Eighth graders examine the role of Indiana soldiers at the Battle of Vicksburg. In this American Civil War activity, 8th graders listen to a lecture about the involvement of Indiana soldiers in the battle and then analyze letters written...

Students read a New York Times article and investigate a variety of emissions that contribute to global warming. They participate in a mock international summit in which they present recommendations for reversing the global warming trend.

Students analyze three different ways a story is told, determine truth and fiction in each story, and discover and apply techniques to narrate a good story. Students listen to Bob Dylan's "The Hurricane" and watch the "R" rated movie,...

Seventh graders define metacognition, Bloom's Taxonomy, and artifacts. They, in groups, try to identify a mystery artifact using the Artifact Analysis sheet. They present their findings to the class.

In this solving linear equations activity, 9th graders solve and complete 6 different types of problems. First, they maintain a balance on both sides of the equation so that each side remains equal. Then, students apply mathematical...

Students practice speaking and reading in English and are introduced to some vocabulary and traditions connected to Christmas celebrations.

First graders examine the use of number lines in problem solving situations in this series of lessons. They participate in activities in which they move forward and backward on number line on the playground before doing paper and pencil...

Students explore  the pros and cons of bio-fuel use. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students visit selected websites to discover what bio-fuels are and the effect they may have on the environment.

Students organize and present a short expository speech. They select a topic, conduct research, create electronic notes or note cards, and present their information to the class.

Pupils explore the ways in which voice quality and intonation can convey meaning.

Students read and discuss articles about the Chinese New Year.

Students consider a moral dilemma and state their response in English. They practice using a conditional phrase "if...then"

Fourth graders discover how to apply the Cartesian coordinate system by figuring out the length and width of their school playground. They determine that pacing is an important tool for the initial mapping of a site. Students conduct a...

Students read short stories that are related to adolescent issues and behaviors. In groups, they review the elements of a short story and vocabulary they might need while reading. To end the lesson plan, they read "Sir Tatton Sykes"...

For this precalculus worksheet, students find the solutions to polar equations for the 3 detailed problems using the coordinates and graphing calculators.

For this comparing ratios worksheet, students solve and complete 3 different problems using the screens shown. First, they write a ratio that compares the shaded part to unshaded part illustrated. Then, students use the same grid to...

Students investigate birthdays.  In this literacy cross curriculum lesson, students listen to the book Arthur's Birthday by Marc Brown.  Students re-read the book orally, graph birthdays, design a word search, and create...

Students explore vocabulary connected to sleep. They participate in a sleep questionnaire, ask and answer questions for the questionnaire, read an article, answer discussion questions, and identify sleep vocabulary from the article.

Third graders explore America's history prior to 1492. This unit of six lessons identifies five regions of the United States and assists students in the development of an understanding of the Native Americans who lived in the regions.

In this precalculus activity, students investigate functions and determine which functions are sinusoids. They estimate the amplitude, phase shift, and period of each function. Students explore the sums of sine and cosine functions....

Students explore ethics. In this business ethics lesson plan, students discuss corporate responsibilities to society as they read selected articles on the topic.  Students consider various scenarios that encourage authentic...

Students investigate international aid by researching the history of Angola.  In this world crisis lesson plan, students investigate the history, civil wars and poor economy of Angola and discuss ways to turn the poor nation around....

Sixth grade students: design a stained glass window, submitting their initial plan detailing the measurements of all lines and angles. Seventh grade students: create a scale drawing of their own geometric family of four members.

Tenth graders analyze primary sources.  In this Current Events lesson, 10th graders write a short two - three paged paper answering a specific question.  Students prepare a fact sheet for the class detailing points that support...