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Goal Setting and Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
Goal setting activities can be great for both teachers and students.
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"The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton
Learners estimate the distance in miles between Tulsa, Oklahoma and Manhattan, Kansas. They gather and graph data on gangs in both areas.
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You G.O.T. It!
Students complete a T-chart graphic organizer to synthesize and separate information which they have collected.
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Bigger Than Life, But Not Necessarily Better
Pupils evaluate images of health in American society, then students examine where one develops his or her views about health.
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Who Is Who? What Do They Do?
Second graders create rhymes in order to remember the names of representatives and executives in our government at the state level.
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Lincoln's Spot Resolutions
Students examine the controversy and varying points of view leading up to the 19th century Mexican War. They research examples of anti-war movements throughout history and write editorials about their findings.
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New Deal Agencies
Students identify examples of government intervention during crisis. In this New Deal instructional activity, students play a game to place descriptions and names to abbreviations of New Deal Agencies. Students interview a person who...
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Who Knew What When?
Pupils define words of relevance to the stock market and fair trading. They explore the significant events surrounding the charges brought against Martha Stewart as a means of learning how the stock market is governed.
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Aboriginal Societies of Canada
Fourth graders study Aboriginal Societies in Canada and do an oral presentation to the class.
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Effects of the Sun on Our Planet
Students examine the effect of different types of light on the Earth. They discover the role of evaporation and the effects of the sun on the magnetosphere. They also observe different solar phenomena.
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The Long Road to Coffee
Students organize picture cards of the sequene of how food gets from a farm to their home. They then sequence cards of how coffee grown in Colombia gets to their home comparing the differences.
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Virtual Scavenger Hunt
Students use their books and the Internet to explore and find specific information about the Native Americans that were in Florida during the 1500's.
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Amazing Aztecs
Learners embark on a web quest in order to discover the mysteries of the Aztec civilization. In this ancient civilization lesson, students visit the provided seven websites in order to fill in each incomplete paragraph with the...
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Improving the Quality of Life
Pupils examine the contributions to medicine, science, and technology by individuals of diverse backgrounds.
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Heroes and Heroines of the Underground Railroad System (UGRR)
Fourth graders choose one leader, either Tubman or Coffin, and write a persuasive summary paragraph that explains why the leader displays the character traits of a hero/heroine in the UGRR
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"Double Jeopardy" Class Review
Sixth graders participate in "Double Jeopardy," which is a game show type of question/answer game used to review a chapter/unit/region assessment. students use the five themes of geography as the basis for their required number of...
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Mapping the 'Utah War'
Eleventh graders examine the contributions of Native American Indians, explorers, and Utah's pioneers.
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Eureka!
Students chose a book they are interested in. They are given specific instructions to complete a project. They are tested on the book's material.
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Computer Technology Bingo
Students review new vocabulary from their computer technology class. In groups, they participate in a bingo game in which they define terms from a worksheet. They are assessed based on an attached rubric and discuss any terms they are...
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Everything Weather
Fourth graders use print and electronic media to find the following essential elements of these storms: characteristics, effects, safety and preparation, and interesting facts. A graphic organizer is used to gather and record this key...
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An Ad for an Element
Students prepare an ad for an element, including properties and uses, in an attention getting format such as that used in the advertising business.
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Penguin Paradise
First graders discover where penguins live, what they look like, what kinds of food they eat, and other interesting facts. They communicate statements of information through the composition of a one paragraph summary about a penguin.
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Sunspot Classification
Young scholars study classification schemes for identifying sunspots. They distinguish between sunspot unbrae and penunbrae, measure sunspots, and compare them to the size of the Earth. They complete a worksheet showing classification of...
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Rice Plantation
Eighth graders study the importance of rice as a cash crop and the crop's dependency on slave labor during the settlement of coastal South Carolina. They explain the importance of the rice plantations to South Carolina's colonial economy.