Students make connections between the rule and reign of Julius Caesar and the leaders of other countries. They then create a news show that communicates their understanding of four essential questions that are included in the lesson.

Students examine the life, contributions, and influence of Teddy Roosevelt. They view a slideshow lecture and take notes on a handout, filling in the blanks on the handout. Students then write a persuasive letter to a governmental...

Students observe, speculate, analyze and evaluate conclusions about Mississippi River locations as well as illustrate their findings in drawings. They enhance themselves with their surroundings and landscape pictures at various places...

Pupils create graphs using NASA data, compare ozone levels of several U.S. cities, analyze and evaluate the data and predict trends based on the data, and discuss and describe how human activities have modified Earth's air quality.

Sixth graders examine what happens to the body as they age. After discussing factors that contribute to loss of fitness as individuals age, they plan an active activity for their family. They also plan a healthy snack or lunch so they...

First graders study the basic needs of animals and compare them to human needs. They make bird feeders using milk carton and pine cones. They review the basic needs of food, water, air, and shelter and discuss what happens when animals...

High schoolers read and comprehend materials written for French native speakers; use cognates and contextual visual clues to derive meaning from texts that contain unfamiliar words, expressions, and structures; identify subtleties of...

Fifth graders explore the use of fossil fuels and relate it to effects on the environment.

First graders evaluate what it takes for a seed to become a plant. They brainstorm what they know, discuss what they want to know and interact with a Plant WebQuest that indicates what they have learned. They also examine how we get the...

Learners create model societies. In this social identity instructional activity, students conduct research so that they can plan and present model societies to their classmates. The societies must include information regarding how their...

Learners examine basic electrical components. They build a simple electrical circuit which rings a buzzer. They experiment with conducting and nonconducting materials.

Students learn the fundamentals and daily applications of simple machines.

Eleventh graders examine the 1950's.  In this American History lesson plan, 11th graders explore the key vocabulary for the unit.  Students research the new technology that existed in the 1950's. 

Students explore sound wave motion and conduct simple experiments to demonstrate how sound travels.

Students investigate about the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., watching video clips from unitedstreaming. They identify ways that they can help make Martin Luther's dream of peace a reality. Pupils identify contributions that...

Learners explore the ocean in this earth science lesson. They use the Internet to gather information on parts of the ocean including the beach, ocean floor, continental shelf, trenches, and the animals that inhabit these parts.