Students, in small groups, use the Internet and other traditional sources to research historically significant mathematicians, write a paper, and creatively present research in class.

Young scholars learn and practice identifying Earth's minerals and their properties. Working in small groups, they evaluate minerals. This is a well-described lesson, which students enjoy.

Students create a hypothesis about the attitudinal differences between generations, test their hypothesis with a survey, chart their findings, and present their answers to the class.

Students investigate online websites on German U-boat naval warfare, conditions in the trenches and the effects of poisonous gases. They write three entries in a diary from different perspectives.

Sixth graders read Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, discuss refraction, identify example of it from novel, and perform classroom experiments demonstrating refraction and reflection.

Learners identify research methods in health-related issues. They read and analyze studies. They identify problems associated with the studies.

Students explore the process of translation. They determine the correct sequencing and present their strands to the class. In addition, they compare normal red blood cells to sickle cells and complete discussion questions.

Fifth graders identify and analyze various ecological regions of Australia in order to identify more about some of the animals that inhabit the area. Students record information they discover on a chart provided that is assessed at end...

Students view a video about how human actions impact the environment. They design a set of experiments to address some of the problems and issues raised by the video.

Young scholars investigate the impeachment proceedings against Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and William Clinton. In small groups they conduct Internet research on one of the three Presidents, and present a "brief" on the case,...

Students examine the slave perspective and how it differs from stories we hear in text books. In this slave narrative lesson plan, students use primary source narratives to compare how slave life was expressed by the slaves to how slave...

Students analyze the future of Haiti. In this Haiti lesson, students research the economy of Haiti as they read several artcles and participate in group discussion. Students then collaborate in small groups to propose...

Students research where their favorite ingredients come from. In this ingredients lesson plan, students pick 2 ingredients and use the Internet to research where those ingredients originated from. Students then record their findings in a...

Learners access prior knowledge of the circulatory system.  In this circulatory system instructional activity, students participate in experiments related to the circulatory system and  film for a podcast. Learners work in...

Students investigate the concept of character kindness in literature. In this human character lesson plan, students read about kindness and write about their understanding of it. 

Learners examine selected passages from The Freedman's Journal. For this African American history lesson, students read and discuss excerpts from The Freedman's Journal. Learners investigate how the African American newspaper served...

Students explore the concept of Japanese internment. In this Japanese internment lesson, students examine primary sources that enable them to discover what internment camp life was like and its implications, Students write their own...

Students paint alliteration pictures. In this adjectives lesson, students select an adjective and noun that begin with the same letter, for example: hairy heart, to represent in a painting.

Middle schoolers explore the Great Depression. In this research skills lesson, students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary sources. Middle schoolers write their own WPA interviews after they...

Students explore different ways of trading to get what they want. In this algebra lesson, students explore goods, money, services and exchange. They compare the use of money to the use of potlach.

Students collect data and graph it. In this algebra lesson, students create a survey for their classmates and teachers. They analyze the results from the survey and graph it. They draw conclusion from their data based on the graph.

Learners explore graphs and define the different ways they are used to display data. In this algebra lesson, students collect data and plot their data using the correct graph. They draw conclusions from their graphs based on their data.

Students explore space science by viewing videos on YouTube. In this moon landing lesson, students view clips of Neil Armstrong taking his first step on the moon and discuss the space race between the U.S. and Russia. Students utilize...

Students take a closer look at flooding. In this floods instructional activity, students investigate the causes of flooding and the impact of flooding as they examine a flooding animation.