Students study various objects and determine plastic and non-plastic.  In this creative lesson students get into groups and create a diorama to show the different properties they discovered. 

Students explore how invasive species can change an environment. For this critical thinking lesson, students study how invasive animals can change an environments population. They will discuss the implications of an invasive species and...

Sixth graders study different environments and how the food chain affects the survival of different animals. In this environments lesson plan, 6th graders share the visuals which describe the characteristics of the environment that they...

Students demonstrate their knowledge of early childhood practices. For this early childhood lesson, students prepare a portfolio and a resource container following the Early Childhood STAR Event guidelines. Students do the case study in...

Students complete a community service project. For this community service lesson, students discuss the needs of animals in animal shelters. They contact an animal shelter and help with one of these needs. 

Students develop a community service project. In this service project lesson, students identify a concern within their community, set a goal, from a plan, and carryout a service project using the project guidelines.

Students research ways to help a homeless shelter and design a service project to meet the needs. For this service project lesson, students identify and develop a list of ways to meet a homeless shelter's needs. Students then conduct a...

Students research ways to help a women's shelter in a service project. In this service project lesson, students develop ways to meet needs of a women's shelter. Students select a need, plan, and conduct a service project to meet that need.

Students identify and explore honesty in leadership. In this leadership lesson plan, students define honesty and record occupations that need honesty. Students research a dishonest leader and create a presentation for the research....

Learners research and design a hospitality system. In this hospitality system lesson, students design a system of hospitality using the project guidelines and present their system. Learners write a paragraph about their system.

Students identify and explore ways leaders solve problems. In this leadership instructional activity, students use the FCCLA planning process to solve a given problem. Students report to the class the problem and their solution.

Students identify ways responsibility is important to productive leadership. In this leadership instructional activity, students discuss responsibilities of leaders and work in groups to create a list of do's and don'ts for being...

Students build relations with grandparents. In this intergenerational relationships lesson, students identify questions they would like to ask their elders and prepare cookies to take to the interview. Students then complete the Power of...

Students examine ways to resolve conflicts. In this conflict resolution lesson, students define conflict resolution and write down situations where leaders deal with conflicts. Students work in groups to create a PowerPoint on ways to...

Students examine career possibilities. In this career preparation lesson, students compile portfolios that feature their teaching abilities and make presentations about successful teaching.

Students explore the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). In this FCCLA lesson plan, students research and design food-related businesses. Students create business plans and present them to their classmates.

Learners create apparel. In this career connection lesson, students create displays that feature textile and apparel samples.

Students develop their leadership skills. For this character education lesson, students discuss the characteristics of leaders and create leadership books that feature leadership pointers.

Students examine the changing immigration pattern of Canada. For this immigration lesson, students use statistical data from a web-site to complete a worksheet and graph their findings.

In this marketing campaign activity, students follow directions on how to create a marketing campaign on being healthy. Students follow 6 sets of directions.

Learners compare and contrast translations of Greek literature. In this dramatic literature lesson, students read and perform passages from four different translations of Euripides's Hecuba. Learners discuss how the translations...

Students investigate the use of the internet and how it should be used by students. The concepts of intellectual property and fair usage are covered. The author of resources is found by them through practice with finding small print...

Young scholars discover the use of steamboats in North Carolina. After reading background information, they take notes on their reading and participate in a class discussion. They complete a KWL chart and share what they have gathered in...

Students examine the use of steamboats in North Carolina. In groups, they design and contruct their own small models of steamboats using simple materials. They test their models in water and share how they were built and why. They...