In groups of three with the lights off and the shades drawn, investigators place inactivated light sticks, in three beakers: one filled with ice water, another with lukewarm water, and the other with room temperature water. They wait...

Read the story, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and complete activities from multiple subjects. Make a mural, create a class graph, discuss the life cycle of a butterfly, research information about butterflies on the Internet and make...

Students examine weather maps. They examine icons and map symbols. Students explore vocabulary words related to weather. Students analyze and evaluate information provided on the weather map.

Students fight off germs. In this technology skills lesson, students create claymation videos with accompanying podcasts that educate others about the H1N1 virus and methods to fight germs.

Third graders experience reading in the content areas by reading about heredity and practicing summarizing the reading.

Students explore the artwork of the Indo-Hispanic holiday of Day of the Dead. They view images, define key vocabulary terms, and plan and create a two- and three-dimensional sculptural figure.

Students discover how sound is produced by objects and picked up and heard by humans. Using musical instruments, they identify how the quality can affect the loudness, pitch and tone of the sound. They develop their own instrument or a...

Learners explore earthquakes. In this earthquake lesson, students research earthquakes and identify where they take place. Learners use map skills to track down earthquake locations. There are internet sites suggested in this lesson.

Third graders discuss the story read to them and explain the legend of the Indian Paintbrush. They study Indian sign language of 4 different topics and create a sentence using the sign lang. they just learned.

Students make careful observations and record their observations. They communicate their findings with their peers and analyze data collected about a site. They determine what it means to be a looter, and feel the direct effects of...

Students are introduced to basic genetic information to discover how they acquired the traits they have. Individually, they develop a family tree and identify the similarities and differences between two poeple. In groups, they examine...

Students use digital photography to create an exhibition based on a myth that is presented in a piece of classical art. They interpret a print of the myth motif artwork, read a text-selection of the myth then design and photograph a...

Students think about what kinds of clothing they are currently wearing and then think about why they are wearing these particular articles of clothing. They write what they already know about seasons and generate questions about what...

Students make predictions and explore how pitch is altered in string instruments. For this acoustic science lesson, students learn the types and parts of string instruments and create their own. They listen to classical music and...

Pupils find out that all habitats have a carrying capacity. They explore how the world's human population has grown markedly in the 20th century, and that humans impact environmental health. Students investigate that people can and must...

Young scholars research and identify important events in the history of space exploration. They work in groups of three to four in order to research an important astronaut and record their finding on a poster board and present to the class.

Young scholars write Sun and Moon poetry. In this poetry lesson, students research the sun and the moon.  They write poetry and create two class baskets for descriptive words about each.

Students research a leader or achiever, prepare a poster, and participate in a panel discussion and role play.  In this contributions by people of diverse backgrounds lesson, students choose a leader and find three resources about...

Eighth graders use first-hand slave narratives that show conditions of slavery. They paste text into Appleworks and publish with a picture clipped from web sites. They create a group account of life during slavery to prepare for reading...

Students analyze the impact the ocean and its currents have on weather. In this oceans and weather lesson, students analyze data comparing inland and coastal weather, and analyze satellite data for evidence of El Nino.

Fifth graders compare and contrast the cultures of American culture with that of the other cultures of North America. Using traditional and Internet research, 5th graders gather data on one element of culture for comparison. Data...

Students put the events of a story in the correct order.  In this sequencing lesson, students are paired up and labeled A or B.  Students in each group receive a set of story or event sequence cards and they take turns drawing...

Examine the weather of the four seasons, look at seasonal activities, and tell which months are part of each season with this instructional activity. Your class will play a game, sing a song, and write additional stanzas to seasonal poetry.

Fifth graders choose health related topics of interest to them, research the topics employing a variety of resources, and then produce a newsletter using the technology available to them. The topics selected are also part of the 5th...