Students examine the variety of food preservation methods available today. In groups, they participate in an experiment to determine the conditions that encourage or stop the growth of bacteria. To end the lessons, they discuss the...

Students study the evaporation stage of the water cycle. In this water cycle instructional activity, students participate in an experiment to study the process of evaporation that uses jars and water. Students complete an...

Learners examine the responses of Herbert Hoover to the challenges of the Great Depression. In this Great Depression lesson, students discuss how Hoover tried to improve the unemployment in the U.S. at the onset of the depression and...

Learners study viruses and bacteria that can contaminate vegetables. They examine how vegetables can be preserved and what farmers might do to keep vegetables safe. They examine with pickling as a way to keep vegetable preserved safely.

Young scholars identify the role of the museum as a cultural resource in the community. They use primary and secondary sources to evaluate institutional, and media influences on people and society in both historical and contemporary...

In this seasonal customs worksheet, students identify, sort, and brainstorm customs associated with certain seasons of the year.

Pupils investigate the process of growing food. In this agricultural instructional activity, students invite a farmer into their classroom to discuss how they grow and process food. Pupils participate in learning centers which focus on...

Students complete a service project. In this philanthropy lesson, students gather with their families to discuss how they can give to others. Students and their families prepare jars of dried soup mix that will be distributed to local...

Students explore how books are sorted in a library. In this sorting lesson, students play a game where they have to fill the shelves with books that share a common theme. Students compare this game to a real library. Students discuss how...

Students wash cinnamon off of their hands in a variety of ways to learn proper ways to disinfect. In this washing hands lesson plan, students use water, soap, cooking spray, and other ingredients to wash hands and talk about the results.

Students create spectral colors. In this hands-on science lesson, students examine the electromagnetic spectrum as they follow steps to create a model that separates and displays light.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 7-paragraph article about the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill and respond to 5 short answer questions. Vocabulary words and definitions are included.

In this comprehension worksheet, students read The City of Ember chapters 8 and 9 and answer multiple choice questions about it. Students complete 13 questions.

Students answer questions about how microorganisms can affect our food supply and how they can be controlled. The first set of inquiry activities are directed by the teacher. Subsequent activities are based on students generating their...

Students determine that crude oil is found in porous rocks (reservoirs) rather than in caves or caverns.

Students experience a model that produces, separating, and displaying spectral colors.

Students investigate major pigments which occur naturally in fruits and vegetables, and to use them to dye a number of items. They study the effects of pH on anthocyanin on pigments.

Ninth graders discuss the aspects of culture and what makes them unique. In small groups, 9th graders use digital cameras to take photos. Groups use their pictures to create a PowerPoint presentation storyboard of their culture.

Young scholars research the history of measurement in this instructional activity. They compare todays units of measurement to historical units of measurement. For example, they weigh themselves on a bathroom scale and figure out how...

In this seasonal customs worksheet, students sort the customs that are adhered to when families celebrate special seasons or holidays.

Students participate in biology demos. In this biology lesson, students explain how energy is released in the ATP cycle. They demonstrate DNA replication process.

Child labor was a terribly common, but dangerous thing near the end of the nineteenth century. Read this report of the conditions in a particular cannery in Maryland where many young children are working the lines.

(1770-1827) Distinguished English orator and statesman.

Prime Minister of Great Britain for a brief amount of time in 1827.