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Family Fitness Night
Young scholars invite their family members to participate in a family fitness night at the school to encourage fitness and to promote and inform parents about physical fitness testing. They use a map of the school to locate the different...
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Quadratics: Polynomial Form
Students determine how changes in the coefficients in a quadratic function affect its graph. They Solve a quadratic equations. Students Determine how to use the equation to determine the intercepts of a quadratic function. They...
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Quadratics: Polynomial Form
Students determine how changes in the coefficients in a quadratic function affect its graph. They determine how to use the equation to determine the intercepts of a quadratic function. Students identify the location of the intercepts...
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Regions, Regions, Regions!
Learners use regions to analyze the locational patterns of culture
groups at various scales. They discern the basics of region identity by discovering his/her "Home" Region through the examination of
criteria in his/her "backyard." In...
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Protecting Habitats and Species
Students recognize that scientists continuously gather and interpret data to understand and predict relationships among natural phenomena. They research various volcanoes and plot the volcano locations on a world map.
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Weather Watchers
Students conduct Internet research of their community's weather and compare it to the weather in another location. After conducting research, students become weather reporters by reporting their findings to the class by using a...
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Geometric Solids
First graders identify various shapes in everyday objects. in pairs, 1st graders go on a shape field trip to locate various objects of different shapes. They photograph the objects and later use the prints to write sentences describing...
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Congress of Vienna
Students label and locate the 5 European Powers of the congress of Vienna on a map. They describe the goals of the Congress of Vienna by completing a web diagram. Students identify and explain the legacy of the congress of Vienna by...
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How 9/11 Shaped U.S. Foreign Policy
Students discuss the U.S. foreign policy and the components they consider important. They read and discuss President George W. Bush's speech of November 10, 2001. Students locate and mark countries President Bush identified in his speech...
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Mapping Your Schoolyard Habitat
Students explore the terrain, structures, plants and signs of habitats around their schoolyard. They draw a sketch map showing the different areas around the schoolyard. Students identify the location of weeds and native plants on their...
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Human Reproduction
For this human reproduction worksheet, 9th graders explain why the testes are located on the outside of the body rather than the inside. Then they explain how often eggs are released in the female. Students also describe puberty.
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Noncommunicable Diseases
In this noncommunicable diseases activity, learners determine which diseases are not caused by pathogens and where a tumor is located. Then they describe a chronic disease that has a faulty immune system. Students also identify what...
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Weather Patterns
In this weather worksheet, students identify with the symbols found on a weather map that show the locations of fronts, high- and low-pressure areas, and various types of precipitation across the United States. Then they use the map...
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Climate Types
In this weather instructional activity, learners describe the rainfall distribution found in two different areas of the world. Then they compare the various types of climates found around the world using the graphs shown on the sheet.
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Questions for Traditional Artists
In this classroom applications and fieldwork basics learning exercise, learners utilize the 20 interview questions once they locate someone in their community who creates traditional art. An oral release is included.
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Sonar Simulation
Students explore how a side-scan sonar can help locate underwater objects. In this hands- on lesson students compare side-scan sonar and other methods used to search for underwater objects by creating their own "simulation" of a...
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Coastal Geology and Geomorphology
In this coastal geology worksheet, students use Google Earth to locate and identify different types of landforms and phenomena that occur along a coast. This worksheet has 2 short answer questions.
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Coastal Geology and Geomorphology
In this coastal geology worksheet, students use Google Earth to locate the Oregon coastline. Students then complete 6 short answer questions based on coastal geology.
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Introduction to the World Globe
Students examine a globe and the world map to see what constitutes the differences. In this world map introductory lesson, students discuss what they see when they view the globe. Students then, look at a world map and compare the...
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It's All in the Making: Our Local Organizations
Students study African American nonprofit organizations. In this nonprofit organizations lesson, students discuss African American organizations. Students research the NAACP and NUL website. Students design posters for both groups....
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It Counts
Students explore how numbers can identify objects. In this math lesson, students determine how numbers are used to describe objects used in quantitative data collection.
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Landscape Picture Map
Young scholars explore pollution of water sources. In this ecology instructional activity, students define and identify natural resources. Young scholars use map skills to locate local rivers and lakes used for recreation. Students...
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Cave Men to Cave Painting
Students explore the Ice Age. In this geology and social studies lesson, students read the book Eyewitness Books Early Humans and create a KWL chart about the Ice Age. Students locate Asia and North America on the World Map and...
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Prairie Voices: Plum Grove
Students explore Plum Grove located in Iowa City. In this Iowa history instructional activity, students listen to their instructor present a lecture on the history of Plum Grove and the leadership of Robert Lucas. Students select...