Students conduct research on the Challenger Mission, develop written press releases and prepare a Press Conference skit. In this Public Speaking & Informative writing lesson, students research the Challenger Mission and prepare...

HIgh schoolers respond to a persuasive article on using animal research. In this english lesson, writers listen to a conversation, and discuss the point of arguments. They write a critique on a certain film and share it with their...

Elementary learners explore language arts by completing a text identification activity. They discuss the importance of a main idea in a story or paper and how to present it properly. Then they practice identifying the main idea in sample...

Play a vocabulary game with words from an article about Savion Glover's contribution to the film "Happy Feet." Then, small groups of students design and create original movie advertisements using vivid vocabulary to give Glover the...

Prepare your pupils for the world of work and the dreaded interview by providing class members with a resource packet that includes handy tips. After examining the materials, pairs conduct mock interviews and reflect on the experience....

Students examine how bank checks work and follow the "journey" of a written check. They discuss how transactional accounts work, identify and discuss the various parts of a check, and participate in a simulated business transaction...

Pupils define sample, describe a random sample, and discuss what compromises a sample. They determine a sample size to estimate a population characteristic with confidence.

Learners examine each soil sample and record observations. In this biology instructional activity, students design an experiment to test soil flow rate. They write a lab report about the experiment.

Students write a friendly letter to an Alien Pen Pal including details about the planet Earth.

Young historians explore US culture by investigating the US flag. They will use their textbooks, prior knowledge, and sources provided by the teacher to research the history of the American flag. They will design and create a trading...

Young scholars encounter a variety of grammar structures and vocabularies in the English language. Students get involved with teacher statistics as well with this lesson. Young scholars correlate facts thru chronological order steps....

Students watch the movie "Cool Runnings", they identify and categorze examples of dreams and examples of goals reflected in the movie. They work in small groups and discuss the movie to begin to generate the concepts behind the terms...

Students complete the theme activities in the unit for the month of September. In this planning lesson, students complete various themed activities for the month of September. Students complete movement activities, autonomy and social...

Students role-play participants at a panel on climate change. They represent either scientists or policymakers. "Scientists" use the information they've learned in other classes and assignments to present information to "policymakers,"...

Students simulate the creation of their own business. Using the internet and database exploration, they research community profiles and select a business. Pupils define the target market and investigate a business location. In...

Students develop a Personal Learning Profile. They brainstorm how to design a profile and state their roles and responsibilities. They locate, select and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, references and ...

Learners study geography. In this geographic terms lessons, students compare the continents based on their different features. They work as a class to put the continents in order from least to greatest based on the different geographic...

High schoolers read sales promotion reports and create a sales promotion summary using information from the report. They develop a graphic organizer to outline their information for a presentation. There is an assessment checklist...

Sea ice contains 17 sub-types based on age and various characteristics. Scholars observe ice floating in a simulated ocean and record their observations. Then, they view photographs of different types of sea ice and learn to...

Twelfth graders create a travel brochure using computer software and the Internet.  In this foreign country instructional activity, 12th graders create a travel brochure as a marketing tool in order to attract potential clients and...

High schoolers, in pairs, go on a literary scavenger hunt using the Internet to find information.

Students study how to complete a job application. They identify personal information, employment history, education, and references. They work in pairs to complete an activity sheet and participate in a speaking exercise to ask and...

Learners use bookmarked Internet web sites about Space to gather information and use desktop publishing software to write assignments. They participate in various web assignments on provided links to study the planets and the solar system.

Fourth graders go online to critique the organization of student writing. They access the Yahooligans website to view the writing pieces. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan which guides their scoring.