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Fun Wth Angles
Fourth graders explore angles in everyday life. In this angles lesson plan, 4th graders view examples of angles, then search magazines, newspapers and catalogues for more examples. Students work in pairs and check each other's work.
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String Telephones and Musical Straws
Fourth graders investigate pitches of sound. In this physical science lesson, 4th graders participate in two activities that help them explore pitch--one activity has them working with string telephones and the amount of tension...
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Plant Needs
Learners explore the needs of plants. In this plants biology lesson, students work in groups to perform an experiment with tomato plants. Each group records observations in a journal, takes pictures, and interprets the...
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Insulators and Conductors
Fourth graders experiment to discover which items are conductors and which items are insulators. In this insulators and conductors lesson plan, 4th graders experiment and create a T-Chart. Students are assessed on the...
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Close to Home
Fourth graders examine habitats for animals by creating their own in class environment. For this environment lesson, 4th graders research the Internet for information on certain wild animals and the places in which they live....
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Electric Gameboards
Learners explore the properties of electricity. In this electricity lesson, students construct an electric game board circuit using their knowledge of a series electrical circuit. Learners develop game ideas based on current...
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A House for Me- Ocean Environments
Students explore ocean environments. In this ocean environment lesson, students identify the things ocean animals need for survival. Students use KWL charts and search the Internet collecting information about ocean habitats....
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Reference Skills
Students participate in an online scavenger hunt using the parts of a book to locate information. In this reference materials instructional activity, students locate the title, subtitle, table of contents and glossary. Students...
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Solve a Mystery
Fourth graders use text clues to solve mysteries. In this text clue/mystery solving lesson, 4th graders access a teacher assigned web site, Cyberkids.com, where they solve a mystery. They read chapters of, Encyclopedia Brown, and work...
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The Voyages of James Cook
Learners are introduced to explorer James Cook and explore some basic information. They watch and take notes as the teacher present the Cook overview. Students play Cook Jeopardy following the slideshow. They play Jeopardy to see how...
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What a View!
Students examine two- and three-dimensional shapes and figures. Individually, they practice identifying the shape from various viewpoints. By completing this activity, they develop a spatial sense about how figures and shapes are...
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Marine Life, Oceans, Lakes and Rivers
Students examine the types of organisms found in oceans. In groups, they read articles about the research done at certain sites. They work together to research their own water ecosystems and report the findings to the class. To end...
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Africa: Its People And Places
Students plan a pretend trip to the African continent choosing from several prominent places such as the Nile Delta, Mount Kilimanjaro or the Sahara Desert . In small groups, they form transportation, accommodation, packing, itinerary...
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Home Work
Students identify and examine domestic work, skills, and crafts, they find various arenas of traditional learning in their homes and daily lives. They identify experts at home and in their region whose skills contribute to building...
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Children of Clay
Fourth graders identify and interpret the Pueblo Native American culture and history and comprehend their folklore and songs. They also create their own piece of pottery with clay and write a myth about the piece of pottery they made....
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
In this Martin Luther King worksheet, students read a passage about King. They then answer six multiple choice recall questions about the story.
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Jungle Gym Drop
Students investigate gravity, force and motion. In this motion of objects lesson, students drop various objects from a jungle gym and collect, measure and observe their data. Students describe the forces that affect the motion of their...
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Jobs in the 21st Century
Young scholars understand the tools that will be used in the lab in the 21st century. In this job preparation lesson plan, students experiment and understand how to use lab equipment. Young scholars will write about the lab tools they've...
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Barter Day
Fourth graders understand the process of bartering. In this barter day instructional activity, each student barters an item in their desk with another student. All items are returned at the end of the activity and it is important to tell...
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Colonial America: Causes of the American Revolution
Fourth graders analyze colonial rule and policies with regard to the causes of the American Revolution. In this Colonial America simulation lesson, 4th graders role play in an Independence Game, reacting to a variety of "events" that...
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Mean, Median, Mode and Range
Fourth graders investigate when to find the mean, median, mode and range. In this statistical concepts lesson, 4th graders collect data, make observations and graph the data. Students verify their work on the computer.
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How Can We Do Research on the Internet?
Students demonstrate how to use the Internet to research historical individuals. In this technology instructional activity, students use the "Internet Coach" CD-ROM to identify how to gather information on the Internet. Students...
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How Does Climate Change Affect Animal Populations?
Young scholars investigate the effect of climate change on animal population in Nova Scotia. In this environmental science lesson, students complete a Nova Scotia map activity and research the causes of global warming in small groups....
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Teaching Lewis and Clark: Tribal Cultures and Homelands
Students examine the attributes of the tribes that inhabited the Columbia River Basin. In this Lewis and Clark lesson, students participate in a classroom simulation that requires them to participate in a seasonal round, in which they...
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