Stress the importance of the different types of pressure our mind and body experience in a lesson about how certain types of stress are actually necessary and good for our bodies. As astronauts and people with injuries can attest, not...

Used along with data collection devices, the EasyData Application for the TI-83 Plus/TI-84 calculator allows learners to use real data to learn math and science. Statistics, curve fits, and integrals are used to analyze the...

Students investigate solid waste. In this environmental lesson, students collect their own garbage for a day and analyze the weight and the percentage of recyclable items in their trash.

Middle schoolers explore the primary purposes of a variety of types of insurance. They determine who benefits the most from insurance coverage, and examine the factors that lead to increases and decreases in insurance premiums. The...

Young scholars use the Internet to determine broadcast times for the Winter Olympic Games snowboarding competitions. In determining these times, they need to consider time zones throughout the world.

Students investigate how the forest affects their daily lives by creating a concept map.  In this ecological lesson, students create a concept map linking the forest to the many things they use each day.  Students take a field...

Students investigate the dangers Coral Reefs face by investigating satellite images.  In this environmental protection instructional activity, students utilize the Internet to discover the types of satellites and sensors used to...

Third graders engage in a lesson that is concerned with the estimate and approximation of different masses. They weigh different objects and compare the different measurements and then use a balance to compare them. Students define the...

Students explore geometry by utilizing computer software. In this shape identification activity, students define several geometric shapes by the characteristics that classify them. Students draw and cut out geometric shapes using their...

Pupils examine scatterplots and determine the equation of a line using the slope-intercept method. Students interpret graphs, draw inferences, and sketch a curve of best fit for the graph. Based upon patterns in the graphs, pupils...

Young scholars become familiar with teh selection, evaluation, and use of instructional software for 4-8 classroom. They download software demos from the web and discuss critiquing software. Students browse software evaluations on web...

Sixth graders explore the concept of averaging of numbers and the function of a spreadsheet. Data is collected, analyzed, and displayed in this lesson. The NASCAR race results provides the basis for the collection of data.

First graders are asked to put their fingers on their triangles that looks like the one that is on the overhead. They are asked to tell how they would write a fraction for this one part. Students go through step one until all of the...

First graders analyze what it would be like to own a dinosaur. In this dinosaur writing lesson plan, 1st graders review knowledge and key terms about dinosaurs in order to complete a one paragraph creative writing assignment. Students...

Students discuss the tourist attractions that are in London. They examine how data can be manipulated by completing a worksheet. They plan a trip to a London attraction after conducting Internet research.

Fifth graders convert units within the same measurement system and be able to determine elapsed time. They are given a start time and an end time of a game. Students determine the amount of elapsed time from the data that is given.

The Olympic Games are indeed a significant and far-reaching cultural component in our international community today, but from where do they originate? Where do our traditions stem from, and how do we choose the sports that constitute...

Fourth graders use Publisher to create their own magazine. In this online magazine lesson, 4th graders follow the instructions to create a magazine using text, pictures, and colors within the Publisher system.

First graders view the object on their desk observing the colors, patterns, and the way the object is put together but not touching it. They then write on paper the directions they would give someone so that they would be able to build...

Second graders explore technology and its uses. They explore Kid Pix software and create pictures displaying their interests. They review their spelling list words and use Kid Pix to choose tools to demonstrate their words. They write...

Students discover details about the world of British football. In this current events lesson, students browse selected websites to explore the work and history of the game, the Euro 2008, and the business aspects of the game in Britain.