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American Political Culture
Examine American political culture with your scholars using this self-assessment lesson. Individuals rate a list of 14 values from highest to lowest, including ideas such as financial security, right to private property, justice,...
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Honoring Neighborhood Heroes
Read biographies and use the internet to research stories of courage.Young writers compare and contrast characteristics that societies value. They write reports about their family and community's heroes.
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Gems in the Market Today
A gem of a lesson! Analyze what makes stones valuable and their aesthetic value. Young gemologists use the Internet to choose what stone they are interested in and then write an advertisement.
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It Matters to Me: Iowa quarter reverse
What matters to your pupils? What values do they hold dear and how does that shape your classroom community? These are some the questions you'll get your class thinking about when they engage in this lesson from the US Mint. They will...
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Quantum Numbers and Electron Configuration Worksheet
For this electron worksheet students find values for the given letters including their subshells and in which orbital it occurs.
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Miscellaneous diode applications
In this physics learning exercise students complete a series of short answer questions on different circuitry and how things operate.
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Lesson 3: Character Values
A value is something a person or character thinks is right or good; it's also a characteristic of a fairy tale. Learners discuss how fairy tale characters often have or exemplify a specific value. They compare the values found in The...
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Heroes
Students explore reading comprehension strategies. In this character development and reading comprehension lesson, students brainstorm common traits of "heroes." Students read Heroes, then identify the personal conflicts the story...
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Values and Beliefs Book
For this values and beliefs worksheet, students create a three page booklet with personal answers to questions about life, family, heroes, special people and places and right and wrong.
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Coins Word Problems
In this algebra worksheet, students calculate the value of coins. Students use algebraic formulas to solve the coin word problems. Examples are given for the students to reference.
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Governance
Second graders practice decision making. For this government lesson students role play making different types of decisions. They discuss how decisions affect life. The Great Binding Law of the Iroquois Confederacy is used as a focus.
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I Am More Than You See
Young scholars discuss the effects of gender bias and stereotyping by identifying personal interests and values. In this sociology lesson plan, students iscuss the forces in society which cause gender discrimination, create poems about...
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What Is an American?
Students explore different backgrounds of Americans. In this activity, students discuss how people in the United States may come from a different background, yet have similar values and beliefs. After the class discussion, several...
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Pocket Change
Young scholars practice identifying coins and their values. For this money identification lesson, students play a game, where they toll a coin, determine the value, and compare totals to win.
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How Much Money?
Sixth graders count money. In this money lesson, 6th graders count sets of coins and dollar bills. During specified activities, they total orders and calculate the amont of change a customer should receive. Students take turns...
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The Race for the Double Helix
Students participate in an ethics-based simulation. In this ethics lesson, students role play research scientists working to decipher a code. Students work in small collaborative groups and must interact with other small groups to...
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Tools for Integrating Math and Engineering: Weighin' In
Students collect and analyze data on a fictional cereal company's products. In this measurement instructional activity, students collect data from cereal boxes (weight, volume, surface area, etc.) to determine if the boxes labels...
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What is Government?
Students explore values that unite Americans. In this government instructional activity, students recall the symbols of America and discuss how to create a "Classroom Constitution." Students form rules and write their own Constitution.
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Values
Fifth graders participate in a class auction to determine their values. In this health and math lesson plan, 5th graders list the top ten most important things in their lives, then the teacher introduces the idea of a values auction....
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Money Names and Value
Using graphics, this activity has learners identify the name of each bill and its value. This would be an easy way for students to review this concept. This could be used in conjunction with a review sheet on coins.
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Laws of Exponents
In this laws of exponents worksheet, 9th graders identify and solve 20 different problems that include applying the laws of exponents to each problem. First, they define base, exponent and value in relation to the laws of exponents....
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Evaluating Expressions
In this evaluating expressions activity, 9th graders solve 10 different problems that include evaluating various forms of expressions. First, they evaluate the equations for the given values of x in each of the 4 boxes. Then, students...
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Exponents
For this exponents worksheet, 8th graders solve 16 various types of problems from writing patterns in exponential form to word problems that determine how much greater mass is and how much money was received. They simplify and rewrite...
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Decimals, Percent and Scientific Notation
In this decimals, percent and scientific notation worksheet, 9th graders solve various types of problems that range from shading an indicated part of a shape to calculating using scientific notation to express their answer. They express...