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Mesoamerican Codex Books
Fifth graders recreate Mesoamerican Codex Books using brown paper bags, paints, glue, an iron, and books on Mesoamerican Glyphs in this 5th grade instructional activity in the Art classroom. Resource links and book references are...
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Filing A Conusmer Complaint
Students discuss what makes good service and poor servies. They brainstorm ways to file a complaint when they receive poor service. Students work in pairs to practice making a consumer complaint verbally and in writing. This lesson is...
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Hometown Ecology
Young scholars examine how ecology is at work in their own community. As a class, they identify what they already know about the world around them and discuss how they personally affect the environment. Using magazines, newspapers and...
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Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins
Pupils identify and interpret the lifecycle and parts of the pumpkin. Students utitlize interactive ways to discover this process. Pupils create a big book of their own by researching further information about pumpkins and what makes a...
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Water Pollution
Fifth graders investigate how humans pollute the water supply with a number of different contaminates. While working in small groups they examine screening, sedimentation, filtration, and chemical treatments as methods of water treatment.
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LET YOUR FINGERS DO THE WALKING
The student will recognize different information sources. 2. The student will use a telephone book as a resource for locating agricultural businesses
and people with agriculture-related jobs.Discuss the purpose of the phone book, and...
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Compare and Contrast Culture
Fifth graders compare and contrast the cultures of American culture with that of the other cultures of North America. Using traditional and Internet research, 5th graders gather data on one element of culture for comparison. Data...
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Getting-to-Know-You List Poem
Students construct a list poem. In this poetry lesson, students discuss their likes and dislikes and summarize their thoughts into a list poem.
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Hypothesis Testing Summary and Exercise Sets
In this thirteen page instructional activity, learners solve four sets of exercises concerned with hypothesis testing. A hypothesis testing summary is provided.
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Termite Trails
Students observe termite trail-following behavior. For this termite trails lesson, students draw a circle or other shape approximately eight inches across with a ball point pen. Teacher taps out termites into the circle and request...
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Chemistry: Energy Resources and Transfers
Students explore the concepts of energy resources and energy transfers. In this chemistry instructional activity, students examine renewable and non-renewable energy sources as they view classroom demonstrations and discuss the concepts...
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A is for Apple
Students participate in a variety of activities to learn about apples. Students graph apples, learn about apple uses, taste apples, and observe what happens when apples are dipped in lemon juice.
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Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
For this day to combat desertification and drought worksheet, students read or listen to a passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct words, unscramble words and sentences, write discussion questions and conduct...
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Cyber Safety
Students explore internet safety. In this cyber safety lesson, students gain information on how to choose safe websites. Students get tips on what types of information is safe to share on the internet and things to be aware of.
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Heart Disease & Stroke
Students study heart disease and how to prevent it. In this investigative lesson students list heart disease and stroke risk factors.
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Country Mouse Comes to Tea: Exploring Animal Characters from Tales Real and Fanciful
Learners study animal characters. In this language arts lesson, students analyze animal characters from a variety of books and create a story using animal characters.
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External Influences 3: Legal and Political
High schoolers examine the regulations imposed on businesses. They practice their analysis and evaluation skills in a written report. They present their findings to the class.
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Get Fit for Yosemite - Nutrition
Learners demonstrate an understanding of healthy eating habits and of following a fitness program. They visit Yosemite Institute.
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Where to shop?
Students study a topic of an environmental nature that is relevant to them (as individuals) on a local level, but with global implications. They consider whether their family's shopping habits have any lasting effects on the environment.
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Yaba "Data" Cereal
Fifth graders create and modify a database using information from cereal labels.
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Kraut Lab
Students explore the process of fermentation through the process of making Sauerkraut. Students use their observational skills and their five senses to create an articulate description of their lab created sauerkraut. They discuss the...
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Breaking News English: Animal Rights Road Kill Candy Victory
In this ESL reading comprehension worksheet, learners read or listen to the passage, then complete a wide variety of warm-up activities, as well as before listening/reading, while listening/reading, after listening/reading, discussion,...
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Geometry House!
Fourth graders use computer drawing tools to create a house of geometric shapes.
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Waste, Then and Now
Students discuss and compare the waste disposal habits of today with those of Native Americans of long ago.