Cell membranes and the factors that affect its integrity are studied, with Beet tissue used as the model. A poster to display findings of the permeability of the membranes would clarify understanding and also allow a layer of language...

Watt is going on here? Middle schoolers are learning about energy use and carbon dioxide emissions! In the first part of this lesson, learners measure how much energy different appliances consume and calculate the amount per day. In...

It seems the post office has run out of stamps! Learners build all the values of postage available if the post office only sells five- and seven-cent stamps. The task provides an opportunity to create an expression in two variables and...

Add another strategy to the toolboxes of young mathematicians with this elementary math activity on using number lines to add and subtract fractions.

Students examine political cartoons. In this colonial America instructional activity, students analyze political cartoons pertaining to the Stamp Act.

Fifth graders participate in an exercise in which they practice using fractions. After reading a book, they review the rules of the game as a class. To end the instructional activity, they determine the lowest common denominator for...

Students add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers. In this fractions worksheet, students learn how to add and subtract mixed numbers based on their knowledge of adding and subtracting fraction with a teacher led question and answer...

For this math worksheet, learners examine the fractions and then find a common factor to simplify them into the smallest numerals in the numerator and denominator.

In this addition and subtraction activity, students solve 15 problems in which they add or subtract with monomial denominators, binomial denominators, and complex fractions.

Fourth graders investigate some of the basic functions of using Microsoft Word. The teacher uses a LCD projector to give instruction and guide the lesson plan. They practice finding the menu screens to perform basic editing and command...

Learners study about multiples, common multiples, least common multiples, and lowest common denominators. They recognize that a multiple is the product resulting when two or more factors are multiplied by each other and that common...

Seventh graders use the World Wide Web for research, identify fractions found in everyday life by finding a recipe that uses fractions.

In this algebra activity, students simplify fractions using common denominators. They solve using addition and subtraction. There are 6 questions with an answer key.

This two-day lesson will help the class simplifying rational expressions. It also has an emphasis on understanding when a rational expression is undefined. The lesson contains powerpoint presentations, worksheets, and answer key.

Students create a PowerPoint presentation using graphics, text and animations. They access the Internet to research a topic and find historical photographs and documents to enhance learning. They demonstrate how to use an overhead LCD...

Young scholars investigate the properties of magnets. In this physics activity, students view a Powerpoint presentation on magnets and list facts about magnets they learned. Young scholars use magnets in the classroom to identify what...

With the songs "My Hometown" by Bruce Springsteen and "Allentown" by Billy Joel, learners examine external versus internal conflict. When they have finished the first part of the lesson, they create their own poem (or song) about the...

Bruce Springsteen’s “My Hometown” and Billy Joel’s “Allentown” motivate young lyricists to craft poems about their own home town. Groups compare the two songs, identifying details, symbols, and conflicts. Individuals then picture a place...

Explore the amazing temperate rainforest of the Pacific Northwest. Your class starts by investigating the animals and plants of the Northwest, specifically Washington, and then research an animal population common to the area. In small...

Explore multiplication and division using real life problems, including how to find the cost of soap per bar. Individuals or small groups work to find answers. They then share with the class how they found their answer.

Students investigate the area of squares and circles. In this geometry lesson, students calculate the area and probability of simple events. They work on a laptop using Safari.

How do you describe a jellyfish? Individuals write adjectives for Nomura's jellyfish, take notes, and check understanding with a formative assessment. Notes include the definition for adjectives, guiding questions to help writers...

High schoolers determine the surface area of the Luxor Hotel, using the square feet of the base, volume, and the volume formula. They create a scale model of the triangular/pyramid shaped hotel.

It doesn't get simpler than this. Scholars first learn to simplify radicals by determining the prime factors of the radicand. The lesson plan progresses to simplifying radicals involving algebraic expressions in the radicand.