Students identify and locate the areas in which pepper and spices orginated. On a map, they locate the areas and write the name of the spice that is found there. They use historical events to trace its route to the Americas. They...

Students personalize the task of taking roll by thinking about colleges and laminated the names on cards. They have to meet the criteria from five areas: group must have 5-7 members, must be co-ed, must include students from at least 3...

Students develop their vocabulary skills. In this vocabulary and language activity, students practice naming everyday objects as they take part in 3 classroom activities that require them to note attributes of everyday objects their...

Eighth graders participate in the mini-metric Olympics. In this measurement instructional activity, 8th graders solve real-world problems that require them to calculate length, area, and volume in metric units.

High schoolers compare and contrast the roles of federal and state governments in the United States. In this government lesson, students research state and national governments' joint and individual powers prior to debating a topic...

Students examine and demonstrate the art concepts of drawing simple flowers, and overlapping. They create flower paintings utilizing the technique of Batik.

Students examine the benefits wetlands provide to man and nature. They compare types of wetlands in northeast or east-central Florida. They discover ways that uplands affect wetlands and water bodies.

Students create original works of floral art in this three-day Art instructional activity for the upper-elementary classroom. Included with the instructional activity is a picture example of the finished project and tips on how to...

In this vocabulary worksheet, students circle the letter of the word or phrase that means the same as the words in bold. There are 14 questions on this worksheet.

Students develop their globe skills. In this geography skills lesson, students explore the area added to the United States when the Alaskan territory was purchased from Russia.

Young scholars discover new vocabulary words. In this language development lesson, students reach into a box of themed items and identify the object. They discuss the attributes of the object as well. 

Third graders discuss light sources and collect data about energy sources. They compare data and create a multiple line graph showing energy used by light sources for each student in the group. They present their graphs and write a...

Students measure the heights of their fellow classmates and create a box and whisker plot to display the data. In this measurement lesson plan, students analyze the data and record results.

Students investigate gold. For this gold panning lesson, students demonstrate the process of mining through an experiment using two boxes of sand. Students design a safe way to mine gold.

Sixth graders practice using logic and scientific proof while examining animal tracks.  In this scientific method instructional activity, 6th graders identify different animals and the type of tracks they leave behind by observing...

Eighth graders choose topics of interest, and select books from the library about them. They utilize a worksheet embedded in the text which has the students rate the text they've read based on it's "believability factor." An interesting...

Students consider the changing landscape. In this map lesson, students examine a large landscape picture map, discuss the building they find on it, and discuss how construction changes the landscape.

In this AP Calculus BC practice exam, students solve twenty-eight multiple choice problems without the use of a calculator.  This worksheet should be completed in fifty-five minutes.

In this Calculus learning exercise, students are provided with problems of a similar nature to those on their exam.  Problems include limits, derivatives, and integrals.  The four page learning exercise contains twenty-eight...

In this desalting salt water worksheet, students will read about three different methods of desalting sea water which includes distilling, crystallizing, and filtering. Students will describe these methods in three short answer questions...

In this North Dakota Heritage Center worksheet, students explore the settlement of North Dakota through its statehood as they read several brief selections and respond to 24 question as they look at exhibits.

Students solve a mystery at their school. In this classifying lesson, students find suspects who committed the crime. Students categorize them into race, sex, and fingerprint type. Students show their results in graphs.

Students search for specific color food items. In this color review lesson, students search for hidden food items of a specific color inside the classroom.

Students collect data and describe how and why the high and low tides change from day to day.  In exploring tides instructional activity students study tides by taking notes, recording data and analyzing their findings.