weapons development. They view a Power Point and work in groups to prepare official United Nations resolutions. After presenting and voting upon the final resolutions, they...
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Native Americans of the USA
Students, in cooperative groups, research a variety of Native American tribes on the Internet and complete corresponding activities. They participate in a play about Native Americans by Sandra Widener.
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Farming and the Services of a Community (Lesson 5)
Pupils identify different types of farms and services of a community. They use a pretend farm scenerio and a worksheet to distinguish between the different types of farms. They also practice using new vocabulary.
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Farming: Seasons on a Wheat Farm (Lesson 4)
Students explain the seasons on a wheat farm. They identify the uses of a grain elevator as well. They use a dry erase board to illustrate the seasons and the grain elevator in operation.
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Farming: Natural Resources (Lesson 2)
Students identify the types of natural resources. They explain the difference between weather and climate. They practice using a rain gauge and reading a thermometer.
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Christopher Columbus WebQuest
Fourth graders are introduced to the voyages of Christopher Columbus to the New World. In groups, they use the Internet to complete a WebQuest on what conditions were like on the ships. They write journal entries and complete a worksheet...