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Diverse Voices -African American Ventures
Young scholars explore acts of kindness through the eyes of the black community. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students understand that even under inhumane circumstances, people can perform for the common good. Young...
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Back to the Classics
Students closely examine chamber music as it has changed from the Middle Ages to today. They work in small groups to research the composers, instruments and typical presentation in 5 time periods. They write biographies and share their...
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Business Strategy with Asia: Outsourcing or Not?
Young scholars examine the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing personnel resources to Asia. They investigate through internet research as well as community business leaders why businesses outsource to other countries. In the...
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Web of Deceit
Check the validity of Internet web sites analyzing the accuracy of the information. Young scholars will use this knowledge to create their own web site about a person of their choosing.
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Experimental Probability
In this algebra learning exercise, students solve word problems of the possibility of an event occurring using experimental probability. There are 10 questions with an answer key.
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Poetry Slams and Lesson Plans
Poetry slams can lead your students beyond a focus on rhyme and meter and into the emotional pull of poetry.
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Natural Selection and Evidence Worksheet
Matching and fill-in-the-blank exercises give biology whizzes a chance to practice vocabulary associated with evolution. Terms to be reviewed focus on evidence for evolution, natural selection concepts, and some genetics words. You could...
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Feudalism
Young scholars have tournaments in teams after learning information about The Middle Ages. In this Middle Ages lesson plan, students learn that tournaments are mock battles, but that they will have these battles by answering questions in...
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We Are One World
Students examine discrimination, prejudice, and bias in the world. In this tolerance lesson, students research examples of prejudice in different countries. They then identify the Core Democratic Values in song lyrics. Students locate on...
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3 dimensional shapes
Students play a bingo game to classify 3 dimensional shapes. In this 3 dimensional shapes lesson plan, students identify, describe, and classify shapes by playing a bingo game.
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Linear Systems: Reduced Row Echelon Matrix
In this echelon matrix worksheet, students find the nullspace of matrices by finding the reduced row echelon. This two-page worksheet contains explanations, examples and six problems to complete.
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U.S. President: Facts
Students gather information from a chart. They become familiar with the names of the presidents of the United States. They complete a worksheet imbedded in this plan on the many facts associated with the Presidents.
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Comic Book Project
Students write a fictional story into a comic book format. In this creative writing lesson, students analyze example comics and discuss the format. Students create a comic book using imaginary characters that find a solution to a problem.
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Can We Live Without Government?
Third graders explore the role that the government plays in the lives of its citizens.
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Oregon Trail Cooking
Students compare differences between cooked and fresh greens. They realize how simplicity of recipe makes for easy travel on the Oregon Trail.
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Verbs
Young scholars play a game. In this grammar instructional activity, students play charades where they must act out a verb that has been written on a piece of paper.
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The Aurora
Students study the Aurora Borealis lights known commonly as the Northern and Southern lights. In this space science lesson, students study pictures of the Auroras for Jupiter and Saturn. Students visit the given website for an...
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Spend, Save, Invest or Donate
Middle schoolers explore the concept of philanthropy. In this personal finance lesson, students consider economic choices and why people donate to causes. Middle schoolers investigate the processes of borrowing money and investing money...
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Multicultural Math Project
Sixth graders examine where mathematics came from. In this Math History lesson, 6th graders complete various activities to understand mathematical reasoning. Students complete critical thinking questions.
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The Anti-Slavery Movement
Eleventh graders as a class create and write a constitution for an anti-slavery society. They investigate demographics of slavery, treatment of slaves, the colonization movement, and women in the abolition movement, and present their...
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A Divided Community
Students work in teams to research the history of African migration and immigration in the U.S. They present their research in a town hall discussion format and then write a paragraph about their experiences.
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19th Century Immigration.
Eleventh graders analyze primary source cartoons depicting discrimination against immigrants. They study the historical relationship Dominican Republic has had with the United States. They assess how this relationship is linked to...
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Linear Systems: Nullspace Matrix and Rank
In this nullspace matrix worksheet, students observe the rank and number of independent rows and columns a matrix has. They compute the product of matrices and describe the column space of each. This two-page worksheet contains...
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Show Me the Money: Labor/Management Issues in Professional Baseball
Learners study the baseball players in the past and present and see how the union played a part in lives. In this labor lesson students analyze documents and identify the effects of the different markets on labor salaries.