Students build a model rocket. In this model rocket lesson, students explore a rocket launch cycle. Students investigate the laws of physics for each part of the launch. Students build model rockets and launch at school.

Students study coral reefs and global warming.

Students construct a timeline of four major culture periods in Native American history from studying archaeological evidence cards.

Students examine the dynamics of change and compare and contrast it with other cultures. They cite examples of how people change over time and explain why it is necessary. Students organize a skit, Webpage, or Powerpoint presentation...

Learners develop an awareness of citizenship and how it's defined globally. They explore the cultural diversity of different types of communities around the world. In addition, they assess the rights and responsibilities that are...

Third graders demonstrate an understanding of geography and its effects on lifestyles and culture. Then they apply basic economic terms and principles and identify the United States government and history. Students also identify and...

Pupils listen to a story about seashells. They discuss shelled animals. Learners describe the function of seashell. Pupils relate the function of a seashell to their own dwelling. They differentiate between shelled animals that make...

In this endangered species worksheet, students will read 10 statements about alligators and determine if the statement is a fact or an opinion. Then students answer 1 short answer question.

Students discuss, develop, invent, and implement a plan for making informed personal economic decisions about renewable resources.

Students analyze political cartoons. In this colonial America lesson plan, students examine the provided political cartoons and respond to analytical questions about each of them.

Young scholars analyze historical events to develop a historical perspective. In this critical analysis lesson plan, students read excerpts, primary sources and other materials in order to understand the Native American Removal that...

In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Plato's The Republic. Students may check some of their answers online.

Fourth graders define vocabulary and locate physical features on maps.  In this mapping lesson, 4th graders explore regions of Arizona through landforms found on topographic maps.  Students research the history and culture of...

Second graders compare and contrast animate and inanimate objects. For this environmental science lesson, 2nd graders create simple food webs. They observe their environment and create a collage about it.

Fifth graders understand chronological order of events. In this Boston Tea Party lesson, 5th graders compare the events surrounding the Boston Tea Party to current times. Students learn vocabulary and customs of the revolutionary times....

Students discuss newspapers and water and work in groups to develop their own paper focusing on water issues. In this journalism lesson, students discuss the value of newspapers and water as an issue. They work as a group to develop a...

Students become familiar with George Gist and his life as a Cherokee.  In this Cherokee lesson plan, students research the ways people have communicated in the past and presently.  Students recognize that better communication...

Students create a HyperStudio slide show. In this technology lesson, students take the report on a hero that they had previously written. They use HyperStudio to create a multimedia slide show to present to their peers. 

Students discuss global warming. In this global warming lesson, students read an article about global warming and list five things they learned. Students work in small groups to compare what they wrote. Students illustrate one of the...

Students illustrate types of conflicts in Catherine, Called Birdy.  For this Catherine, Called Birdy lesson, students take notes on four types of character conflict.  Students work in teams to illustrate a conflict...

Fourth graders study the effects of economics in their daily life. In this economics lesson, 4th graders construct a list of wants and needs if they had an unlimited supply of money. Students discuss how economics help people make...

Students explore new support regarding the earliest peopling of America by examining multiple theories on the migration of the first people to America, investigating related archaeological finds, and creating research-based scientific...

Students are introduced to the meaning of history and its importance. They examine why societal history plays an essential role in our lives as responsible citizens.

Students explore ancient Egyptian culture, and relate the lives of ancient Egyptians to their own.