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Getting the Story from Libya
Students examine the state of Libya in the face of civil unrest. In this global issues lesson, students listen to audio clips, watch video clips, and read media publications to gain an understanding of the uprising in the nation....
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Acids, Alkalis, and pH
In this pH worksheet, students determine how indicators work and what the pH scale is used for. Students learn what happens when non-metals burn in air and when metal oxides dissolve in water. This worksheet has 10 problems to solve.
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Warm & Cool Coloring
Students identify, explain and use the basic elements of design. They explore the concept of warm and cool colors in as simple and fun manner. They label one coloring book picture warm and the other picture cool. They color the...
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Chapter 15 – World War I
In this World War I worksheet, high schoolers read assigned textbook pages regarding the war and respond to 51 short answer questions.
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Mapping and Personifying Nations
Eleventh graders analyze the geography, actions, and relationships of countries involved in World War II. They create a map of Europe, Northern Africa, and the Pacific, and analyze and evaluate their self-made map of Europe and the...
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The Multicultural Person
Young scholars begin the lesson by putting themselves into different groups based on different criteria. As a class, they brainstorm a list of characteristics in which they all share. To end the lesson, they discuss how it felt to be put...
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Acid Rain and pH
Students study acidic and alkaline balance. In this acid and pH levels lesson, students read information about pH, the formation of acid rain and its impact on environments. Students then complete an experiment to learn about the effects...
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Sand Art Creation
Students create a model of a geological land-form. In this art instructional activity, students will create a model of a land-form using sand.
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The City in Black and White and Color: An interdisciplinary approach to teaching life in the city using literature, social studies, art, and photography.
Students design an artistic and literary collage of contemporary urban life that seeks to interpret, analyze, and evaluate its mettle. They integrate their impressions of urban life with established views, thereby enriching their...
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Expressions of Anti-Racism through Painting: The Puerto Rican Community from West Side Story to Connecticut
Students create a graffiti wall using their own name or personal symbol. They examine their own understanding of the film as a source of inspiration and listen to the music from the soundtrack as an effective motivation. They make...
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Molecular Origami
High schoolers construct an origami models of different molecules. In this chemistry lesson, students explain what expansive soils are made up of. They discuss what happens when this expansive soil expands or shrinks.
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Author Study of Patricia Polacco's Family Stories
Students describe factors that influence relationships with family and friends.
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Natural Indicators: How Do They Work?
Young scholars describe characteristics and common uses of acids and bases. They describe the role of natural indicators in the chemistry of acids and bases after testing and making observations on a variety of plant extracts. Students...
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Amnesty: More Than a Word
Students explain how the use of certain emotive terms affects voter's perceptions. Students assess how word choice by political parties can changes our thinking on a subject. After viewing ads by the two political parties, students...
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Wacky Water Critters
Pupils visit a local creek or stream. They collect water samples from the creek and observe and sort the "water critters" they find in the sample, observing smaller organisms under a microscope if necessary. They identify each organism...
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Chemistry
In this chemistry activity, students describe an atom, its parts, the charges of these parts, and atoms life functions. Then they explain what the octet rule states for the placements of electrons around the nucleus of an atom. Students...
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Infusing Equity By Gender Into the Classroom
Students participate in activities to develop life skills related to gender equity. In this gender equity activity, students examine the roles of people using hats. Students will role play various occupations related to the hats....
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Emotion
In this psychology worksheet, students complete 5 short answer questions on neural pathways of emotion. They explain what aspect of emotion is similar across all cultures.
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The Munich Conference
For this World War II worksheet, students read a 1-page selection about the Munich Conference, examine a chart about the Axis and Allied powers, and then respond to 3 short answer questions about the information presented.
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Snot: NC Summer Tour Lesson 2007
Students study various aspects of mucous. In this mucous lesson, students investigate the purpose of mucous. Students create fake mucous.
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Thermometric Titration of an Unknown Acid
High schoolers determine the number of ionizable hydrogen's in an unknown acid and determine the equivalent weight of an unknown acid. They determine the enthalpy change for the ionization of an unknown acid.