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Ammonium Nitrate - Jeckyl or Hyde

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study how chemicals can be very dangerous when not treated with care. They watch Ammonium Nitrate power point and read about accidents involving ammonium nitrate: Halifax Explosion, Oklahoma City Bombing.
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Ammonium Nitrate - Is it worth the Risk?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students consider that ammonium nitrate is used as a fertilizer and an explosive. They study the chemistry of ammonium nitrate and consider the advantages and disadvantages of this compound. The dual nature of Ammonium Nitrate was...
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Chernobyl 1 - Radiation Released

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the Chernobyl nuclear disaster by mapping out the winds carrying radiation and viewing a short video about the aftermath and subsequent health problems. They then calculate the amount of radiation that people were...
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Hands-on History of Pottery

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students make pottery in the same evolutionary order as archeology indicates. They begin with simple pinch pots and then move to plain coil pots, manipulative decoration, and surface decoration. For each type of pot they discuss the...
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What Is Engineering Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the concepts related to the practice of designing and building large scale buildings. They conduct research using the internet and other resources in order to apply mathematics and architectural design...
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Sending Messages, Then and Now

For Teachers K - 1st
Students analyze how patriots created ways to communicate during the Revolutionary War. After reading about and discussing ways patriots communicated, students create a chart analyzing the way messages are sent today with the way...
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Amnesty: More Than a Word

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain how the use of certain emotive terms affects voter's perceptions. Students assess how word choice by political parties can changes our thinking on a subject. After viewing ads by the two political parties, students...
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A New Approach to Developing Images on Clay

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students make story telling plates or tiles based on David Stabely's technique. They are shown slides of original work contemporary artists who are using nontraditional approaches to the clay surface. Students are shown work that David...
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Safety in the Biology laboratory

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils review safety in the biology laboratory. They summarize the rules and safety procedures by completing several activities such as practice questions, taking notes andbecoming familiar with the location of safety equipment.
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Jobs Word Puzzle

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this ESL worksheet, students review the crossword clues about types of jobs and choose the best answer to match the description from the word bank.
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Types of Transportation

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students identify and describe various modes of transportation. In this transportation lesson, students discuss the types of transportation shown in the Landscape Picture and discuss the purpose of that vehicle. Students locate examples...
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Verbs

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students complete verb worksheets. In this verb instructional activity, students complete two worksheets to help them identify and then use action verbs.
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Writing Police Reports: Emergency!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice writing emergency reports. In this emergency reports lesson, students participate in a visit from a police officer or emergency technician. Students then write a historical report based on the fictional account the...
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Digital Picture Water Source Hunt

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils use a technological format to illustrate their understanding of the importance of water to life. In this water lesson, students read a picture a book and discuss the need for water. Pupils create a class chart about uses of water...
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Plates Everybody Can Make

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students create hand-built plates. In this sculpting instructional activity, students use textured slab molds and plate drape molds to create a plate. Students use texture tools and paint to design their plate.
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Overglaze Decoration on Tile

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore majolica.  In this art and history instructional activity, students glaze and decorate pottery using the decorative ceramic technique of Majolica.  Students discuss visual arts and make connections with history.
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Breakdown

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students read reports and watch a video about World War I. In this World War I lesson plan, students discuss how the government has to take charge on many levels including the oil shortage during World War I.
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Community Careers

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore services in their community. In this community services instructional activity, students discuss community services and work in teams to list the jobs within the service. Students may also shadow a worker from that...
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Writing Police Reports

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners discover police procedures by filling out crime reports.  In this government activity, students discuss the benefits of historical reports pertaining to criminals and victims.  Learners listen to an officer of the law speak in...
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Civil War and Reconstruction

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the Civil War by researching the state of Virginia.  In this US History instructional activity, 4th graders identify Abraham Lincoln, James Chestnut and Fort Sumter, and discuss their roles in the start of the...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Disability: Was He Successful in Concealing It?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine how President Franklin Roosevelt kept his disability out the public eye. In this presidential history lesson, students analyze political cartoons and information from the Roosevelt Library to determine whether or not...
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Foundations of American Government

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine historical perspectives. For this Boston Massacre lesson, students watch "The Story Behind the Boston Massacre," and conduct further research on the event. High schoolers debate the Patriot and British perspectives...
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The Short Answer

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the discovery of the Flores man. In this anthropology lesson, students discover details about the Flores man and the work of anthropologists. Students are challenged to create their own stories that explain Flores man.
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Ecological Succession

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students examine succession in different communities.  In this investigative lesson students study ecological succession and complete several assignments. 

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