Fourth graders explore reading strategies through roleplaying. In this reading instructional activity, 4th graders read Wings, Stings, and Wiggly Things by Martin Jenkins. Student groups pretend to be a law firm and identify words as...

In this covalent bonding worksheet, students answer questions about types of bonds, electronegativity, valence electrons, and Lewis dot structures. They answer specific questions about covalent bonds in molecules and explain the...

In this VSEPR theory learning exercise, students build models of molecules using styrofoam balls and pipe cleaners to represent lone pairs. Students complete a chart for 12 molecules with valence electrons, Lewis structures, bond angles,...

Eighth graders read and interpret the Periodic Table. They also make decisions on how to group and arrange different kinds of matter and draw the structure of atoms of pure elements. Finally, 8th graders contrast and compare basic...

In this organic molecules worksheet, students solve twelve problems. They identify functional groups of organic molecules, they draw isomers, and they give structural and molecular formulas for compounds.

In this organic reactions learning exercise, students write structural formulas for five alkenes. They also write equations and structural or line formulas for five reactions.

Guide your chemistry class through the periodic table so that they are able to identify atomic radii, electronegativity, and ionization energy. Give them three metals to place in water to observe reactivity. Teach them to write electron...

First graders explore word structure by participating in a phonics activity. In this word ending lesson, 1st graders discuss the -ed endings to many words and practice sounding out words with that ending. Students identify the changes in...

Young scholars use the Internet to research the development of the discovery of the atom. They create an essay, PowerPoint presentation and a story line on the subject.

Students research the branches of government and write summaries about both the state and federal systems. After conducting reaserch in texts and online, students create Venn diagrams displaying the governmental functions of the three...

Um may be the atomic symbol for confusion, but it won't be needed in this lesson. Scholars rotate through seven stations completing experiments, hands-on activities, writing exercises, and analysis. Stations include material on...

Try five problems on triangles. Levels A and B focus on shapes that can be created from right triangles. Level C touches upon the relationship between the area of a six-pointed star and the area of each triangle of which it is composed....

Middle and high schoolers explore the concepts of architectural rigidity. They analyze a variety of polygons, and explain why some shapes add more strength to structures than others. The PBS video, "Building Big," is utilized in this plan.

During this hands-on activity, young chemists build molecular models based on the Lewis dot structure before studying valence shell electron pair repulsion theory. 

Augment your eighth grade language arts curriculum with a thorough set of reading comprehension activities and assessments. Focusing on a variety of skills, including vocabulary in context, text structure, main idea, and author's style,...

Given the two-sentence skeleton of a news story about a car theft/joy ride, budding writers create their own version of the story varying diction and sentence structure to heighten interest and complexity in their writing. Resource...

People travel to Washington, DC from all over the world to take a tour of the White House or catch a glimpse of the Washington Monument. Using the novel study for There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar, scholars research an...

How is a molecule's shape determined? Explore bond angles, lone pairs, and VSEPR theory through a logic-based activity. Chemists pull together information about the major molecular shapes, then use it to solve puzzles.

This instructional activity demonstrates differentiated instruction at its best. Over the course of 2-3 class periods, young chemists have the opportunity to gain a thorough understanding of metals and their chemical properties from a...

Students demonstrate the structure of a canon by composing melodies and variations over Pachelbel's Theme from the Canon in D. Requires a networked keyboard lab and computers.

In this cell instructional activity, students chart the function of various cell structures. Students list the organization of a multicellular organism and illustrate plant and animal cells.

Students explore polygons and their uses in careers. They also discover polygons shapes in manmade objects and nature. They use their acquired knowledge to construct a strong structure using polygon shapes.

In this human body organization and structure worksheet, students complete 21 fill in the blank questions in the format of word scrambles, riddles, and puzzles.

Eighth graders explore and demonstrate an understanding of the factors that contribute to the efficient operation of mechanisms and simple machines. They design and make a mechanical toy device that moves a given object a specified...