Students explore tangram vocabulary and tangram designs, creating an art design that contains various geometric parts. They complete a checklist titled, Important Thing About a Quilt Design.

First graders use literature and hands-on activities with maps and globes to explain distance and tools used to measure distance. They select tools to measure various objects in the classroom, then apply those concepts to their map...

Students listen to the song, The Wheels on the Bus, then change the words for a boat.

Students explore the Holocaust and themes such as prejudice and discrimination.

Students explore coins, especially the nickel, through a toy cash register, worksheet, and paper nickels.

Fourth graders practice interviewing professionals in their area about their careers at a local watershed. They identify at least three careers that depend on the watershed and discuss its history. They write a composition to end the...

Young scholars explore the Underground Railroad.

Fifth graders determine what supplies they will take with them in order to survive their trip through the Amazon. The use estimation and basic math skills to determine how much they can carry and what they can use to survive in the Amazon.

Students discuss the latex balloon release controversy and review suggested alternatives to the latex balloon.

Students practice determining map distances using the map scales. They discover how much an area represents on the map in relation to the actual area. They decide on the best place to build their cavern.

Students analyze the role cigar making played in Ybor City. They examine how cigars are made and the different societies who helped immigrants keep their identify. They compare and contrast their own community to Ybor City.

Students complete worksheets and activities about Hurricane preparedness using this webquest lesson plan and a Red Cross Disaster pack. Downloadable resources are available through links.

young scholars challenge their imaginations like the artist Christo by transforming an everyday object into something new. Students use everyday objects in order to create something new. Young scholars use materials such as objects found...

Students define groundwater. They identify groundwater's relationship to springs, artesian wells, ordinary wells and sinkholes. They describe the process by which sinkholes are formed. they define saltwater contamination and explain its...

Pupils, in groups, discuss the Underground Railroad, then fill out a worksheet.

Students explore the most dangerous volcanoes on Earth, plot their locations, and research different volcanic hazards.

Students determine exactly where they are in the world by using a local map to write accurate directions to local eating establishments. They write precise directions from the school to their home which the teacher simulates driving to...

Students practice their singing using the correct posture. Using music, they practice reading it and using the correct rhythm. They are introduced to a Oratorio and stretching exercises to use before beginning a song. They share their...

Sixth graders comprehend that the path Earth takes as it revolves around the sun is called its orbit. They also comprehend that the axis is an imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and its North and South Poles. Students...

Young scholars investigate how to make a professional telephone call. In this communications lesson, students choose an organization to volunteer at and place a call to the organization to ask questions. Young scholars discuss the phone...

The official site of Florida contains information on the government, services, and governor of the state.

Learn about Florida's history, symbols, culture, and capitol all in one place.

Use this site to explore the culture of the Seminole Indians of Florida. There are links to find out about their art, basketry, clans, and much more.

Use this site to explore the culture of the Seminole Indians of Florida. There are links to find out about their art, basketry, clans, and much more.