Buildings, Buildings Everywhere

For this base word worksheet, students, read each sentence, find the base word in the underlined word, and write the base word on the line. Students then combine each base word and ending to make a new word.

Young readers assume the role of Genre Sleuths to investigate the characteristics of folktales, fantasies, and mysteries. For this session you will need to collect a variety of books on a topic you have been studying. Groups then examine...

Students read the story, Dear Mr. Henshaw. They build an alarm system for something in the classroom, as the main character Leigh does to protect his lunchbox from thieves. Students explore alarms and use their creativity to create an...

Pupils study the water cycle and the roles that precipitation, evaporation, and condensation play in the cycle. They design a three dimensional cloud with a labeled diagram of the water cycle attached. While completing these lessons,...

Ask elementary learners to explore shapes in everyday objects. They will discuss the elements of design and describe the shapes they see in visual images. Students will then design and "build" a new 3D shape. Finally they will show and...

Students use various materials to build and play simple percussion based on a Silk Road design, and write step-by-step instructions for others about how to make and play instrument.

Learners learn background information about the tabla. In this tabla lesson, students build and play their own tabla. Learners relate this information to other percussion instruments. Students gain understanding of timbre of an instrument.

Young scholars discover the entire process that goes into designing a rocket for any customer. They study important factors such as supplies, ethics, deadlines and budgets. Also, students explore about the Engineering process, and...

Students design and build original mobiles and consider how the forces of gravity and convection air currents affect the finished piece. They explore how an understanding of balancing forces is important in both art and engineering design.