Learners discover the reasons behind the increase cost of mail postage. Visiting provided Websites, they investigate the history of stamps and how rates became based on weight. To conclude, students brainstorm reasons for the continuous...

Learners use scientific methods during field and lab investigations. Students collect specimens and make measurements using the metric system. Learners describe biotic and abiotic factors in an estuary and design a model.

Students determine how much money is needed for a service learning project. They create a graph or chart to explain the budget for the service project. They complete budget worksheets as their plan goes into action.

Students identify nonprofit organizations within their local community. They practice using the yellow pages to locate these organizations. They use an organizer to keep all of the information they gathered organized.

Students use the internet to gather information about Presidents of the United States and create a trading card for one of them. They create a brochure with the president's information and accomplishments.

Students correctly identify some fishes of Texas and parts of their ecosystem.

Fifth graders create and modify a database using information from cereal labels.

Learners read nonfiction books and magazine articles about whooping cranes.

Fifth graders explore the verbal and non-verbal parts of an oral presentation.

Fifth graders explore intestinal fortitude in terms of their oral presentation.

Students develop an understanding for the Canadian Federal Parliamentary System by constructing a game.

Students examine Maine tourism websites. They identify ways the Internet has changed the tourism industry in Maine.

Students complete a unit covering various aspects of immigration to the United States through Ellis Island. They plan a fictional trip to America, entering at Ellis Island. and actually visit Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty.

Students explore the characteristics of clouds, their formation, symbols used in their identification, and the relationship of clouds to weather. The instructional activity focuses on how they are formed and their classification.

Students explore the lives and work of the farmers and growers of specialty crops of the West. The amount of land and natural resources needed, the fertilizers utilized, and the market available for the crops are investigated in this...

Students study changes that occur in geological and historical time. They place themselves in relationship to the universe, the world, Canada, and Saskatchewan.

Students describe safe practice when doing field and lab investigations in a estuary or wetland. They create a model of an estuary and describe their value and function. They participate in field study in which they collect and analyze...

Students investigate and experiement with a 9-volt motor. They will use the connecting wire and battery pack to discover fans.

Young scholars work collaboratively with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to preserve a local historical and environmentally fragile site. They conduct a survey of the plant and animal life at the site, and create an...

Pupils examine the Mars Exploration Rover mission. In groups, they design their own mission while participating in a webquest. They write an essay using the information they gathered to propose their mission to the President. They...

Students discuss the role of animals and how they can work with people to better the community. In this working animals lesson plan, students discuss how animals and people work together to complete different tasks in the community.

This unit is a result of collaboration between the librarian and the 5th grade Science teacher. The Ocean Unit developed by the librarian is hands-on research in various areas of the library utilizing print, software and Internet access....

This was a collaborative effort between Melanie George and Connie Roan. Students will work in collaborative groups and investigate animal characteristics, their habitats and basic needs using the Internet and library. They will then make...

Students will explore the value of personal stories and first-hand accounts when exploring history, in this case, the events of the early twentieth century, which included World War I and the Great Depression. Through this five-unit...