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Nocturnal Animals
In this animal learning exercise, students complete a cloze activity about nocturnal animals by filling in the blanks in 2 paragraphs using 9 words from a word bank. They color and cut out 13 small pictures of nocturnal animals and paste...
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What Is Your Gripe?
Students discuss historical examples of social injustice and identify perceived social injustices today. They share incidents in their lives when they confronted such experiences.
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Thanksgiving Turkey Napkin Holder
Studens create turkey napkin holders. They discuss how Thanksgiving originated and why we celebrate this holiday. They create their napkin holders using craft sticks, glue guns, construction paper, feathers, and glitter.
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Identifying Genre
For this identifying genre worksheet, 9th graders read the titles and descriptions of 15 stories, identify and write the genre and subgenre from the list provided.
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Contour Hand Gestures with Text
Students examine different types of hand drawings. They create their own 3-D contour drawings. They also discuss the use of symbolism in art.
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Fractions
Fourth graders define and identify fractions. They draw a fraction with the correct number of equal parts, shade a specified number of parts, and write a fraction based on information from a variety of story problems. Students observe...
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Spring-Aloud Read
Students study the season of spring and create stories about the season. In this spring season lesson, students read books about spring and discuss the season. Students then color and create a mini-book about Spring.
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Literature Circles: Typical Discussion Day Structure
Tenth graders practice and facilitate a discussion. In this literature lesson, 10th graders practice using effective discussion strategies. Students participate in reflection and self-assessment on their own discussion abilities.
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Mary Eliza Church Terrell -- Civil Rights Leader
Students examine writings of Mary Eliza Church Terrell. They role play themselves as an African American woman in the 19th century. They describe her actions and how they benefited minorities.
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Simple Machines or Are They?
Students discover basic machines and how they make completing work easier. They identify two basic machines, the inclined plane and the lever and the functions of these simple machines.
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Kinematics of the Planar Continuum Snake Robot
Students calculate the length of an arc that surrounds an angle at the center of a circle of radius. In this kinetic equations lesson students complete a lab and solve a kinematic equation.
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Seashore Limitations
Students demonstrate the movements and behaviors of creatures from different parts of the ocean.
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Science and Technology
Eighth graders explore the roles of science and technology in today's world. They research a topic based on the uses of science in society. Students discuss medicine, power, transportation, water and sewage treatment and stereos, TVs....
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World's Deadly Diseases
Students gain knowledge on the cause/effect of five major diseases. They clearly locate where major diseases are located throughout the world. Students obtain statistical information through research of the population of the world...
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The Excursion
Students throw dice and make their way around a board, answering questions, performing tasks and finding out about the environment as they go.
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Circumlocution
Students describe unfamiliar objects and situations using existing vocabulary and circumlocution techniques.
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The American West-Knowledge Test
In this American West worksheet, students complete a 24 questions test about the American West. Answers are included beneath questions on worksheet.