Young backpackers practice putting their supplies into their backpack according to a prescripted sequence on how to properly place their equipment. It is essential to follow the guidelines to have the correcet balance and ease of access...

Posing a central question about how the economy can increase or decrease its money supply (5:00), Sal launches into a discussion about an expanding, or "elastic" money supply that can change along with its economy. Viewers will finally...

Plan ahead! Here's a great way to ensure you have all the basics covered when outlining the curriculum for the next 20 weeks. Record the essential question, standard and/or objectives, topic, content, skills to be taught, assessment...

In this "Apollo 13" worksheet, students watch the movie and respond to 38 short answer questions regarding the plot of the feature film.

Poor Bobo, the clown. Albert Bandura experiments and the subsequent development of the concept of social-cognitive learning are the focus of Episode 12 in a 13-part video series on psychology. The narrator discusses how Bandura's...

What are the essentials needed for a backpacking trip? What does minimum impact mean? What are some general safety tips? These are the things to think about when planning a backpacking trip. This instructional activity has handouts...

Scholars approach a problem trying to plan a meal for a class party. They learn about the restrictions and must decide what information they need to plan the meal. The first lesson plan in a 13-part unit on Our Hungry Planet encourages...

Sixth graders explore the sections of a newspaper. For this journalism lesson, 6th graders locate specific  parts of a newspaper and glue them on a poster board. Students are assigned jobs and then create their own newspaper in...

Twelfth graders compare and contrast American government with the government systems other countries. In this government lesson, 12th graders research several governments in order to complete the provided handout and make posters that...

Investigate the world of pathogens with this short-answer instructional activity. Budding biologists are quizzed on pathogens, immunity, allergy, and antibiotics. Though the title is specific to a certain textbook, the questions are...

This is a activity from a series designed to accompany Jung Chang's Wild Swans. It invites readers to address questions regarding individual rights, equality, and the role of government. A graphic organizer provides spaces for recording...

Sixth graders complete activities with the book Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan. In this literature instructional activity, 6th graders discuss Chapter 12 and read Chapter 13. They talk about examples in the story of discrimination...

The story of Cinderella is one of the most popular tales in the world. It serves as a glimpse into the culture of every civilization that tells it in their own voice, language, and style. In this lesson, students work to create their own...

Taking students through additional steps of the "To the Extreme" lesson, this activity addresses the poetry and persuasive writing part of the Press Kit project (students invent an extreme sport and create several pieces of writing to...

Students calculate mechanical advantage and efficiency of simple machines. In this physics lesson, students investigate three different pulley situations. They create a poster showing the six simple machines.

After reading chapters 18-21 of The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo, students write a journal about a time when they have comforted someone. They then work together to answer discussion questions about the four chapters, and prepare to...

In this mathematics review worksheet, 6th graders solve fraction, probability, geometry, and mental math problems as they complete the 70 problems presented.

Upper graders examine the concept of probability. They collect data and create a bar graph. They must interpret the data as well. Everyone engages in hands-on games and activities which lead them to predict possible outcomes for a...

Develop the concept that numbers from 11 to 19 are essentially a 10, plus more! The first two of the six story problems on this sheet are scaffolded with pictures. Learners compose and decompose numbers to answer how many 10s and how...

How does a society influence and shape individuals? Class members ponder this essential question as they read Lord of the Flies, as well as primary source materials about the historical background of the novel. As a final assessment,...

Your young historians will race to discover as much information as they can about the thirteen colonies, and will then work with partners to design an advertisement that will attract people to settle in a particular colony. 

A good way to transition from the French Revolution to the influence of Napoleon Bonaparte, this video details how the French government changed in the intervening years, and Napoleon's militaristic rise to power. The colorful maps,...

How did the struggle for Civil Rights during the 1950s transform American society and politics? Why are American schools integrated today? Class members explore these essential questions by examining a series of primary and secondary...

High schoolers multiply integer polynomials using Algeblocks quadrant mats to illustrate the process. Several handouts and worksheets are linked, including one with 16 problems based on essential questions.