Students read The Empty Pot as an introduction to plants. In this planting lesson, students understand a sequence of events in the book and relate it to the sequence of a plants life. Students grow plants and record information in flower...

Fifth graders sing "Cowboy Lullaby" with two-part harmony and discuss the text of the song.

Students explore the classification system in this seven lessons unit. The diversity of life forms and their characteristics are examined using a microscope. Kingdoms, classes, and families are investigated.

In this fungus non-fiction reading comprehension instructional activity, students read a 3 page selection that describes the characteristics and life of fungi. They answer 10 questions based on the reading which include true or false,...

Students, through exercises and discussions, examine ethics involved in the process of choosing and using laboratory animals, respect for the animal they dissect and how to behave in an ethical manner as they dissect various lab specimens.

Students discuss what makes a living thing (for example, cellular respiration) and collect a selection of living things from outside. They divide their organisms into plants and animals and create a key for the divisions.

For this United Kingdom cities worksheet, students read and answer questions related to a text about the Victoria Shopping Centre in Nottingham. Students answer 15 questions.

In this listening comprehension worksheet, students listen to the teacher read the poem entitled, "Annabel." As the teacher is reading the poem, the students are called upon to answer the 41 comprehension questions included on the...

Students acquire an awareness and appreciation for the value of the organisms in the Protist Kingdom. They identify common Protists, name them and list some common products that contain marine algae.

Students examine how the method of classification is used. In this sorting instructional activity students take a pre-test, classify organisms and complete a crossword puzzle.

In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions about Louis Sachar's Holes. Students may check some of their answers online.

Learners create the basis for a fantasy story. They discuss what makes a story "fantasy" and identify which stories include something that could not happen in the real world. They determine what these fantasy stories have in common.

Students read and interpret the play Oedipus by Sophocles. A wide array of fabulous thought provoking assignments are intertwined within this lesson for the students to complete.

Middle schoolers collect and microscopically examine seeds from the school yard and neighborhood. In small groups, they draw and discuss the shapes of the seeds to determine each plant's method of dispersal. they also test two types of...

In this capitals of countries worksheet, students write the matching clue number by each capital and then locate and circle/highlight each of the thirty-six capitals in a word search puzzle.

In this classification learning exercise, students solve 3 classification riddles, complete 6 true and false questions, complete 4 sequences, and solve a riddle about the classification of an animal.

Students answer 71 questions about a variety of topics in biology. In this biology trivia lesson plan, students use the internet to find the answer to questions about the systems of the body, their structures and functions, the different...

For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions based on Pygmalion. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom of the page.

Learners reconstruct the skeleton of the fossil Scaphognathus crassirostis. In this fossil lesson plan, students discuss the Kingdoms of life, geologic history and the history of the skeletons of species. Learners are given 20 minutes to...

Students place organisms into the correct classification and justify their reasoning. They must include all objects and have a reason for their decisions.

Learners explore storytelling by using video editing software. In this movie making lesson plan, students identify the uses of PowerPoint and create a story using a digital camera which takes stills or video. Learners combine this...

Students investigate measures of central tendency. They examine compiled data and conduct critical analysis. The graph is focusing on the gross domestic product data. The lesson also reviews the concept of putting values in order of...

Use the Internet to research gastropods. Using their textbook, students identify questions by topic they are interested in finding more in depth information. They answer each question and cite at least two internet URLs for each. They...

High schoolers look at the arguments for and against drugs tests in schools. Students set up various examples of role playing and scenarios of drug tests in public schools. High schoolers encounter a video on drug testing.