Review the multiple methods of solving quadratic equations through an analysis of the discriminant. Scholars use the discriminant to determine the best solution method and then solve various equations. As a challenge, learners build...

Scholars build robotic arms that swing back and forth and use them to collect velocity and acceleration data. To analyze the results, pupils compare data to the equations for angular velocity and centripetal acceleration.

Nature provides density columns in the polar regions that provides food for many animals. Young scientists build their own density columns with water in order to answer analysis questions. Through a slideshow presentation, scholars...

Uncover the basics of DNA structure through exploration activities. Collaborative groups build DNA models and recreate the process of replication. Then, using plant cells such as peas or strawberries, they extract a DNA sample.

Moving to a new country isn't easy, as Shirley Temple Wong learns in In The Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord. A series of language arts activities carry readers through the novel, addressing the story's themes,...

Young meteorologists explore different aspects of the weather while learning about measurement devices. They build instruments and then set up a weather station outside and measure temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind speed, and...

Find similarities in seemingly unlike organisms. The second instructional activity in a series of 12 builds the concept of a taxonomy and explores the use of a dichotomous key. Learners begin in part one by attempting to group a set of...

Part of a series of exercises, this sentence completion worksheet could be used as an assessment, as extra practice, as the basis of small group discussion, or as homework. The extensive answer key explains how to approach problems of...

Have your youngsters reading in no time with with collection of literacy activities and lessons. Starting with a basic understanding of the alphabet, this unit progressively builds students' phonemic awareness and ability to decode...

Building on prior knowledge of the pervious lesson in the series, pupils explain the previous lesson to each other. Then they write a simple guide for a young child to read on the same topic. 

Learners are introduced to the Art Museum's Ahambra Vase. They explore the difference between throwing on the pottery wheel and hand building. Students create a functional vessel using two of the three hand-building techniques. They find...

Based on the book Victoria Goes to Brazil (Children Return to their Roots) by Maria de Fatima Campos, this lesson will teach learners about family, geography, sports, music, and transportation. Learners read, summarize, and use the book...

Geology can be a lot of fun. Learners review geology related vocabulary, make flashcards, use encyclopedias to answer questions, then explore the formation of coal. They identify dates and order them into key time frames of geologic...

Learners read a five-paragraph article about female political leaders of the world then respond to five short-answer questions. They also work through a series of vocabulary-building exercises. A glossary is included.

Both poetry analysis and waste disposal are more engaging topics for young readers with a instructional activity to accompany the Shel Silverstein poem 'Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out" from Where the Sidewalk...

In this spelling oa words worksheet, students study 5 words that contain long vowel O spelled "oa". Students write the words once, unscramble them, and use each in a sentence.

In this --air words instructional activity, students study 5 words that contain the --air pattern. Students write the words, unscramble them and use each in a sentence.

In this --ie word pattern instructional activity, students analyze 6 words that have the --ie pattern. Students write the words, unscramble them and use them in sentences.

In this short sound of u worksheet, 2nd graders write six words that contain the short sound of u. They unscramble the words. Students write each word in a sentence.

In this spelling pattern worksheet, 2nd graders write six words with the ir or ur spelling pattern. They unscramble these words. Students write six sentences, one each for the six spelling words.

In this spelling patterns worksheet, 2nd graders write six words that contain the short sound of e. They complete an unscrambling activity. Students write each word in a sentence.

In this spelling patterns learning exercise, 2nd graders practice writing words with the short i spelling pattern. They write six sentences and unscramble the six spelling words.

In this ee words worksheet, 3rd graders respond to 13 fill in the blank and 6 word scramble questions illustrating their knowledge of ee words.

In this ea words worksheet, 3rd graders respond to 13 fill in the blank and 6 word scramble questions illustrating their knowledge of ea words.