Students practice problem solving skills by asking questions and participating in a design challenge. In this asking questions instructional activity, students work in pairs to ask questions to design a solution for a difficult personal...

Middle schoolers read about and research the Holocaust using the Internet. They write poetry about an image of their choice and create a digital movie of their poetry readings.

Students analyze and apply their personal responses through poetry and film to a challenging and disturbing event-the Holocaust. They use a digital video camera to film each student reading their poem.

Students examine different artifacts from the 1970's. In this history activity, students discover what each artifact is by seeing the artifact and reading a card defining what the artifact represents. On the second day, students create...

Students imagine what it would be like to travel back in time. In this creative writing lesson, students watch parts of the film Back to the Future and examine artifacts from the past. Students write a short story in which they travel...

Young scholars read books and view movies about older people. They write a questionnaire to interview older people at a retirement center, interview the people, record their information on graphs, and write follow-up letters.

Students complete a unit of activities that help them understand homelessness, its causes, and ways to better the situation. For this homelessness lesson, students complete five activities that help them to define homelessness and its...

Young scholars examine how to value their elders and the senior citizens in society. They show empathy through literature to people who are generation or more older than themselves. They also study the importance of genealogy.

Students research victims of the Holocaust, then create pieces of art to depict the suffering of the Holocaust victims.

Students discover environmental awareness by conducting a collection project in class. In this global food lesson, students identify the importance of feeding all of the humans on Earth and discuss why some aren't properly nourished....