Middle schoolers research weather proverbs and determine the scientific validity of 3 weather proverbs. They write an essay presenting their reasoning. They interview elderly people to graph the most frequently heard proverbs and...

Students analyze the impact that e-commerce has in their community, as well as in small traditional communities that one might not expect to be part of the dot-com marketplace. They develop business plans for imagined businesses.

Students discover historical and current issues regarding First Nations Treaties. In this Canadian history lesson, students read and analyze treaties made between the Canadian government and the native people of the land. Students...

In this autumn leaves worksheet, students document when trees begin to change colors in the fall and when the tree is completely bare. Students collect this data in a graphic organizer.

In this vocabulary from Mr Putter and Tabby by Cynthia Rylant worksheet, students cut out the squares with vocabulary words, alphabetize them, and create sentences using them. Students write 11 sentences.

In this rock vocabulary worksheet, students cut out the ten vocabulary word cards and use the words in a sentence. Students staple the cards together to create a booklet.

Fourth graders investigate when to find the mean, median, mode and range.  In this statistical concepts lesson plan, 4th graders collect data, make observations and graph the data. Students verify their work on the computer.

This interactive PowerPoint simulates a "Jeopardy" game that addresses figurative language, cause and effect, and other literary terms. Players can chose which category and amount they would like to play on the Game Board. 

Students identify the different relationships that can be found in a community and create a class Community ABC Book. They participate in walking field trips to explore their community.

Students gain a better understanding of what it means to eat seasonally through learning about traditional hunting, gathering, and food preparation methods of Athabascan tribes. By interacting with Native American Elders and...

Students are introduced to governmental and humanitarian responses to disasters. They research organizations such as FEMA and the Red Cross. They examine their local National Guard unit as well.

Students observe and record botanical details from the plant specimens. They identify plants using sorting key and field guide and classify specimens for preservation and display purposes.

Students plan and conduct an expedition through their neighborhood based on the techniques used by the Harriman Expedition to Alaska in 1899. They research the Harriman expedition on the internet and then create a route and collection...

Students evaluate maps using the TODALSIGs basic map analysis system, explained on the worksheet. They create a map of Alaska using TODALSIGs. Students brainstorm the elements of maps.

Learners investigate types of communities. In this communities instructional activity, students read the book The Country Mouse and City Mouse and identify the characteristics of the city and country. Learners participate in a pen-pal...

Students listen to the book Miss Tizzy and discuss how characters feel about Miss Tizzy. In this unconditional kindness and philanthropy lesson, students understand how when you do a good deed it somehow comes back. Students reflect on...

In this algebra instructional activity, students rewrite word problems into algebraic expressions using algebra symbols. They figure out what it is that the new daughter has one of.

First graders make connections between the purposes of rules. In this governing lesson students listen to a story about rules being broken. Students identify rules that they have at school or home.

Students examine Native American heritage. They explore a museum of Native American culture and explore their food, dress, and customs. They also explore the Native Americans role in the first Thanksgiving.

Students analyze information and draw conclusions about the reality of human life expectancy; the battle between health care technology and our own internal time clocks. Students answer questions such as "Why does aging occur and can...

Young scholars discover that it is possible to be challenged and "culture-shocked" by the norms of one's own culture when returning home from having been away and living in another culture. They examine and compare the customs of...

In this music history worksheet, students read and analyze an article on Johann Sebastian Bach and then answer twelve comprehension questions about the composer.

In this reading comprehension worksheet about firefighting, students read a passage about firefighting, then answer 5 true or false questions using inferences based on the reading passage. Then students write an opinion paragraph about...

In this recognizing newspaper headlines and opening sentences activity, students match the seven headlines with their opening sentences and then predict the what, where, when, and who the articles are about. Students answer 42 questions.