This lesson introduces the student to the concept of probability. Students will explore the meaning of theoretical and experimental probability by viewing interactive websites. A lab activity will be performed using cooperative learning...

This is a student led activity in which students have to accomplish the task of choosing the most entertaining way to relay written expository information. Art/self expression along with technology are utilized to develop a classroom...

The students will be split into small, cooperative groups and build a city following specific guidelines. The students will learn how a city is constructed with angles, intersections, parallel, intersecting, and transversal streets. They...

The young scholars will be afforded opportunities to actively explore ordering numbers (from least to greatest and greatest to least). The students will engage in a whole group and cooperative learning group setting to explore ordering...

Cooperative learning groups and chain links are used to find the mean, median, and mode. A Science NetLinks activity is linked for further real-life application in the world of baseball (optional). This lesson plan was created as a...

This lesson will allow students to practice plotting points on a grid. Students will have an opportunity to play a coordinate game. This lesson is hands-on and allows for cooperative learning. This lesson plan was created as a result of...

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...

In this lesson, the students will be experimenting to show how light shines in a straight line. They will also be experimenting to see how light reflects using mirrors. The students will be working in cooperative learning groups to carry...

A geometry instructional activity that examines the history and structure of ancient pyramids and engages students in constructing pyramid models. A comprehensive instructional activity that considers students with diverse learning...

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...

This is a student-led exploration of the systems of the human body, through technology. Students will work cooperatively to develop a PowerPoint presentation that will thoroughly explain each system. Systems included are: circulatory...

Students will explore matter that sinks or floats when submerged in water and that matter is categorized as either a sinker or a floater. Students will work actively in small, cooperative learning groups as well as gather in a whole...

In this WebQuest, sudents will be working in cooperative learning groups to research bacteria, viruses, and the immune system via the Internet. Learners will be taking notes and answering questions to show the teacher for approval....

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...

Students will use manipulatives that represent the ingredients for S'mores (graham crackers, marshmallows, chocolate bar) to determine the limiting and excess reactants (reagents) for making S'mores. The students will extend this to...

Students will experience force and speed by constructing model cars in cooperative groups. The students will explore ways to move their cars at different speeds. Each group will do a PhotoStory describing their cars.This lesson plan was...

This lesson explores the making of comparisons by using percents. In this lesson you will compare your class's favorite foods using percents. Students will use cooperative groups to answer follow up questions about the lesson.This lesson...

This is a student led activity utilizing visualization and association to memorize the parts of animal and plant cells. Students will work cooperatively to develop drawings to connect the parts of cells to one of their favorite things:...

In this lesson, students will figure out how many different combinations of ice cream flavors and cones they can make. Students will work cooperatively to make the different combinations. They will use various materials to actually make...

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As a part of the online collaborative unit, Westward Ho!, students will work in cooperative groups of 4-5 students to decide what items they need to take on the Oregon Trail, determine the cost of the items, and complete a ledger to...

In Cooperative/Collaborative groups, this instructional activity will actively engage students to subtract positive and negative integers. An "Essential Question" will be used to activate background knowledge and set the purpose for...

This lesson will actively engage young scholars to identify and add positive and negative integers. In cooperative groups, students will discuss everyday vocabulary that will activate young scholars' existing background knowledge and set...