Students are introduced to the geography of Korea. Using the internet, they identify the weather and climate in the country and create a week weather chart for Korea's four seasons. They complete an interview with a local weatherman...

Students tour the school to find out where computers are being used. In groups students use a digital camera to take pictures of people on campus using computers. The students interview the people they take pictures of and then post the...

Ninth graders reflect back on a favorite place they knew as a child. Using Inspiration software, 9th graders write phrases that remind them of their favorite place. Students simulate being a reporter and interview other classmates...

Student teachers learn to focus on the needs of their students based on their differing ethnicities and learning abilities.

Young scholars investigate the concept of an autobiography and use the teacher as an example of how one is developed. They ask the teacher questions and take notes while the answers are given. This activity can be carried over to student...

Fourth graders research the Chicago Haymarket Riot of 1886. They read an account of this incident and brainstorm further details they want to know. Groups of students research and present the answers to their questions.

In the allegory worksheet students analyze Paulo Coelho's novel, The Alchemist. Students analyze allegorical elements by answering guided questions.

Students engage in a Webquest to discover their school and community. They interview staff members of the school, create maps and take digital photographs of the school. As they write about their school, they use Microsoft Word to...

Fourth graders, through a question and answer game format, learn facts about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

Students review the format used to write a friendly letter which they will use to write an e-mail. They use questioning techniques as they write a letter of inquiry using a number of drafts. Using a word processing program they develop...

Students discuss in open forum their favorite author and give reasons to back up their decisions. Students choose from a variety of writing prompts. Students prepare a series of questions that they might ask their favorite authors if...

Students investigate the personal benefits a person can attain from performing philanthropic acts. They think about opposing viewpoints regarding choices, decision-making and consequences. They interview a person regarding their...

Students are tasked with collecting data on their school. In groups, they collect data on various aspects of school life along with social and economic backgrounds and charactertics of their hair and eye color. They draw two pictures,...

Students brainstorm through playing a guessing game to determine the person they will be researching is Fidel castro. They review his background then hear a radio presentation from Castro then answer and discuss a given set of questions.

High schoolers discuss human pregnancy, average weight, length and premature birth rates. They review new vocabulary and read a text about the premature birth of a baby and then answer a given set of questions to check for reading...

Students, working in teams, assume they are the newly hired research director of a biotech firm interviewing the top two candidates for the position of research scientist. They evaluate the candidates and decide who should be hired based...

Students prepare a survey about voting habits in the community. Students give the survey to parents, teachers, business owners, and other voting age members of their community, and analyze the data.

High schoolers explain the confirmation process of presidential nominees to the Cabinet. They compose a list of questions to ask at a conformation hearing.

Students interview each other to get to know one another better. They discuss hobbies, achievements, sports, and music. Then they each write a poem about their partner.

Young scholars examine the election of 1960. For this US politics lesson students listen to a teacher driven lecture, take notes, engage in a class discussion and write a response to what they have learned regarding the 1960's...

Students research weather instruments. In this weather instructional activity, students use the Global Climate DVD and take notes on weather instruments. Students answer multiple choice questions on a worksheet.

Learners create a podcast about a current event in global politics. After reading newspaper articles concerning the state of emergency in Pakistan, students, working in groups, conduct an interview style podcast segment to be edited...

Students discuss their computer skills. They compare where they learned them, if boys learn them more easily, if they plan to become computer professionals, and differences in how boys and girls go about solving computer questions.

Students write a description of a person in their community. They brainstorm a list of role models and what qualities make a role model. They interview a panel of role models.