Pupils research the uses and symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet. They complete a worksheet to translate and transcribe phrases of English into the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Students determine the ratio of pairs of consecutive terms in the Fibonacci Sequence. Using four different colors, they create a golden rectangle in either two or three dimensions. They use photographs to create two collages using...

Young scholars examine different myths of various cultures around the world. Using artwork, they discuss the artistic designs and develop hypothesize about their importance. They use the internet to research myths they are aware of and...

Fifth graders create a quiz.  In this parts of the body activity, 5th graders identify and illustrate body parts.  With a partner, students create a quiz on the terms used during the activity. 

Students practice interviewing. In this months of the year lesson, students interview at least five adults working in their school to gather data on when their birthdays occur. Students create a master calendar for the school. 

Students explore foods.  In this nutrition lesson, students chorally respond to questions about a kitchen PowerPoint, complete a Venn diagram about breakfast and lunch foods, and play a food Bingo game.

Students discuss healthy eating habits. In this food preferences lesson, students read a scenario about teenagers visiting a restaurant.   Students role play the story and complete a graphic organizer.  

Students create a fitness schedule for a famous person.  In this advice, encourage, discourage lesson, students ask questions to determine the best fitness schedule for a person.  Students relate this activity to that of...

Students contrast an exchange student's house with their original home. In this home lesson, students listen to a diary entry written by an exchange student. They create a triptych miniature book and draw the differences between the...

Young scholars examine the impact of movies and television. In this communication lesson, students share filmstrips that lack sound and determine the genre of the segments. Young scholars discuss popular movies and television shows from...

Ninth graders discuss life of Lucas Samaras, identify familial, cultural, and personal characteristics, and create 3-dimensional containers exploring external and internal characteristics

Young scholars study basic meteorology concepts. They build a simple barometer to measure air pressure. They explore the concepts of relative humidity, air convection currents and temperature inversions and to discover their connection...

Students study the myths of various African cultures and of the Mayan people. They identify unique characteristics of African myths and Mayan myths. They define and recognize the style and tone of the Mayan myths and create their own...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the pottery of Harding Black and the uses of clay in San Antonio, Texas. They watch a video about the life of Harding Black, conduct a clay percolation experiment, compare and...

Children create narrative accounts about their character traits, illustrate the constellation of each sign of the Zodiac, and write and illustrate their own creative myths about an original "Zodiac Sign". They use the computer as a...

In this social studies worksheet, students answer the questions that focus upon the general knowledge and purposes of hieroglyphics in Ancient Egypt.

Students analyze Jack London's use of anthropomorphism to identify the importance of adaptability in life. In this literature lesson, students use the novel The Call of the Wild to identify key elements in survival. Students...

High schoolers investigate the history of the law of war. In this international law lesson, students listen to a lecture regarding the history of international law spanning from Pax Romana to Collective Security. High schoolers...

Students discuss environmental responsibility. In this environment lesson, students create a story with the teacher with four made up characters. They have these characters do environmentally responsible and irresponsible behaviors and...

Students investigate observations between widely separated populations of anchialine cave fauna.  In this biogeography lesson students discuss theories that could explain the given observations. 

Students design a robotic vehicle to explore underwater caves. In this robot technology lesson, students brainstorm, research, and report about a robotic vehicle design capable of sensing objects and taking appropriate actions to avoid...

In this history worksheet, students take a multiple choice quiz about the geography of famous empires. Students complete 4 multiple choice questions.

In this the Persian empire worksheet, students read a two page passage about Persia, then answer 5 multiple choice and 7 short answer questions requiring research about the topic.