Spupils use desktop publishing to create "real world" documents from information received from collaborating classes. They create an electronic presentation from Internet research. They experience foods from different states and regions.

Students explore Abraham Lincoln through stories and poems. They also explore him being on the penny.

Students explore the work of a Civil War photographer. In this Civil War lesson plan, students access the photographs by Matthew Brady through the web link and examine the photographs he took in order to better understand the Civil War.

Students study our third president, Thomas Jefferson through stories and poems. They investigate the attributes of a nickel.

Students read "Chasing Vermeer," and then study the author's writing process. They make connections between the book and the author's real life experiences. They then write an original mystery story, following the writing process.

Fourth graders read the book, Good Dog by Alexandra Day. In this writing activity, 4th graders re-write the story from a chosen character's point of view. This activity can be used with many other wordless picture books.

Students listen to the song, The Wheels on the Bus. They are shown the book, This is the Way We Go to School. Afterward, they learn the phonetic principle of rhyming words.

Students survey the class and graph the results. In this graphing and data collection lesson plan, students conduct a survey to see where their shirts were produced. Individuals use software to graph the results and create a written...

Young scholars study polygons. In this math instructional activity, students play a game in which they learn the classification system for polygons. Young scholars identify the properties of quadrilaterals.

Second graders investigate the stages in the life cycle of the butterfly. They create a picture using Kid Pix tools. They give a description of the picture that they have created.

Learners examine how a consumer can make informed choices. They visit stores with a prepared shopping list, record the prices on a spreadsheet, create graphs, and create a Powerpoint presentation comparing the total cost of stores and a...

Students explore the relationship between time traveled, distance and speed.  For this solar race car lesson students wire solar batteries using series and parallel circuitry. 

Second graders identify the unique characteristics of frogs and toads. Through Internet research and reading the book Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel, 2nd graders compare and contrast the two amphibians.

Second graders explore states of matter when they change a liquid to a solid. Working students make ice cream in a zip-lock bag.

Students explore concept of functions as relationships, as machines, as equations, and as graphs.

Students review the four seasons and discuss what type of clothing they should wear in each season. They use the Internet to explore the weather during the different seasons.

Students create a time line. In this biography lesson plan, students define biography and autobiography and then read short examples of each. Students create a time line using a read aloud.

Students analyze, synthesize, and use the elements of various US cultural folk tales to describe the elements of fiction in general and in folk tales specifically.

Students create a mock new business for which they design a PowerPoint presentation. They include company information, financial statements, graphs, advertising and management promotion pages in the final presentation.

Fourth graders examine how to predict and evaluate weather forecasts. Discuss with students why weather predictions are important to us. Ask them what people do after they hear a forecast. They brainstorm reasons forecasts are important...

Second graders explore Native Americans through a PowerPoint presentation.

Third graders explore the different stages of the water cycle.

Students create a collage from magazines, and the internet that is reflective of themselves and write a friendly letter via email to a pen pal. They take their letters through the writing process and write their final draft on Microsoft...

Fifth graders compare characters of stories using venn diagrams. The use of technology is integrated into the lesson to meet a standard and engage learners.