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Energy Efficient Appliances
Students use the Internet to research energy efficient appliances. They discover tips on how to save energy in the home and how to read the EnergyGuide labels. They also examine ways to reduce the amount of water that is used.
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The Other Drug War
Students examine the concepts of media literacy and how they apply to prescription drug advertising. They watch and discuss the Frontline video, "The Other Drug War," complete a worksheet, and answer questions regarding magazine drug...
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Tracking Pollution - A Hazardous Whodunit
Learners read a story problem about the issue of hazardous waste and pollution in a fictional town. In groups, they create a topographical map and predict how the water might flow and determine the place of contamination. To end the...
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Conversation Completions
In this conversation completions worksheet, students determine phrases that logically complete conversational sentences. Students choose eight phrases.
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Africa: Economics And Change
Learners examine the gold-mining industry in Africa. In this geography skills instructional activity, students watch "Africa: Economics and Change," investigate the challenges of working in mines, research attributes and production of...
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Social Studies Test-Grade 5
In this grade 5 social studies test, 5th graders complete a 27 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 5 concepts.
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Because Of, Due To, Owing To
In this word choice learning exercise, learners learn the correct use of three transition terms: because of, due to, and owing to. After reading the rules and studying the examples, students rewrite 5 sentences.
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"Mysteries"
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a short piece of text entitled "Mysteries" and answer five reading comprehension multiple choice questions.
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Reflexive Pronouns - Sentence Drop
In this grammar worksheet, 3rd graders draw lines down from the top of rows of words to connect them to form sentences. They do this with 12 lists of words and form 12 complete sentences that include reflexive pronouns.
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Safe Subs
Students investigate ways to reduce use of hazardous materials. In this safe substitutes lesson, students review hazardous wastes used in many homes and possible safe substitutes for these harmful chemicals. Students write and decorate...
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Advanced Critical Reading: Ethanol
In this advanced critical reading worksheet, students read a passage about ethanol then answer questions. Students make inferences, determine author's purpose and use context clues to find the meaning of unknown words in the passage.
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Oil Market Basics
In this natural resources worksheet, students take a ten question quiz based on their knowledge of the oil market. This a multiple choice quiz.
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Conversation Completions
In this conversation completions worksheet, students fill in the blank with the letter of the phrase that logically completes each conversation about world travel.
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Sustaining Life Under the Ice
Students design and conduct experiments in order to identify the components of lake water environments that are affected by winter ice cover. They use the experiment results to propose effective human management of these ecosystems.
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If Horatio Drove Today
Students analyze and calculate expenses using the historic Horatio's road trip.
Mathematics is taught using a cross curricular approach.