Students practice creative writing. They write an imaginative story in which quarters escape from the space shuttle and ends up in the hands of an alien. Students brainstorm ideas, write a draft, revise, and edit their composition.

Young scholars tear paper into representative continent shapes and configure them with world oceans through relative location, direction and latitude and longitude starting points. They recognize the shape of the continents. Students...

Students take virtual trip back in time to 1924 when a Dada manifesto sparked the Surrealist movement in Europe and the United States. They explore about the history of Surrealism and visit online galleries of notable artists of the past...

Students identify and describe where tropical rain forests are located and examine the geographical correlation between rainfall and rain forest. They brainstorm what they think they know about tropical rain forests - where they're...

Students compare and contrast deep-sea coral reefs with shallow-water coral reefs. In this underwater ecology lesson, students describe three types of coral and explain why scientists are concerned about the future of deep-sea coral.

Students create an advertising campaign. In this environmental education lesson plan, students research aluminum and aluminum can recycling. Students wrap the lesson plan up by writing newspaper articles, creating public service...

Students explore wants and needs. In this ecology and economics instructional activity, students listen to the story The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein and compile a class list of what the boy got from the tree. Students categorize...

Students learn about food production by making cheese, seeing how a seed gets to a shelf, and discussing food safety. For this food production lesson plan, students complete 3 days worth of activities and learn about food production,...

Students write diamonte poems that correspond to the double-exposed photograph they created.  In this poetry and multimedia artwork lesson, students use the photographic process to create a double-exposed photo then create...

Students listen to Arthur Meets the President and participate in Internet activities.  In this Arthur Meets the President activity, students become familiar with the work of the President.  Students create a KWL about the job...

Students investigate the differences and similarities between shallow-water and deep-sea coral reefs.  In this coral reef instructional activity, students research and compare the characteristics of reefs.  Students describe...

Students create 3-D models of Lake Benthos. In this scale drawing lesson plan, students create a 3-D model of Lake Benthos. Students work in groups to create the models. Students use the models to to encourage people to conserve natural...

Learners discuss the differences between boys and girls.  In this acceptance lesson, students view pictures of boys and girls and use a Venn Diagram to chart their differences.  Learners discuss boy activities and girl...

Students create a photo-biography of someone they consider a real life hero.  In this character sketch lesson plan, students define a hero and identify heroic characteristics in short stories.  Students use descriptive words to...

Pupils listen to the book Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do you See. They use a variety of art mediums to re-create large animal shapes representing the animals from the book, Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See.

Students examine how to speak respectfully and in an encouraging manner to one another.

Students use photography to create art projects.

Students list at least ten things they have a hard time doing. After reading and discussing Be Good to Eddie Lee, Students, in cooperative groups, write at least six ways people can assist people with disabilities.

Food and Science200128-Standard 20.0128-01 Students will learn the meaning of food science and management for the classroom and laboratory.

In this activity, students appreciate their own unique talents-and that of others-by presenting an interest, talent, or hobby.

Students gain a conversant knowledge of some aspect of ancient African literature of the eighteenth dynasty (1572-1315 B.C.) in Egypt. They choose either to make a crossword puzzle or a word search with at least 20 key words from their...

Students explain the different types of marine coasts and where they are located in the United States and its territories. They explain and identify some of the life forms that inhabit different marine coastal regions.

Fifth graders explore the solar system. In this solar system unit, 5th graders investigate numerous projects while rotating through learning centers. Students write about space and construct a space shuttle model. Students practice map...