Students explore the examples of innovative technology found on the AT&T Labs Technology Showcase Demos website. They look at communciation patterns. They write in their science journal the problem it is intended to solve and a...

Students construct clay boats and predict whether the boats will sink or float. Students will hypothesize what caused the boats to sink or float.

Students identify objects that are the same shape and size. They compare and contrast attributes of two-and three-dimensional objects using appropriate vocabulary. Pupils justify an extension of a geometric pattern to explain what was...

Students explore quilting. They read and discuss the book, Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. They research African American quilting traditions on the Internet and name three common qualities in quilts. They create a quilt block...

Students study weather and define the appropriate dress for various weather patterns. In this weather and clothing lesson, students discuss wearing appropriate clothes for specific weather. Students use the weather board to determine the...

Seventh graders investigate the strength of the muscular system. They explore voluntary and involuntary muscle movement and discuss the types of muscles: cardiac or heart, skeletal, and smooth. They visit stations to answer questions...

Students are introduced to raptors and their role in the environment. They identify three characteristics of raptors and list several types of raptors found in nature. They discuss their positive and negative experiences with raptors and...

In this geometry lesson, pupils trace the capital letter "T" in different directions to learn how a shape is congruent. Students trace this letter on a sheet of paper, then turn, flip it, and trace it in different directions, only to...

Fifth graders, working in pairs, select and observe fish in the Aquademics aguarium. They record their observations on worksheets and make graphs displaying the frequency of various fish behaviors. Students then discuss their...

Students make chocolate chip cookies. In this cooking lesson, students follow a recipe by doing each step in sequence.

Students analyze the costs and benefits that are involved with owning a business. They create their own decision making grid and identify their trade-offs. They also identify the opportunity costs involved in owning their own business.

In this motion worksheet, students will read 8 statements about displacement and velocity and determine if the statement is true or false. Then students will fill in the blank for 8 statements on motion. Finally, students will compare...

Pupils fill out job applications for openings as sales clerk and stocker. They role play being the "Boss" to critique job applications.

Learners consider the stories of two immigrants and translate their past, present and future into original pieces of writing or artwork.

Students draw pictoral representations of a reading selection they read in order to recall information. In this picture mapping lesson plan, students use pictures to comprehend what they read and sequence the pictures as well.

Students study the carbon cycle and how it cycles through our environment.  In this carbon cycle lesson students play a game that allows them to discover that carbon can take many forms and that there is not a set path.

Fifth graders grasp the concept of reading with expression. They express words through their voice. Students discover expressive words when reading a poem or book. They read A Light in the Attic by Shel Siverstein.

In this grammar instructional activity, students underline the subject and choose the appropriate verb in parentheses that makes twenty-five sentences grammatically correct.

Fourth graders read chapter 13 and 14 of The Secret School and answer discussion questions as they read. In this reading lesson plan, 4th graders also write a summary of what they read and go over vocabulary.

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

Learners create scale models of the planets out of clay and compare them to the real planets.

Pupils explore plea bargaining and list the advantages and disadvantages of it.

Students listen to the song "Waltzing Matilda" in order to become familiar with some Australian words.

Middle schoolers reduce fractons.  In this fractions instructional activity, students visit a given website and perform directed activities.  They reduce fractions to their lowest terms.  Middle schoolers complete...