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Mathematics In You
Students construct ratios using the hand as data. They use examples of cortical and trabecular bone found in the long bones to measure circumference, diameter, length, and weight of long bones. They perform computations using growth...
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Who Is Eating Healthy?
Second graders list the six food groups of the food pyramid and give an example for each. They discuss each food group and determine which food goes in each group. They examine the suggested daily servings for each food group and view a...
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It's Sugar Time!
Fifth graders examine how good health depends upon many things, including heredity, lifestyle, personality traits, mental health, attitudes, and the environment.
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Dependents
Young scholars explain dependency exemption and how it affects taxable income, and apply the five dependency tests to determine whether a person can be claimed as a dependent.
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Suspension Bridges
Students view examples of suspension bridges and discuss their structure. They complete a tension and compression experiment with a partner then perform a similar experiment with books. They discuss engineers and how they design and...
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The Dentist
Learners read a short story about visiting a dentist. Then they use toothbrushes in order to demonstrate the correct way to brush teeth. Students use the internet to investigate how some foods are healthier for teeth than others. Then...
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Science NetLinks: Changing World 1: Endocrine Disruptors
Students investigate how environmental surprises and endocrine disruptors influence perceptions of benefits and costs. The decisions of science are under these type of influences and must be thought out with a definite method.
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Community Helpers
First graders study community helpers, paying special attention to dentists, in this multi-day lesson. They determine what these helpers do and listen to a book before completing observations and experiments.
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Who lives with Mallard?
Students explore how all living things have needs that are obtained from their surroundings. They identify the surroundings where an animal or plant lives is its habitat. Students identify that a habitat is a community of living and...
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Health In Progress/ Soft Drinks
Students engage in a activity that is concerned with the consumption of soft drinks by children. They examine the statistics about the consumption and determine the increase or decrease in individual servings consumed over time. They...
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It's Sugar Time!
Fifth graders review the Food Pyramid. They examine several breakfast cereal labels and determine how much sugar is in each. They discuss these amounts and whether or not they are surprised by the results. They discuss the amount of...
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Airborne & Special Operations Museum
In this history worksheet, students solve a crossword puzzle on various Special Operations during wartimes. They identify various dates in history and define why they were significant. Finally, students name specific military groups.
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Where Do You Work?
In this language arts and social studies worksheet, students read 20 clues about a person's occupation. Students use the word bank to locate where each person works. Example: I am a nurse. I work at the ___(hospital).
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Find the Fall Harvest Vegetables Word Search
In this fall harvest vegetables wordsearch, 2nd graders locate 6 words from a word bank listed at the bottom of the page. They find the words pumpkin, broccoli, peas, gourds, cabbage, and kale on a page which includes a small picture of...
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Help Wanted
In this factual text worksheet, 6th graders read through several want ads and then answer the detailed questions that follow to check their reading comprehension skills.
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What Am I?
In this food worksheet, students are given clues to different kinds of food and they need to guess what it is. Students are given clues to 10 different foods.
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Second Exercise in Parallelism
In this online interactive grammar skills instructional activity, learners answer 9 short answer questions regarding parallelism. Students may submit their answers to be scored
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Volume of a Stair-Step
Sixth graders calculate the volume of a stair-step. In this volume lesson plan, 6th graders apply their knowledge of the formula for finding volume. They practice their use of math language since this lesson plan is presented in a...
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Economic Community
Fourth graders assume different jobs of a community and understand the terms goods, services, producer, and consumer. In this community lesson plan, 4th graders answer short answer questions to show their knowledge of the terms.
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Alkaline-Earth Metals
Students study the importance of alkaline earth metals. For this metals lesson students research the minerals that are essential for human health.
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Forensic Detectives: Mysteries and Solutions
Middle schoolers examine forensic science. In this video based lesson, students examine the tools and techniques of forensic science. They write a report about a fictional crime scene from the Discovery video.
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Odd Word Out
In this odd word out learning exercise, students read the group of words and pick which word is the odd word out. Students complete 14 problems total.
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Buying and Owning a Home: Monthly Budget Worksheet
In this personal finance worksheet, students complete the graphic organizer as they chart the 40 listed monthly expenses for 2 months.
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Consumer Society
In this consumer society activity, students think about where and why they buy goods and the difference between needs and wants. Students read a text and answer 30 varied questions.