Students explore reading maps. For this map reading lesson, students compare distances fom place to place. Students work in groups and predict the distance then find the actual distance using string or rulers.

In this mighty microbes instructional activity, learners read for comprehension assessment. In this fill-in-the-blank and true and false instructional activity, students answer ten questions.

In this multiplying and carrying worksheet, students compare the standard algorithm with the multiplying in parts method and their examples, choose which method to use, and find the products. Students solve twenty problems.

Learners are challenged to omit all screen-based activities for 3 days during one week followed by committing to no more than 2-hours of screen-based activities a day. They also participate in a "Walk Claremont" in which each student is...

Eighth graders identify the factors that contribute to global warming. In this earth science lesson, 8th graders evaluate the impact of global warming on the planet. They discuss their views within the group.

Students follow set of guidelines to create a picture of an apple with a stem and leaf. They think about whether they are more or less creative when working within a set of rules.

Students create a booklet using text and photographs to describe the courses offered at their high school.

Give a kindergarten resource sheet to the parents in your classroom to help them track their kids' progress. Activities that kindergartners should master include identifying letters of the alphabet, numbers, colors, shapes, and parts of...

Live Strong! High schoolers will discuss some of the reasons behind Lance Armstrong's success in cycling and chart those reasons into four categories: Physiology, Psychology, Equipment, Training/Strategy. They will then choose one sport...

Solve the mystery of a declining frog population! Lead your junior ecologists on an investigation that simulates actual events concerning pollution, predation, poaching, and more. Investigators read a story online, then analyze survey...

Middle schoolers redesign their school to make it more energy efficient, and create a model of their design. Learners get together in groups of 5, and they take on the task of making their school more energy efficient. To do this, they...

During this lab activity, chemists discover the reactivities of chlorine, bromine, and iodine as examples of the halogens. They use a displacement reaction as a test by adding other compounds and observing for a color change. The lab...

This publisher has put out some terrific laboratory activities for your aspiring chemists! This edition uses displacement reactions to develop a reactivity series for three halogens. Not only do they explore the reactivity of bromine,...

Youngsters discover ways to estimate. They will use two jars with large and small items and estimate the number of items. Then record their estimate and explain why they answered the way they did. They try this experiment with different...

A wonderful lesson plan on identifying the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter awaits your young mathematicians. They engage in a multi-session lesson plan which allows them to practice using the values of each coin in worksheets and...

Use this resource to quiz your language learners on telling time. Two exercises are provided; the first one asks quiz takers to use the digital time to write out the time in Spanish. The second exercise is the exact opposite: learners...

How is telling time in Spanish different from telling time in English? This reference guide doesn't provide any practice opportunities, but it has clear, bulleted information, and several examples are provided. Reinforce the information...

Groundwater is an essential natural resource, not to mention a fascinating topic to study. Here is a series of twelve amazing lessons on the water source and how we use it in our daily lives. Concepts require higher math and physics...

Teacher's notes, a materials list, detailed procedure, tips, and extension ideas are all included to make teaching this lesson on photovoltaic cells a sunny spot in your day! After some brief background reading, physical science...

Students discover the properties of light (radiant) energy from the sun by experimenting with solar collectors, cookers, and calculators. After a lecture/demo, students create their own solar collectors and test their efficiency.

Second graders will track the weather patterns throughout the school year. This project spans the school year and takes five minutes per day or less. Measuring, data collection, and predictions are all explored throughout this relevant...

Students use real satellite data to determine the changes in near-surface air temperature at different times of the year over the Caribbean Sea. They discover how Earth's tilt causes seasonal differences in incoming solar energy. They...