New ReviewWhat's the best way to use a simple machine to solve a real-world problem? Scholars construct their own simple and complex machines to explore the concepts of work and force. They discuss examples of simple machines they have found in...

New ReviewCan you create a rock band? Scholars learn about the creation and transmission of sound in a hands-on STEM activity. First, they explore the transmission of sound using a tuning fork. Then, they must solve the problem of missing...

New ReviewHow does electricity work? Budding scientists explore the concepts of electrical currents and open and closed circuits with class discussion and a hands-on activity using a battery to turn on a light bulb. Learners also make predictions...

New ReviewWhat types of materials absorb sound? Learners explore sound waves, the decibel scale, and how different materials affect sound. Then, they use their knowledge of sound meters to complete a STEM engineering design task to build...

New ReviewHow do dams support bodies of water? Scholars engage in a hands-on STEM activity where they design, build, and test dams to learn about bodies of water and how humans use natural resources. They learn how criteria and constraints affect...

New ReviewIs light related to insulation? An informative hands-on STEM activity demonstrates how light affects temperature. First, the class investigates how light passes through different mediums and how that relates to temperature. Then,...

New ReviewHow can people use simple machines to solve real-world STEM problems? Learn about simple machines using a hands-on, project-based learning activity. First, pupils investigate and evaluate simple machines. Then, they receive a task that...

New ReviewCan paper flowers have some of the same properties as real flowers? First, learners investigate how water is absorbed into a flower through capillary action by using real flowers, yarn, and paper. Then, they have an opportunity to create...

New ReviewRain, rain, go away—wait, there it is again! Elementary scientists learn how rain works its way through the stages of the water cycle with a series of classroom lessons and hands-on activities.

New ReviewThe Great Wall of China is a wonder of the world. Learners explore the history and construction of the incredible feat using both non-fiction and fictional works. The resource includes multi-day lesson plans that contains ideas for...

New ReviewEveryone comes from somewhere. An interdisciplinary lesson on Elvira Woodruff's The Orphan of Ellis Island includes discussion starter and writing prompts for the novel, as well as a graphic organizer to help learners begin their own...

New ReviewLooking to start or support a Gifted and Talented program? An 80-page packet outlines grade-leveled lessons in all subject areas as school district's Gifted and Talented enrichment curriculum.

Laissez les bons temps rouler! Create your own festive Mardi Gras masks with a lesson that provides background information on the celebration and instructions about constructing the masks.

It's hard to imagine that life on Alcatraz could be dull. A series of intriguing lessons take readers through the novel Al Capone Does my Shirts. Pre-reading questions introduce the text and a range of suggestions, from comic strips to...

Your students may be more familiar with Disney's Frozen than its source material, "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Andersen, but after a theater lesson on the story's characters, author, and adaptation to the stage, they'll understand...

Chances are, you've got some precocious Matilda fans in your class! Use a thorough set of lesson plans to address Roald Dahl's classic novel about a bright girl who just wants to be understood. Vocabulary exercises, comprehension...

And the award for the best project goes to the future computer scientists who write a program to simulate a fashion awards show using block-based coding. Designers apply the broadcast code block as part of their program.

What do computer science and fashion have in common? Answer: Patterns. Pupils learn about procedures in computer science. They then use the Scratch block-based coding language to create a program that permits users to design their own...

Make a window shopper's dream come true. A fun computer science activity tasks learners with creating a program where users click on a window display to make it change. They see how random operators work when writing computer codes.

Survey says: Coding is great fun. A computer programming activity challenges scholars to develop a short poll where respondents vote on their favorite fashion items. By completing the activity, they learn to apply variables in computer...

Innovate, and accentuate your fashion. The fourth of eight parts in the CS First Fashion and Design unit has scholars brainstorm a technology innovation involving fashion. They then write a computer program involving conditionals that...

Accessories really make the outfit. Young computer scientists learn about events in computer coding. They apply their knowledge to develop a program that lets users add accessories to a character. 

Strut your stuff, just on a computer and not on a fashion runway. Scholars program a fashion show animation using block-based computer coding. They learn how to apply different code blocks in writing their programs.

Learn computer coding by design. The first of eight parts in the CS First Fashion and Design unit introduces the series. Participants become familiar with Scratch block-based coding and with the club procedures. They then begin a project...