Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...

Students discuss what humans need to stay alive. They observe a candle that is lit and talk about candle safety and controls. They think about what a candle needs to keep burning and relate it to what people need to stay alive. They...

Students complete laboratory activity to discover what temperature is most effective in prohibiting bacterial growth in two percent milk. Students then write lab report detailing findings.

Students explore the physical process of melting. They observe melting ice and answer questions related to energy transfer during phase changes.

Students examine the components that are used to make a primitive AM radio. In circuit and radio construction students often are asked to assemble parts are or what function they perform. They examine each main component on an individual...

Students engage in a study of food and how it used as fuel for the human body. They research how biological systems require energy and compare them to the physical science systems like machines. They compare and contrast what they have...

In this language arts learning exercise, students find the words that have short vowels while listening to words like "that." The focus is upon sight word recognition.

In this combustion pre-lab instructional activity, students determine the chemical equation for the reaction, define combustion and exothermic, and describe the molar heat of combustion. This instructional activity has 14 short answer...

Students examine how some natural substances are polymers.  In this polymer lesson students complete a lab and give examples of a physical change. 

In this fold-up pocket card worksheet, students follow the directions to make a card which can be used as a greeting card, a menu, or for a class project. They cut out the net and fold it as indicated.

For this sentence completion worksheet, students read the sentences and choose the best word or words to complete the 12 sentences.

For this crossword puzzle worksheet, students read the clues and solve them to complete the crossword puzzle with 'ay' words. Students 6 words.

In this Great Plague crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 12 clues to identify the correct words and names that will solve the crossword puzzle.

Sixth graders explore ways to analyze the properties of water and examine the chemistry of water.  In this water instructional activity students work in groups and complete several activities. 

Sixth graders explore how water behaves on a penny.  In this states of matter lesson, 6th graders observe water as they add drops to a penny. This lesson helps students apply the adhesive properties of water to the water cycle.

In these critical reading worksheets, students read the short story about clocks. Students then answer 3 critical reading questions about the passage.

In this ESL homonym activity, students complete 20 multiple choice questions, choosing the correct homonym. Students may click on an "answer" button for immediate feedback.

Students identify biodegradable items. In this environmental lesson plan, students participate in a game of tag. A student's name is called out along with a biodegradable item and the student is tossed a ball.

Students read a recipe of beef jerky and explore the process. In this agriculture recipe lesson, students read the process and recipe for creating beef jerky. Students also read a history of the American Plains Indians and their use...

Students explore the Chinese culture.  For this cultural lesson, students create bookmarks using the Chinese Zodiac.  Each students uses the zodiac animal from their birth year to make a bookmark. 

Students create a butterfly out of a coffee filter. In this art lesson, students use jello powder in a cup and dip the butterfly in the cup making it look tie dyed.

In this English instructional activity, students read "The Word "Dear" Disappearing in E-mails," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the...

Walk through the entire process of sculpting using the lost wax method. Watch videos of each step of the way.

Using Adriaen de Vries's stunning 17th-century sculpture Juggling Man as an example, this article examines the laborious process of creating a bronze sculpture with the direct lost-wax method.