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Your turn to Vote

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop an understanding of the legislative process. They role play as legislators and witnesses commenting on the proposed bill.
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Is Government Necessary?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the purpose of Congress and determine how it affects them. They explain what life would be like without government.
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Ethics in Congress

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers, using Online sources, research and discuss modern ethics rules and general behavioral guidelines used in Congress.
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Legislative Branch

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners analyze Article 1 of the Constitution. They respond to the Public Criticism E-Learning module.
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How Ordinary People Can Have an Impact

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify three or more ways the Federal Government impacts their daily lives and then explore ways in which citizens can influence political leaders.
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Friend, Foe, or . . .

For Teachers 5th - 6th
As a result of this lesson, upper elementary ocean explorers will be able to describe several interrelationships: symbiosis, mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism. They learn that the biological richness is increased near seamounts and...
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Top to Bottom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Marine science classes read about the 2005 North Atlantic Stepping Stones Expedition and review climate change. They use maps to locate the seamount chains. In collaborative groups, they research how climate change may be altering the...
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Members of Congress Who Have Made a Significant Contribution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine laws that have benefited the nation in a variety of ways. The congressperson in the legislative branch of the government primarily responsible for the passage of the law and the current representatives are sought...
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Detective Digis and the Computer Caper

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Mathematicians participate in an hands-on activity to investigate the binary number system and write messages in binary code and have classmates decipher the messages. A said video on the topic does not seem to be available, but the...
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Laura Bush

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners read an article about First Lady, Laura Bush's visit to the Midway Atoll, in which she was hoping to focus attention on preserving wild places. They discuss what role they think First Ladies should play while their husbands are...
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"Investigating Soil Color and Texture"

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders will identify/understand the differences between soil and dirt. They will classify soil color accurately and use Munsell notation to describe it (Munsell books provided).Students will classify soil texture using the feel...
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Specializations of Members of Congress

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet to research and determine who their representative is. In groups, they discuss how the representatives set their priorities and identify the various roles they can play. They determine which role their own...
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The Job of a Legislator

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review the roles and responsibitlies of members of Congress. After reading excerpts of a book about one member, they write their own version about the same representative. They also identify the challenges and benefits of begin...
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The Qualities of a Member of Congress

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners identify the roles and responsibilies of a member of Congress. In groups, they brainstorm a list of qualities senators and representatives should have. They also work together to develop a brochure for someone to examine if they...
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Creating a Federal Budget

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research how the government works together to create a budget. In groups, they examine each major spending category and their purpose. They identify the many challenges and compromises that must take place to agree on a budget.
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SOS Titanic by Eve Bunting

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this literature worksheet, learners read the novel SOS Titanic by Eve Bunting and then answer ten comprehension questions about the novel.
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Hunt the Fact Monster (Extra #2)

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Fact Monster worksheet, students access the Internet to one specific site to find the answers to five questions with multiple choice answers.
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Grade K-2 Conjunctions

For Students K - 2nd
Young writers work with the conjunctions "and," "but," and "or." They choose the proper conjunction to complete five sentences by circling the one that fits the sentence best.
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Storytelling: Writers' Workshop Learning Center

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Evaluating a variety of narrative texts can help build strong writers. Pupils identify plot elements and their relation to personal experience, then apply what they gleaned from the class discussion to create their own narratives.
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Storytelling: Performance and Art Learning Center

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore the process of telling stories without words.  In this literature lesson, 10th graders watch a music video performance made by Alaska Native students, and then examine art objects that may be used to tell a...
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Introduction to Korea

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the culture of Korea. In this Korean culture instructional activity, students examine visual and textual works regarding Korea. Students also examine dance, architecture, and food of the country.
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Art and Literature Quiz 2

For Students 9th - 12th
In this art and literature learning exercise, students answer short answer questions about orchestras, plays, authors, books, and more. Students complete 30 questions.
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Punctuation: Periods. Commas,

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Color-coded slides model for viewers the various uses of the comma and the period. The rule is presented and followed by several examples. Consider extending the lesson with a practice exercise.
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Writing Equations in Slope-Intercept Form

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Use this learning exercise to write equations in both point-slope form and slope-intercept form. Start by writing equations given one point and the slope and finish by writing equations given two points and a few real-world applications....

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