Young scholars explore their five senses by experimenting with classmates. In this blindness lesson, students utilize blindfolds while performing everyday activities and discuss the inherent challenges of not having vision. Young...

Students investigate communication techniques using variations in the tone of the voice, facial expressions, and gestures. The image of Helen Keller which appears on the reverse side of the Alabama quarter forms the basis of the lesson's...

Students research a website to find people who made significant contributions to people with disabilities. In this disabilities lesson plan, students then rank the most important contributions.

Students study how to interpret a bathymetric map. They study the main features of the continental margin. They plot and graph bathymetric data. They think about and discuss the bathymetry of the edge of the cont

Students investigate the planet Earth's infamous ring of fire and the life that thrives from it.  In this ocean environment activity, students investigate hydrothermal vents and how organisms thrive off their heat.  Students...

Young scholars explore physical science by completing a worksheet. For this sound perception lesson, students collaborate in small groups to research sound properties on the Internet and in libraries. Young scholars conduct a listening...

Second graders work on expanding their vocabulary. In this personal writing lesson, 2nd graders practice word identification and complete a worksheet by filling in the blanks.

Pupils write a biography of Helen Keller. This lesson takes more than one class period. They may have to do the research during a class period, and then them write their paper at home or during class the following day.

Students investigate and analyze the patterns of sedimentation in the Hudson Canyon students observe how heavier particles sink faster than finer particles. They study that submarine landslides (trench slope failure) are

Begin with an introduction to famous deep-sea submersibles. Learners work in groups to gather information on different vessels and then share with the class. Each group then uses water displacement to help calculate the density of...