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Techno Toys for Trendy Tots
Pupils reflect on their favorite childhood toys and assess their continued appeal. They work in pairs to redesign classic toys and create posters to represent their new models.
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Help Is on the Way
Pupils explore disaster aid and ways in which it is provided. They work in small groups to explore relief efforts aimed at South Asian countries affected by the recent undersea earthquake and tsunamis.
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Financial Security
Young scholars take an economic angle on social security, working in small groups to create a reader's guide to the program and the current debate.
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Art Mystery
Young scholars explore famous artists in order to write mystery stories incorporating their life and works. They write their own based on their research of a particular artist.
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I Spy
Young scholars examine the responsibilities of the CIA and work as a team of analysts to produce intelligence reports. Letters are written predicting how their assigned countries have changed by 2008.
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Grid it, Map it
Students participate in designing a city layout using grids and coordinates. They work on a city space and create a grid on a life size layout on the gym floor.
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Renaiisance In Ancient Egypt
Eleventh graders conduct research about the development of technologies in Ancient Egypt. The research is used to make class presentations. The students work with the teacher in order to create a rubric for the assignment.
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Applying Prime Factorization
Sixth graders use the prime factorization of numbers to find the greatest common factor and least common multiple. Working in small groups, they solve problems using the greatest common factor and least common multiple.
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Scientific Scenes
Students discover how the public's perceptions of science have changed throughout recent history; then research scientific and technological breakthroughs in a variety of areas. They then create plays that allow scientists to encounter...
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Yeast Bread - Pretzel Lab
Students work with yeast in preparing soft pretzels. They identify the characteristics and ingredients used in yeast breads from quick breads, and how to prepare them in a variety of recipes. They set their table, eat and clean up...
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Graphing Systems of Equations - Word Problemsr
Students solve word problems which involve graphing systems of equations. After discussing methods of solving word problems, the teacher demonstrates how to solve problems which involve graphing. They work together, at their desks, and...
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This Land is Your Land? This Land is My Land!
Young scholars research the various territory acquisitions in United States history and create an annotated map that tells the history of U.S. expansion. Working in small groups, students outline the land acquisitions and purchases made...
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Dictation Sentences Using the Phrases: Used to/ get used to / would
For this dictation and sentence correction worksheet, students work in pairs to 12 dictate sentences and make grammatical corrections. They write sentences using the phrases "used to/ get used to/ would" and decide whether the sentences...
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Thanksgiving Themed Math Word Problems
In this Thanksgiving word problem worksheet, students read the word problems and use the work space provided to find the answer. There are 2 problems to solve and the worksheet has a Thanksgiving theme.
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Total English Intermediate: Those Teachers...!
In this proofreading and writing worksheet, students read a passage about a teacher and underline and correct the mistakes. Students also work with a partner to write a short story describing an imaginary teacher from their past.
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Word Problems #3
In this word problem worksheet, students solve a set of 5 problems, showing their work in spaces provided and writing their answer on a line beneath each problem.
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It's Your Future!
Students explore the concept of getting a job and buying a home. In this getting a job and buying a home lesson, students research job qualifications and salaries for various jobs. Students discuss what is a mortgage and how one works.
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Future Weather Station/forecasting
Pupils study weather stations and how forecasting weather can change our lives. In this creative lesson plan students create a diorama and describe how their future weather station works.
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My "Red" Room
Students utilize art analysis skills by examining the work of Henri Matisse. In this painting lesson plan, students examine L'Atelier Rouge by Henri Matisse and identify the objects in the room and colors used. Students create their own...
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Designing a Speedometer
In this algebra activity, students analyze the designs of a speedometer. They collect data on the distance and time as the speedometer works. They draw conclusion and make predictions from the collected data. There are 4 word problems.
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Background Reading and Coral Dramas
Students create a dramatic play. In this coral lesson, students explore the anatomy of coral. Working in groups, students research the form and function of coral and present a skit to represent their learning.
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The "Nobel"est People
Students study the history of the Nobel Prize, research Nobel laureates in all six categories of the award, and recognize the connecting thread of those who win the Nobel Prize--the contribution of outstanding work and the work's affect...
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America Will Be
Students work together to research and create different types of maps of the United States to be used as part of a geography trivia game.Groups research North American annual rainfall, climate, mountain ranges major rivers and state...
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Lost in Translation
Students reflect on the uses of mathematics in their daily lives and work in pairs to design brochures that make specific mathematical concepts clear and interesting to a popular audience.