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Market Day
Students visit their local grocery store and break into groups. Each group performs a different task while taking notes, and then returns back to the classroom to write about what they've witnessed.
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Words in the News Canada Elects New Government - 25 January 2006
Learners complete vocabulary and word work before reading an article about Canada. They work with word families by completing worksheets and complete a quiz after reading the article.
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Words in the News: Scientists Find Giant Squid
Learners discuss a headline of an article. In groups, they match the new vocabulary words with their definitions. They read an article about a giant squid and answer questions.
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Words in the News: England Wins The Ashes
Students discuss what they know about the game of cricket. In groups, they match new vocabulary words with their definitions. They read an article about England winning the Ashes and answer questions.
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Words in the News: Venezuela Plane Crash
Students discuss what can go wrong during a plane flight. In groups, they work together to match new vocabulary words to their definition. They read an article about a plane crash in Venezuela and answer questions.
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Arizona State Word Jumble
In this word scramble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell words associated with Arizona. Students complete 20 words.
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Hawaii Vocabulary Word Jumble
In this Hawaii vocabulary learning exercise, students unscramble the letters to spell words associated with the state of Hawaii. Students spell 20 words.
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Louisiana Cities Word Jumble
In this word jumble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to create words associated with the state of Louisiana. Students spell 20 words.
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Montana Cities Word Jumble
In this word jumble activity, students unscramble the letters to spell words associated with Montana. Students spell 20 words.
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Tennessee Cities Word Jumble
In this word jumble learning exercise, students unscramble the letters to spell cities in the state of Tennessee. Students spell 10 cities.
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Vermont Cities Word Jumble
In this word jumble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell the names of cities in the state of Vermont. Students spell 10 cities.
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Washington Vocabulary Word Jumble
In this word jumble activity, students unscramble the letters to spell words associated with the state of Washington. Students spell 20 words.
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Wisconsin Vocabulary Word Jumble
In this word jumble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell words associated with the state of Wisconsin. Students spell 20 words.
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The First Day
Young scholars explore the inauguration of George W. Bush, examine historical precedents, and devise inaugural proceedings for a person of their own choosing.
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Sunscapes
Students share their observations of the Sun, then analyze images collected by NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. They create exhibitions for presentations.
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Can You Find It?
Fourth graders discover how to do an Internet search. They reviewi traditional rescources used to find answers in the classroom and are introduced to electronic sources. They discuss terminology for navigating the Internet using the...
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Fraction King Lesson Plan
Students combine imagination, block manipulation, and computer applets to investigate fractions.
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Texas Industries Then and Now
Students identify contemporary economic counterparts to industries featured in Texas bird's-eye views by using this website and a "Goods and Services Data Collection Sheet."
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Words in the News First Woman Leads Baltimore Orchestra
Pupils complete vocabulary activities including worksheets in order to read an online article. They discuss typical male and female roles in a variety of situations.
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Land Grant Colleges
Students are introduced to the concept of land grant colleges which allowed agriculture to be brought into education. As a class, they create a timeline and compare and contrast the land grant colleges of 1890 and 1892. They use maps...
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Dream Houses
Students explore different types of homes and how the environment effects the types of houses people construct. In this houses lesson plan, students learn about environmental factors and cultural factors that play in to why people build...
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How Much Do I Know About Water?
Sixth graders explore ways to analyze the properties of water and examine the chemistry of water. In this water lesson students work in groups and complete several activities.
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How Much Do I Know About Water?
Sixth graders explore how water behaves on a penny. In this states of matter lesson, 6th graders observe water as they add drops to a penny. This lesson helps students apply the adhesive properties of water to the water cycle.
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Interactive Food Pyramid
Students participate in the game, "Talking Food Pyramid." In this nutrition lesson, students recognize the organization of foods in to five groups. Students conclude by physically classifying a selection of foods in two groups.