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What's down there?
students analyze how oil is formed and where in the Earth we find it. Students take a core sample to look for oil in a model of the Earth. They analyze their sample and make an informed decision as to whether or not they should "drill...
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A River Ran Through It
Students research how water is used to generate electricity. They investigate water's potential-to-kinetic energy transfer in hands-on activities about falling water and waterwheels. They take measurements, calculate averages and graph...
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Fair Trade Makes a Difference
Seventh graders see how profits are distributed among people by slicing a banana. In groups, they role-play who gains the largest profit.
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Natural or Cultural?: The Features of Yosemite Park
Students analyze a 1936 national park map of Yosemite to distinguish the natural features from the cultural features.
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The Math of Light
Investigate light intensity, illuminance, and power consumption of different light source.Compare the efficiency of light bulbs then create a persuasive advertisement about it.
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Heat from Light
Second graders explore solar energy. In this science lesson plan, 2nd graders use hand lenses to see that light energy can be converted to heat energy.
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Work and Power
Students investigate work and power. In this energy lesson plan, students use the scientific method process to explore how much work and power it takes for a person to climb a stair case.
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Cuban Missile Crisis
Seventh graders explore, analyze and study all the various aspects that happened concerning the Cuban Missile Crisis. They assess documents from the Cuban Missile Crisis and make decisions about what the United States should do based on...
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"Environmental Activism and its Components"
Students explore how an individual has power and voice in all levels of the government as well as in the making of laws that involve environmental issues and regulations. They assess the steps involved in turning a bill into law. In...
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Privilege and Power
Seventh graders examine the way privilege and power are broken down in their own community. Using a Venn diagram, they compare and contrast Robert Harris' paintings based on these two concepts. They write their own story based on one...
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Cold War-Atomic Weapons
Ninth graders explore how nuclear weapons have affected the actions of nations around the world. They identify the countries that have nuclear weapons and discuss the humanitarian issues with nuclear weapons. Students create a "Doomsday...
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North Korea's Nuclear Threat
Students participate in a lesson that focuses on the events of how Korea became a nuclear threat in the world. They use essential questions to help guide the research and come to right conclusions from the information.
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Durga's Victory: Envisioning Power
Students read a selection about the Hindu deity, Durga. They analyze an image of her and discuss what it means to be "powerful."
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Designing the Wilderness - The Hetch-Hetchy Reservoir
Students study the controversy over building the Hetch Hetchy Dam and determine their points of view regarding the use of public lands.
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Words of Power! Power of Words!
Twelfth graders write a poem that deals with power and the power of words.
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Who Has Power?
Fourth graders discuss abuse of power in government and examine the Constitution for specific powers in each branch. They create a crossword puzzle utilizing terms and information regarding division of government powers and federalism
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Portraits of Power-A Set of 6 Activities
Students describe visual techniques used by artists to convey a sense of power and importance.
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Power
Students analyze people's sources of power: resources, organization and numbers. They determine when and how power is exercised by analyzing specific examples.
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America's Castles: The Age of Invention
Pupils tour the estates built by America's wealthiest visionaries during the years 1911-1929. They discuss the Age of Invention and the people associated with that age in US history.