Young scholars practice a modified version of paddle tennis. They set up the court and review the elements of the game. Students practice serving and returnig the ball. They practice keeping score.

Seventh graders describe and conduct an experiment that identifies the physical properties of light. They explore sources of visible light and an electromagnetic spectrum. Students explain the conversion of one form of energy to another.

Students practice adding and subtracting integers.  In this practice adding and subtracting integers lesson, students play a board game where they role two dice to move their token.  Students roll a sign dice and a number dice...

Students participate in a game that explores map reading skills and intermediate directions. The teacher turns over a direction card for each player or team and announces the move, and they move towards a designated cardinal or...

Students explore the contrasting movement characteristics of Alice, the White Rabbit and the Queen of Hearts. In a circle students follow the teacher who introduces movement for the characters of the Alice, the White Rabbit and the Queen...

Students are able to describe the importance of wetland vegetation. They describe the impacts human activities have on water systems. Students compare and contrast the effect of different soil types on water filtration.

Tenth graders identify and analyze appropriate key vocabulary terms associated with transformations and reflection. Students experience creating and recognizing reflection with hands-on manipulations. Students discover real-world...

Students identify line in the composition of a number of art works. They explain how the artist's compositional choices guide the viewer's eye to important components of the image. Students identify sight lines in several paintings and...

Students listen to a reading of "Clifford the Firehouse Dog," and develop a list of fire safety rules. Using different colored construction paper, they create facsimile "Clifford shape books," and illustrate safety rules in them.

Students prepare for the Chinese New Year and celebrate. They assist in planning and preparing for the celebration. Students work together cooperatively in small and large groups. They discuss the symbol "fu", good luck, when hung upside...

Students analyze lines of symmetry and rotational symmetry in designs. They practice dividing a shape along its line(s) of symmetry and discuss the relationship between lines of symmetry and number of sides as well as rotations.

Students watch an episode of "Frontiers" and discover the scientific basis for handwriting analysis. In the video, they discover how size, shape, and slant of handwriting suggest personality traits. After a discussion, students offer...

Students practice identifying points on a coordinate plane, creating charts, and calculating ratios. In groups, students play a "battleship" game where they determine the location of their own fleet and attempt to find the location of...

Fourth graders complete activities to increase their understanding of coordinates. They listen to Julie Glass' book, The Fly on the Ceiling, before playing fly tic-tac-toe and Swat the Flies, in which they use ordered pairs to state the...

In this museum follow up worksheet, 1st graders locate 20 words pertaining to the museum. This worksheet would not be understandable unless students had visited this museum.

In this literacy worksheet, middle schoolers find the words that are related to the game of chess and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.

In this sports worksheet, students locate and circle ten key terms that are associated with horse racing in a word search puzzle.

In this Animals Word Search worksheet, students find 16 animals in a word search. Examples include dog, bear, tiger, pig, and elephant.

In this Parts of the Body Word Search worksheet, students find 20 parts of the body in the word search. Examples include ear, mouth, and leg.

In this Fruit Word Search learning exercise, students look for 12 different types of fruit. Examples include apple, plum, lemon, and grapes.

In this Vegetables Word Search learning exercise, students find 12 different kinds of vegetables in the word search. For example, potato, corn, and cabbage.

In this Weather Word Search worksheet, students find 16 words related to the weather. Examples include sunny, cloudy, and hot.

In this literacy worksheet, students find the words that are associated with the name of different colors. But, first they must unscramble the words in the list for the twelve problems.

In this Earth Science word search activity, 2nd graders locate 16 "weather words" in the word puzzle. No answer key is provided.