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A Tree is a Tree and a Lot More
Students listen as the teacher reads "The Giving Tree." they discuss all the things the tree gave the boy throughout his life. They discuss ways they benefit from trees. This studying culminates with a tree walk and planting a tree in a...
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Natural Indicators: How Do They Work?
Students describe characteristics and common uses of acids and bases. They describe the role of natural indicators in the chemistry of acids and bases after testing and making observations on a variety of plant extracts. Students observe...
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Nutrition and Fitness
Sixth graders investigate the food guide pyramid. They conduct Internet research, and plan a three day nutritional menu appropriate for teenagers. Students include three meals per day and a snack for each day on their menu, and...
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Science: Arsenic and Old Lace
Students read about specific instances of arsenic in history and share these stories with each other. They identify, after reading the articles and sharing, what role arsenic played, how arsenic enters the system and what its effects...
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Charles Darwin
In this Charles Darwin worksheet, students fill in the blank with the correct answer. Students use the suggested text to complete statements about Charles Darwin, his expedition, and his development of his theory of evolution.
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Rebuild, Renew, Revitalize, Recreate new Orleans
High schoolers research post-Katrina career opportunities in New Orleans and in their own communities, then design a revitalization plan. In this research and design lesson plan, students use a variety of sources to find out how...
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Maniac McGee, Lesson 3
Learners explore possible causes of stereotyping. In this multicultural awareness instructional activity, students participate in activities in which "conditioning" affects responses. Learners compare their conditioned responses to...
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Smiles Change the World
Students develop speaking and listening skills while evaluating a list. In this consensus lesson, students define consensus and discuss how it might be used at recess. After students understand how consensus works, students review and...
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From Where Does Prejudice Come?
Students explore the concept of discrimination. In this social studies instructional activity, students view pictures and write down the first thing that comes to their mind. Students discuss if stereotyping or prejudice affected their...
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Introduction to Seeds
Students investigate how to plant a seed. In this gardening lesson, students listen to the book I'm a Seed and research the materials needed to plant a seed. Students present the information they found.
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Intermediate Sentence Completion: 30
In this sentence completion learning exercise, learners complete a sentence with 2 blanks about democracy. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions. Click on "show all" to see the rest of the learning exercise.
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Heroes, Kindness, and "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Students explore the concept of heroism. In this character education lesson, students reflect on the actions of the characters in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird as they create mission statements for Atticus Finch and prepare...
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Would You Live Common Law?
Students explore common law. In this sociology lesson, students discover what constitutes common law unions in Canada and then discuss how common law relationships compare to marriages.
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Dictation: Work
In this text for dictation worksheet, students take dictation from a passage containing ideas and vocabulary about work in Great Britian.
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Oxyanions
In this oxyanions worksheet, students identify the common polyatomic ions. They write formulas and name polyatomic ions based on IUPAC rules.
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Nutrition for Young Children
Students examine the dietary guidelines for young children. In this healthy diet lesson students examine the issues surrounding the children's diets.
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Bunraku and Western Puppet Theater: A Comparison
Learners compare and contrast puppet theater traditions. In this cultural traditions lesson, students watch film clips of bunraku puppet theater in Japan and then research the art of puppet theater in the world. Learners share their...
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BBC Learning English, Grammar (Articles)
In this grammar activity, students fill in 20 blanks in the passage provided with the correct article; 'a', 'an', or 'the'. The topic of the passage is attitudes towards time.
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Creepy Critters
Students develop a classification scheme based on the structural features of organisms. In this organism lesson students divide into teams and complete a fun activity.
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Creepy Critters
Students classify imaginary newly discovered organisms. In this classification lesson, students are given cards showing imaginary organisms that have been recently discovered. They must classify the organisms based on their characteristics.
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Cloud Types
Students examine cloud types. In this cloud lesson, students identify cloud types, observe clouds and collect data, and analyze data to identify the most common cloud they observe overhead during the course of a month.
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Every Teenager's Choice
Young scholars focus on developing emotional maturity that aid them in making intelligent and appropriate decisions regarding their own sexual behavior.
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Push Up Routine
Students improve upper body strength by doing push-ups. They practice synchronized movements they can do with a partner while in the push-up position.
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Speaking and Listening Lesson Based on Ordering Food in a Restaurant
Students practice the skill of ordering food in a restaurant. After a lecture/demo, students work in pairs. Utilizing a worksheet imbedded in this plan, they gain practice in the skill of ordering food from a menu.