Students consider whether or not there are generalizations that can be made about people who are infected with H.I.V. or who have the AIDS virus. They create public service ad campaigns to educate the public and consider other ways to...

In this electromagnetism and electromagnetic induction activity, students answer 12 questions about electricity, about the magnetic fields in given diagrams, about the right-hand rule and about electric current and voltage in magnetic...

Students become familiar with the proper amounts of different types of foods they should eat each day. In this food pyramid lesson plan, students complete worksheets to develop better eating habits. Students understand the importance of...

Students participate in a technology project. This instructional activity is a hands-on spreadsheet project where students are responsible for keeping track of their grades for class. The students learn to enter data into a...

Students identify the major folk regions of Louisiana and the relationship between folklife, geography, and ecology. They give deeper thought to what makes their own community unique, what their sense of place actually is. Students...

Learners take stands on issues that matter to them. In this philanthropy lesson, students read Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, discuss the act of advocating for others, and write letters of support for issues they belive in to...

Students review vocabulary words on the Internet. They watch a movie in order to sequence events.

Learners play a form of the game "I Spy" with their teacher in their physical education class. They respond with a locomotor skill to a teacher command.

Students observe and practice matching baby animals with their mothers as well as assess the beginning of math skills in problem-solving situations. They answer together a variety of questions that address the fields of science and math.

Students explore and identify family treasures and research the history to each one. They also organize a variety of artifacts into various categories and research traditional Louisiana artifacts online. Each student draws inferences...

Students record and interpret data. In this constitution lesson, students discuss voting and making bar graphs. Students practice voting and do a bar graph activity. Students make visual representations of votes on the board.

Students pantomime the story of The Great Kapok Tree for younger students.  In this The Great Kapok Tree lesson plan, students warm up with a game before volunteering for parts in the story. Students practice acting out the story in...

Students study imitation or pantomime. In this creative drama lesson plan, students pick an object to imitate and state the reasons why that object should not be taken out of the room pretending to be that object.

Sixth graders discuss the vocabulary word, "migrate" and what it means and how it relates to the novel they are reading, Esperanza Rising.  In this novel lesson plan, 6th graders read chapter 7 of their novel in small groups and...

Sixth graders explore culture by reading a book with classmates. For this Hispanic history lesson, 6th graders read the story First Day in Grapes, and discuss the tough lives of migrant workers. Students answer study questions after the...

Young scholars analyze the immigrant experience. In this Chinese immigration lesson, students research Internet and print sources regarding the topic. Young scholars also watch videos regarding the topic and interview immigrants or...

Ninth graders explore civil rights by reading several biographies. In this Nelson Mandela lesson, 9th graders discuss the trials and tribulations Nelson Mandela had to face in South Africa and how they were similar to the problems Martin...

Students inquire about life for pioneer children. In this pioneer period lesson, students analyze photographs of children, make information foldables, and create a covered wagon that was typical of the ones of the past. Students will...

Students examine the results of the Mexican War from both countries. They analyze the impact of a war for the losing side. They also compare the politics of the time of the Mexican war with those of today.

Students read to understand the process of lawmaking.  In this lawmaking lesson, students define vocabulary and create an organizer showing the law making process.  Students role play the various people involved in the...

How did Tanzania transition from a socialist to a market economic system? This challenging group research project has scholars examining the change through these structural adjustment policies: trade liberalization, privatization, cost...

Students create original costumes and make-up for a puppet presentation of a scene from Shakespeare in this week long creative project. Performances of the Shakespeare scenes end this lesson geared towards state and national standards...

Students classify folk life traditions into folk genres. They create folk genre museums by laying down their images or postcards wherever they see a relationship. They give each an image to examine in depth and decide which folk genre...