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Hands On Biome-Building
Students create a desert biome to understand the abiotic and biotic factors of that biome. In this desert biome lesson plan, students include elevation, precipitation, temperature, plants, and more.
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Withdrawing Money From The BAnk
Students discuss the various options for withdrawing money from the bank. Students recognize the importance of keeping accurate bank records and personal banking information secure. This lesson is intended for students acquiring English.
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Safety and Security
Students, after reviewing and drilling on a unique vocabulary list of terms, analyze the proper procedures for fire, crime or medical emergencies. They examine how to stay calm and collected during such emergencies and why its important...
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Recyclers to the Rescue
Fifth graders examine the concept of the food chain and define producer, consumer, herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore. They draw a food chain for a mouse and discuss the different organisms involved in the chain, and conduct an...
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Exploring Ecosystems
Fourth graders investigate ecosystems. In this ecosystem lesson, 4th graders explore producers, consumers, and decomposers and study the interdependence of each.
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Boat Building
Students design and contrast a boat made out of aluminum foil. They test the boats to see which boat floats the best using three different solutions and steel ball weights. Students work on their own to construct a boat of their own...
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Skeletal System
Seventh graders explore the functions of the skeletal system. They collaborate in small groups to determine the function of the skeletal system, the types of joints and movement, bone strength and growth, and bone injuries including...
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Listening Well
Students demonstrate good listening skills. In this listening skills lesson, students identify the signs people give when they are actively listening, such as eye contact. Students practice good listening skills in a an interview activity.
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The Mayflower Compact: Freedom Contract
Students read historical documents. In this freedom lesson, students discuss the freedoms they have, such as whom to play with at recess, and how the pilgrims must have felt when they landed in America. Students read The Mayflower...
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Job Interview
Students discover vocabulary related to job interviews and practice brainstorming job interview questions. In this job interview lesson plan, students share their experiences in applying for jobs and then create questions...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Level 3--Career Advancement
Students seeking a promotion analyze/identify appropriate behavior, attire, attitudes and social interaction with others as well as their employers to ensure that promotion. In addition, they are introduced to the song "Nine to Five" for...
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Transportation and Travel
Students discuss different types of travel, specifically
outlining travel arrangements requiring reservations (i.e., airplane,
bus, etc.) They work in small groups and create travel brochures then practice dialoging reservations and...
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social studies: Life in Colonial America
Students explore the trials and tribulations early colonial life and note its successes. Through literature, Internet research, and interactive software, they engage in various activities to evaluate early social and cultural development.
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Exploring the Properties of Matter in the Preschool
Students study the properties of the physical and natural world. In this properties of the physical and natural world lesson, preschool students work at discovery tables to see how simple machines work, what happens when items are put...
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To Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before
Students study pictures of space vehicles and make their own space vehicle. For this space vehicle lesson, students study pictures of the vehicles and compare and contrast the pictures. Students classify the space crafts and then create...
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The Lorax
Third graders identify and list five problems presented in The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. They relate these problems to current environmental issues and debate how to make a difference then participate in different activities to improve their...
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Seeing Both Sides of an Issue
Young scholars practice the skill of seeing an issue from different points of view.
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Presentaciones
Fourth graders use five minutes to interview each other in Spanish and fill in their worksheet. At the end, 4th graders, in pairs, present each other in Spanish to the class.
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Necessary Nitrogen
Learners view a video that presents the biogeochemical cycle of nitrogen. They compare types of soils and consider how different fertilizers affect soil composition.
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Density - To Float or Not to Float? That is the Question!
Students investigate how to find the density of fluids and solids using math. Students also learn how to find the density of regular and irregular shaped objects.
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Preparing for a Job Interview
Students explore the process of preparing for a job interview from the classified search to the actual interview. Lists of potential questions to be asked and answered are prepared and shared with the class.
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Biochemical Cycles: Recycling Carbon and Nitrogen
Students construct flow diagrams of the carbon and nitrogen cycle processes. They identify sequences in each cycle that are affected by human impact and present their research to the class.
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Endangered Animals Bookmarks
Learners conduct research on various endangered animals. They conduct Internet research, create a bookmark with information about their selected animal, and sell the bookmarks to raise money for an organization dedicated to endangered...