This is a pre-assessment to be done at the beginning of a unit on the needs of living things. Students draw themselves and what they need to survive. The lesson can be downloaded in PDF format.

A post-assessment at the end of a unit on the needs of living things. The lesson materials can be downloaded in PDF format.

Learners learn about the basic needs of animals by creating and observing a worm terrarium. The lesson and student worksheets can be downloaded in PDF format.

Before children learn to read print, they need to become aware of how the sounds in words work. They must understand that words are made up of individual speech sounds, or phonemes. A child's skill in phonemic awareness is a good...

Discusses the interrelatedness of all living things and of ecosystems and biomes, and what organisms need to survive and to maximize the carrying capacity of an ecosystem. This explanation is followed by a series of activities including...

Who needs needles to knit? Not the folks trying their hand at loom knitting. Look no further for a step by step guide to this particular knitting style. Discover details from the anatomy of the loom, the supplies, and the craft skills...

A basic overview of the digital communication landscape and the hard and soft skills one needs to navigate it. It discusses the digital divide between older and younger generations.

What is a habitat? In this lesson, young scholars will identify that a habitat has four elements, food, water, shelter, and space. Students will identify their own habitat and create a brochure describing the habitat in terms of food,...

This month-long experience educates students in differentiating between needs and wants, how to budget resources, and to gain an understanding of the workings of a capitalist society.

A tutorial that compares and constrast plants and animals. Explore how living things their obtain basic needs, protect, support, and reproduce. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.

In this lesson, students will understand that in order to grow healthy plants, soil, water, light, and air must be provided. Students will use math skills such as measurement and science process skills such as observation, comparing, and...

If you are a teacher OR a student looking for a well-informed website on elements of the writing process, you are in luck! This site from the Capital Community College is very comprehensive and easy-to-navigate. From grammar basics to...

A thorough site providing all writers with all the information they need to know about plagiarism. Understand what plagiarism is, types of it, methods to cite works, as well as other resources for educators, parents, and students....

In this textbook unit, students learn about what society and the standard of living were like prior to the Industrial Revolution. The average peasant grew their food and kept farm animals. Change took place much more slowly, but the rate...

During this unit of study, students will become knowledgeable of animals' characteristics, basic needs and habitats. The purpose of this unit is to educate students through investigation and research about various animals and the...

An investigation into how light levels affect leaf adaptations in plants.

A lesson in observing a plant or plant community in different seasons for the purposes of recording observable changes.

This lesson focuses on motivational appeals and what motivates people including a list of 16 basic motivators, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and Monroe's motivated sequence.

At this website find answers to the following questions: "What Is CPR?" and "When is CPR Needed?" Learn the three basic parts of CPR (airway, breathing, and circulation), and learn about opportunities to take CPR courses.

This is a site from the St. Joseph's College with an overview of the supply and demand model. It is actually the first page of a lesson on supply and demand complete with links to more in-depth discussions including graphs and charts...

An article on the questions that need answering for successful designed print publications. Includes purpose, image, type and graphics mix, and information hierarchy. W.11-12.6 Technology

This site includes a lesson plan designed to teach students how genetic traits are passed down from parents to offspring. Students will explore such concepts as random selection, chrosomes, genotypes and phenotypes using jelly beans and...

Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains all the vocabulary associated with polynomial functions. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems. Point this site out...

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) offers a section focusing on frequently asked questions about global warming. Learn what causes global warming, if the earth is really getting hotter, whether or not there is cause for...