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Triangle Congruence
Students use web applet to create congruent triangles. In this geometry lesson, students differentiate between congruent and similar. They create shapes online and drag those shapes around to create visuals of triangles.
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Making Soap
Students explore what chemical indicators are and use pH paper to determine if something is alkaline or basic. In this pH lesson students manufacture their own soap.
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Snowflakes
Learners read "The Snowy Day," by Ezra Jack Keats and construct snowflakes to decorate the classroom walls. They examine how snowflakes are formed and study new vocabulary words.
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Collect Wildlife Tracks Using Track Preservation Methods
Review the steps for preserving wildlife tracks and then take ecologists outdoors to create plaster casts. This instructional activity is best used at an environmental or outdoor school situation since wildlife footprints aren't easily...
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Condensation
Introduce middle school science learners to condensation with this presentation. It begins with a brief explanation of the process and humidity, but does not present all of the details. Three demonstrations need to be set up ahead of...
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Mystery Box
Fourth graders engage in a icebreaker activity that is meant to introduce curriculum areas at the beginning of the school year. The teacher prepares several different boxes filled with items that are to be studied during the year. Then...
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Amazing Aztecs
Students embark on a web quest in order to discover the mysteries of the Aztec civilization. In this ancient civilization lesson, students visit the provided seven websites in order to fill in each incomplete paragraph with the...
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Interview a Professional: Marine Mammal Rescue
Students choose a career featured on the school to career website. They research the career and email an expert in the field of their choice. They answer a series of questions and write a written report on their findings and present...
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Fire Chief
Students respond to motion cues from the "Fire Chief" (teacher). In this physical education lesson, students participate in a fire safety game which promotes locomotor skills.
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Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project
Sixth graders review the needs of their community and salmon in a local creek. Using information they gathered, they design and implement a project to restore salmon and steelhead back to the local watershed. They identify threats to the...
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Aluminum Altruism
Students explore the value of recycling. They consider the importance of giving back to their school community. They calculate their earnings using multiplication and addition.
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Measurement Practice
In this measurement instructional activity, students match correct units of measurement with objects, drawing lines to connect the 2, then determine whether centimeters or meters would be used for given heights and lengths. Worksheet...
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What is an Adjective?
In this adjective worksheet, students read a definition of adjectives, along with some examples. Worksheet has no associated activities, but is informational only. Worksheet contains a link to additional activities.
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Dolch Primer Word Search
In this sight word worksheet, students find a total of 9 primer level words, all positioned left to right in the puzzle. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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Didgeridoo
In this didgeridoo, students read 2 legends about didgeridoos and write 3 facts, draw what one may look like and then view a real picture of a didgeridoo. Websites referred to are not given.
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Metric Measurement Conversion
In this metric conversion worksheet, students write equivalent measures for given problems, 21 total. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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Comparing Great Authors: Venn Diagram
In this Venn Diagram comparison worksheet, students complete a Venn, comparing 2 great authors. Worksheet contains a link to additional activities.
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Adverb or Adjective?
In adverb or adjective worksheet, learners choose the word that correctly fits in sentences, either an adverb or adjective. Worksheet has links to additional activities.
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Dolch Primer Word Search
In this sight word worksheet, students locate a total of 9 primer level sight words, all positioned left to right in the puzzle. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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Where's The Adjective? Which One?
In this adjective activity, students underline adjectives that tell "which one" in a set of 10 sentences. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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Alphabetical Order Practice
For this alphabetical order worksheet, students put a set of 15 "nonsense" words in alphabetical order. Worksheet has links to additional activities.
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Dolch Third Word Search
In this word search worksheet, students find a total of 9 level 3 words, all positioned left to right in the puzzle. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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Dolch Second Word Search
In this Dolch word search instructional activity, students find a set of 9 words, positioned left to right in a word search puzzle. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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Which Way? Ordering Story Events
In this event ordering learning exercise, students read a short story, then correctly order a given series of events from the story. Worksheet contains a link to additional activities.