Students compete in playground games in order to review velocity and wave behavior in real life situations. They demonstrate understanding by calculating velocity in their "Playground Games" packet.

Third graders engage in a lesson which causes them to think about substance use and afford them an opportunity to use their resistence skills for avoiding potentially harmful situations.

Pupils conduct an experiment to determine what happens to heat energy during a chemical reaction. They examine an endothermic reaction by observing a chemical reactions.

Learners remove heat energy and determine how it causes a phase change.

Fourth graders, in groups, examine how temperature is a measure of the average translational kinetic energy.

Students create punctuation marks using different sizes and shapes of macaroni. They show their understanding of proper use of quotation marks.

Learners analyze the similarities and differences between religious festivals in December and/or January. They research the different holidays and make their comparisons.

Students perform a version of the experiment of 1800 by the famous astronomer Sir Frederick William Herschel.

Ninth graders create a piece of drama based on the violence of theme. In groups, student research the word violence, then create their piece.

Students listen to the 18th Amendment. After a discussion on Prohibition, the groups determine if it was a success or a failure and present their findings to the class. They view political cartoons of the day and analyze their meaning.

Students view a video on AIDS, HIV and the ways in which HIV is spread. They discuss ways to avoid contracting HIV and participate in a simulation that shows the growth of a communicable disease.

Students learn of the consequences of juvenile crime and how the state of Washington includes victims in the juvenile justice process.

Students explore how to fuel cars with corn and then test different items to explore the process of fermentation.

Students assess information on the Health Canada Web site and determine whether such information should be paid for with tax dollars, and whether the publication of such information has an impact on Medicare.

Young scholars study early New Orleans Jazz music and recognize Louis Armstrong as an early jazz artist. They recognize the elements and roots of Jazz.

Learners research the effects of caffeine and nicotine online.

Pupils compare water quality of different sources. They test water samples for odor, phosphates, pH, bacteria, and dissolved solids. they fill out a data table and answer questions about their findings.

Students have a general discussion what illegal drugs and harmful substances are, some reasons people use them, and how those people's behavior changes.

Students research and explore Viking culture, distinguishing between fact and fiction, and examine their contribution to our society.

Young scholars construct a model of a comet nucleus using dry ice. They add other materials and describe the features. They complete related exercises on an Internet Web site.

Students complete a variety of exercises and activities as they plan a coast to coast trip across America. They keep a journal that includes where they went, what they did, what they saw, etc. They compare two cities they visited along...

Learners define depression and examine different factors that cause it.

Students examine advertisements from magazines. They are asked questions about each ad and what perceptions they get from the advertisement. They also identify the goal of the ad.

Fifth graders conclude that each color of the spectrum has a different amount of thermal energy by measuring temperature with a thermometer. They infer that there is an invisible band of the spectrum by measuring temperature beyond the...