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Create and Analyze Rectangular Patterns
Learners explore the concept of geometric patterns. For this geometric pattern lesson, students use Microsoft Excel to explore geometric patterns. Learners analyze growth rates of pattern growth. Students create their own patterns...
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Pump It Up
Students study the anatomy and functions of a heart. In this heart study lesson, students read a book about the heart and study a plaster heart model. Students take their own pulse in various stages of rest as well as active...
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Lesson Six
Students investigate the importance of ocean resources and what humans need to do to maintain a healthy ocean. In this oceans lesson students participate in an activity after viewing a PowerPoint presentation on the Earth's...
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Getting Familiar with Fractals
Students use the Internet to answer lab questions about fractals, and then construct fractals using the initial stage and iteration rule. They complete tables and generate rules for the "nth" term and create their own fractals.
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The Camelot Times: Writing a Newspaper
Students create and publish a newspaper based on Arthurian literature and history. After completing a class read of "King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table," students work in groups to write an article based on their...
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Unit Planning For Social Studies
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the skill of unit planning. They practice developing multiple lesson plans based upon one unifying theme that becomes the unit. They practice a Jeopardy Game lesson plan to model the...
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Canada's Immigration patterns: 1950 to Present
Students examine the changing immigration pattern of Canada. In this immigration instructional activity, students use statistical data from a web-site to complete a worksheet and graph their findings.
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Star Party- Closing Lesson
Students study the stars and galaxies. In this universe lesson students complete their unit by participating in an evening bonfire to share what they learned.
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Math: Will The Airplane Get Off the Ground?
Students use data from real-life models to calculate and compare the force required for an airplane of a given weight to become airborne. They use a graphing calculator to evaluate data and use the World Wide Web to access data.
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How do protons stick together in a nucleus?
Students explain that the Standard Model of the atom includes particles beyond protons, neutrons, and electrons. They describe the nucleus as conglomeration of quarks that manifest themselves as protons and neutrons.
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A Funny Taste
Students participate in a demonstration that illustrates the relative amounts of salt in various bodies of water including the Dead Sea, Sallt Lake, Ocean water and distilled water. They taste and compare various mixtures.
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What Color is Your Air Today?
Students investigate air quality. They analyze Air Quality Index data tables, interpret the graphs, complete a worksheet, and discuss trends in air quality.
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What Did I Touch Today?
Second graders describe and adopt behaviors for health and safety. They explore what germs are and how they can make you sick. Through graphing activities, 2nd graders examine the way germs travel and what they can do to prevent the...
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Beach Theme
Students practice b words, search for sea shells, write on beach post cards, and more, all to learn about the beach. Students also wear sun hats around the room.
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Launches for the Stars
Students are introduced to rockets and the space shuttle program. After viewing a 1960s show, they examine the role and history of NASA and how it evolved into having a space shuttle program. In groups, they create their own model rocket...
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The Soup Roll
Fifth graders roll different sized cans down an inclined ramp in order to determine if the contents of a can affect the speed at which is rolls. In this physics lesson, 5th graders work in small groups to send each can down the ramp...