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The Amazing Tomato
Students gain an understanding of where our food comes from. In this plant life lesson, students review what plants need for growth and how long it takes them to grow. Students research which plants it takes to make salsa. Students then...
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Identification of Career Choices
Student examine gender in career choices. In this career instructional activity, students are given a list of careers and asked to put them in groups of male. female, and neutral. Students also look through magazines and cut out pictures...
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Carpentry: merit badge
In this carpentry worksheet, students fill out short answer questions using their workbook about carpentry in order to get a merit badge. Students complete 6 questions total.
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American Business: merit badge
In this American business worksheet, students fill out short answer questions using their workbook about American business in order to get a merit badge. Students complete 6 questions total.
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Graphing Dairy Production Statistics
Students discover the total impact of milk on our society by graphing data. For this statistics lesson, students discover the dirty and sometimes unhealthy road milk travels to get into our bodies. Students analyze dairy consumption...
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Architecture: merit badge
For this architecture worksheet, students use their workbook to answer short answer questions about architecture and sketch buildings. Students complete 5 questions total to get their merit badge.
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Automotive Maintenance: merit badge
In this automotive maintenance worksheet, students use their workbook to answer short answer questions about automotive maintenance. Students complete 12 questions total to get their merit badge.
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Pop Shop 4 - Shopkeeping
Students create a store where they sell pictures, tee shirts, and prints. In this store lesson plan, students learn about sales, marketing, and how to run a business.
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Soil, Designing the Small Farm of the Future
Young scholars examine the history of farming. In this environmental farming activity, students explore the web and complete a variety of activities in order to understand the necessity of local, sustainable, and small farms for the...
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Are You an Energy Efficient Consumer?
In this energy consumption worksheet, students use on line resources to explore the energy use by different countries around the world. Students compare the amount of light emitted by different countries and their carbon dioxide...
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Soil, the Forgotten Resource
Students discuss soil understanding that is is often overlooked as a natural resource. In this science instructional activity, students recognize that we depend on it for energy in the form of foods. Students experiment with six boxes of...
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Energy Internet Activity
For this energy Internet activity worksheet, students use links to websites to answer 16 questions about energy use. This page has numerous links to helpful web resources.
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Energy Alternatives and Conservation
In this energy alternatives and conservation worksheet, learners research the topic, answer 3 questions, then complete a 4 step plan to create a print or digital project. This page has numerous links to web resources.
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Smart Meter Plan to Save on Electricity
In this smart meter plan to save on electricity learning exercise, students research smart meters, the cost of electricity and methods for conserving energy, then answer 7 questions. This page has several links to helpful websites.
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Energy Alternatives Explorations
In this energy alternatives explorations activity, students explore alternative energy sources by using the linked web resources to answer 8 questions about different resources and identify the ones that would work in their community.
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Digital Leaf collections
Seventh graders collect and classify leaves. In this digital leaf collection lesson, 7th graders photograph approximately 20 leaves. Students use their leaves in a multimedia presentation and create hyperlinks to identify the leaves.
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Nano Waterproofing
Students experiment to determine a way to waterproof a piece of cotton fabric. In this scientific inquiry lesson, students use reference worksheets to explore waterproofing and the use of nanotechnology in engineering everyday objects.....
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Toward a Sustainable Agriculture
Students analyze organic production systems. In this organic agriculture lesson, students examine key organic practices for both crop and livestock. This lesson includes 5 different activities, 4 critical thinking questions and...
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What a Relief Map
Students create a map using cookie dough. In this geography lesson plan, students research the physical features of a country, draw a diagram and design and create a map out of cookie dough.
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Charleston Architectural Study
Student learn about the historical significance and local history of Charlestown SC. Students begin with lectures, notes, coloring books and culminate with historical building visits.
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Sim's Cities
Students investigate city management and government by creating a fictional city in groups. In this civics instructional activity, students create rules and a mascot for their fictitious city which they create from poster board cubes....
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Rate Yourself
Students discover their strengths and weaknesses by rating themselves in certain areas. In this self evaluation lesson, students complete a worksheet in which they rank their strengths and weaknesses in an academic setting. Students...
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Discover America
Students write letters to Chambers of Commerce in different geographic locations in America to find out what kind of career opportunities present themselves in those locations. In this career lesson plan, students also put their findings...
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Time Value of Money
Students evaluate the time value of money. In this economics lesson, students define inflation, interest, and the future value of money.