Students practice throwing using scarves, beanbags, yarn balls, playground balls, gator balls, junior basketballs, etc., switching until they have thrown all of the equipment.

Students use a yarn or fleece ball. On the signal (whistle, music) students move around trying to hit as many different classmates feet as possible.

First graders experiment with fat content by analyzing snack foods. They learn what makes up a nutritious snack.

Students practice moving to an open space to receive a pass.

Students practice golf etiquette without the use of golf clubs, balls, etc.

Second graders maneuver placement of the fulcrum on the lever to see how to lift weight most easily. They role-play as archaeologists with the task of lifting a heavy rock from the dig site. They write in science journals about what...

Eighth graders use the scientific method to discover why a balloon is not inflated.

First graders draw pictures of how they came to school.

Third graders pracdtice telling time with a demonstration clock.

Fifth graders write a narrative essay describing what happened in the classroom after a nystery person has visited.

Young scholars engage in an activity that integrates nutrition information with upper body strengthening physical activities.

Second graders explore the types of tools that scientists use t o study weater,

Third graders, in groups, practice multiplication by putting five multiplication problems on white scales, then the answers on florescent colored scales.

Students compute minimum velocity, using square roots.

Students practice balancing activities while learning the states in the USA.

Young scholars explore the underlying principles behind the Minimalist art movement. They create their own Minimalist works of art that explore specific philosophical questions.

Third graders investigate the use of centimeters while measuring items with rulers which they construct. They examine the need for standard units of measure. They estimate the length of body parts before making the actual measurements.

Students practice the parts of speech using index cards to label words in a sentence.

Young scholars describe three different categories to sort into. They sort these clothes into these three chosen categories. After asking questions the student divide the clothes.

Fourth graders using the idea of "how many more squirts" fill a container to develop multiplicative thinking. They also investigate the idea of conservation of volume when working with oddly shaped containers. They attempt to use...

Fourth graders examine how to determine the probabilities or likelihood of outcomes. They complete trials to determine probability while using different manipulatives. They determine how games can be made fair or unfair in this unit of...

Week-long detailed lesson plan for early elementary physical education students focusing on walking, marching, traveling, catching, and tossing.

Students use the CBR 2 to gather data and identify "buried" objects. They interpret and analyze graphs of height as a function of time, and use the change in the y-coordinates of an ordered pair to determine the height of an object.

Explore relationships (including congruence and similarity) among classes of two- and three-dimensional geometric objects, make and test conjectures about them, and solve problems involving them.