Students research the repercussions of the development of the atomic bomb.  In this history lesson, students read, reflect and discuss nuclear warfare and how it affected the population when it was introduced, as well as how it...

Ninth graders examine the goods and culture that was traded along the Silk Road.  In this World History lesson plan, 9th graders compare and contrast the belief systems of the Silk Roads.  Students analyze a primary text of...

Sixth graders study how erosion affects archaeology sites. In this investigative lesson, 6th graders construct a model of a pyramid using sugar cubes. They will investigate in groups how water, wind, and sunlight affects their model...

Students discuss international trade. In this trade lesson, students read about comparative advantage and the benefits of international trade. Students perform a skills test to determine their individual specialization areas and write...

In this history of cars worksheet, students answer 20 multiple choice questions about cars of the past, the types of cars, the Clean Air Act, the number of cars on the road and the average fuel economy for new cars.

For this history of automobiles worksheet, middle schoolers answer 20 questions about the automobile industry, the changes that have taken place over the course of the auto industry's history and the current statistics about...

In this fraction worksheet, students solve problems presented in four different activities.  The activities cover percentages, fractions, decimals, currency exchange, and value added tax.  A card "game" is one of the...

In this algebra worksheet, students solve problems containing fractions and percents. They convert between decimals, percents and fractions. There are 23 problems.

In this future tense worksheet, students complete sentences in different variations of the future tense by filling in the blanks. Students complete 42 sentences.

Students discover the definition of an island and identify island countries around the world. In this geography instructional activity, students determine the characteristics of an island. Finally the students will identify specific...

In this creating information questions and answers instructional activity, students write who, what, where, when, and why questions write answers in complete sentences, and complete a dialogue. Students write 19 short sentences.

In this inventions instructional activity, students read a one page text about the new type of swimsuit used in the 2008 Beijing Olympics called the Speedo LZR Racer. Students answer 10 true or false questions about the passage.

Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this stewardship instructional activity, students consider human capacity for generosity as they read folktales from different cultures that feature characters giving of themselves.

Students create a website. In this technology activity, students use digital cameras and video to document their field trip to a local fish hatchery. Students use the photos and videos to create an instructional website.

In this online/interactive vocabulary worksheet, students use the words and phrases bank to fill in the blanks and complete the sentences. Students write 10 answers.

Young scholars research another country and its people.  In this diversity instructional activity, students work in groups to research an assigned country and develop a short oral report.  Young scholars use diversity beans to...

The third in a series of lessons introduced by “A Fence Away From Freedom,” uses the Smithsonian website, “A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution” and focuses on the section of the presentation devoted to the...

In this Singles Awareness Day instructional activity, students complete activities such as complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling sequencing,...

Students investigate the history of Television by using the Internet.  In this timeline lesson, students discuss and take notes on the 10 main events in Television history and create a timeline through education software....

Students solve time zone problems and chart travel around the world.  In this time zone lesson, students learn about the history of time zones and view a time zone map.  Students use the time zone map to solve time zone...

Students examine Japanese internment camps of World War II. In this World War II lesson, students use primary and secondary sources to research the evacuation process and life within the internment camps. Students discuss the racial bias...

In this algebra activity, students try to figure out by the given clues, why the friend likes certain things and not others. There is an answer key wit this word problem.

  Students explore the art of haiku's by listening to, modeling and creating them.  In this haiku poetry instructional activity, students choose an object to focus their haiku on.  After hearing a brief history of the...

Students discover the reasons the Crusades were fought. In this Crusades activity, students break into groups and research what happened, who was involved and the outcome. Students create a poster with the information and present it to...