"Horton Hears a Who" is used in this lesson to prompt a discussion about communities and cooperation.

Students work with 24 histograms representing distributions with differing shapes and characteristics. By sorting the histograms into piles that seem to go together, and by describing those piles, students develop awareness of the...

In this Boundless Communication, learners will learn about group presentation formats, individuals in a group presentation should know their role and stay consistent and cooperative, and how the group prepares for the presentation....

This is a culmination activity used after learners have studied Bernoulli's Principle as part of a unit on forces and fluids. Students will use the Internet, textbooks, library resources and their cooperative learning group to design...

The purpose of this lesson is to identify some of the skills and attitudes that are essential for solving problems effectively. This lesson will be implemented as part of a character education unit on integrity. The meaning of integrity...

This is an inquiry based cooperative learning unit that can be used in biology as a graduation exam review or in botany for a nine week project. The young scholars will learn the life cycle of mosses, ferns, gymnosperms and angiosperms....

In this lesson, students will use hands on inquiry in cooperative learning groups to understand, develop and analyze common measurements used by astronomers. Students will use common objects such as straws, twizzlers, or toothpicks to...

Using large shapes and patterns, this physical activity requires that students use effective oral communication to complete the group task.

Use a "superstar bowling" to practice cooperation, underhand throwing, and spelling skills. The lesson plan presented at this website includes an overview of the materials, a description of the physical activity, and ideas for varying...

At this site from the American Forum for Global Education, students learn how to plan a park through this step-by-step, hands-on activity that teaches elementary economic lessons. Not only will students plan, but they will learn how to...

This project is intended to help students learn how to express their opinions, and how to decide which level of government and which agency is most appropriate for dealing with a problem they identify. They then gather relevant...

This site from Score provides information on the global marketplace. This is a unit where students are grouped to find out the best Latin American country to introduce a new fast food business. Site is very well outlined and includes...

Here's a lesson plan that combines art, music, movement, critical thinking, math, and baseball. The plan gives complete instructions, printable resources and web links, assessment, and application of national standards.

This lesson covers the diversity in county government structure, duties, and services as well as the budgeting process.

Teams of students work cooperatively to choose the ten greatest inventions from a list of likely candidates and compile the list in a graph. Teams of students work cooperatively to design, invent, and build a model of something new,...

Provides a web lab which simulates the potential spread of HIV. May be used with whole class instruction, cooperative learning groups or individual instruction.

The guided inquiry activity enables learners to identify the five basic types of reactions - synthesis or composition, decomposition, combustion, single replacement and double replacement. Students will also begin to predict the products...

This is a student led exploration of the systems of the human body through art and self-expression. Groups will cooperatively develop a poster, the size of a fifth-grade student, and will accurately depict the assigned system of the...

The class will go back over the Power Point presentation on chemical and physical properties. The teacher will then conduct numerous liquid nitrogen demos. This instructional activity is used early in the Chemistry course. The students...

A lesson in the culinary delicacies of the Plymouth Plantation in 1627. In this integrated lesson, students examine the history of foods eaten during this colonial era and prepare an actual meal based on what they have learned. This...

Build nerve cell models in cooperative groups, and articulate the structure and function of nerve cells to explore the nervous system. Describe specific elements of human physiology by "advertising" the nervous system in nerve cell...

Students will review addition and subtraction of decimals with a hands-on, cooperative small group experience. They will be placed in small groups and solve problems on individual whiteboards. This lesson plan was created as a result of...

Learners are introduced to the International Space Station (ISS) with information about its structure, operation and key experiments. The ISS itself is an experiment in international cooperation to explore the potential for humans to...

Teachers will appreciate this lesson plan to help guide two or three lessons on the early life of Navajo War Chief Manuelito which utilizes cooperative learning as well as internet resources. Includes a focus and a plan for assessment.