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The Voice of the Individual

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars examine the role of the individual in society as a whole. Individually, they design and create their own calling card as used in the past. They put together an art kit in which they are able to use outdoors. To end the...
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Easy Bias-Covered Curves

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students watch a demonstration on how to make easy-bias covered curves. Using that information, they practice making their own with different types of materials. They share their creations with the class to end the lesson plan.
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Angles and Parallel Lines

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders draw parallel and intersecting lines to observe and examine the characteristics of alternate interior angles, vertical angles, corresponding angles, and supplementary angles. Through observation, they discover the...
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Baleen Whale Feeding Activity

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students compare the size of baleen whales to humans. They also assimilate the different feeding methods of baleen filter feeding and gulp feeding whales.
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Vocabulary Bingo

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students review vocabulary words and definitions from a literature selection. They play Vocabulary Bingo to practice the words.
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The Colored Cube Question

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine how to determine the probabilities or likelihood of outcomes. They complete trials to determine probability while using different manipulatives. They determine how games can be made fair or unfair in this unit of...
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Topography

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students study the change of topography that results from wind.
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The Regions In Which I Live

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars investigate different regions. Beginning with the idea that a neighborhood is a region, students explore maps to discover that towns, states, and countries can also be considered regions. Young scholars create a book,...
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Properties of Logarithms

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders investigate logarithms.  In this Algebra II lesson, 11th graders explore the properties of logarithms that are used to simplify expression and solve equations.  Students confirm their conjectures regarding the properties...
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Dream Car Math

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students collect car cost comparison data from the "Car Wizard" web site to use as problem solving and for calculations related to math.
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Cardboard Tree and Endangered Animals Lesson

For Teachers K - 1st
Students create an endangered animial figure and its home through artistic expression using paint and a variety of materials.
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Anecdotes from Artifacts

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use clay to create a personally meaningful and symbolic artifact. They interpret the artifacts in writing and read about the use of symbols in Native American art.
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Art Using Sequence

For Teachers K
Students are introduced to representative works of various artists including Paul Klee, Piet Mondrian, Sonia Delauny, Henri Matisse, Joan Miro and Henri Rosseau. They read books, participate in discussion and create original works of art.
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Invaders and Settlers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners watch a video that illustrates the way in which an English community evolved based on geography and the settlers and invaders who lived there over different time periods. They create a map that shows how different villages are...
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Touchstones

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students locate monuments in their neighborhoods and sketch them. They are shown slides of two modern monuments, the Vietnam Memorial and the Holocaust Monument in Edgewood Park. They read the article in National Geographic, Vol. 167,...
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Native Americans

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars, in groups, research various Native American tribes. They wirte a report about the tribe which includes information about their food and ceremonies, among other things. They create a diorama and a poster that shows how...
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Hey, Look Me Over!

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students make observations about mealworms using hand lenses, rulers, and cotton swabs. Students complete their own mealworm observation chart, then they share their observations with the class. This is one station out of five in an...
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Hitting the Road

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders participate in a discussion about the migration out of the Atlantic region in Canada. With a partner, they interview those who have left the area and identify the pros and cons of starting over in a new place. ...
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Geometric Figures

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners identify two and three dimensional shapes and use appropriate geometric vocabulary to write a description of the figure by taking pictures of geometric figures in their own environment.
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Pulse Rates

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars answer the question, "How will the intensity of exercise effect your heart rate?", using physical workouts and AppleWorks, or similar spreadsheet program. This lesson can conclude with the creation of a graph of data...
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Three D Constellations

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Pupils are introduced to both celestial coordinates and to the first rung on the distance determination ladder. They convert spherical coordinates to Cartesian coordinates to construct a three dimensional model of a constellation which...
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Weather Where We Are

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate the reports of local weather. They identify types of weather data and correlate it to the conditions. Using the data students draw a picture of the current weather. They conduct the same investigation for all four...
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Weighing Time

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students devise a strategy to solve problems that is done in a systematic and mathematical fashion. The finding of the unknown value is the focus of the lesson. To solve linear equations proficiently is the skill of the lesson.
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Plants

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the specific needs, characteristics, and uses of plants. They discuss the needs of plants as they grow. Students observe plants in various settings as they grow and note the changes they see.

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