1. Bring two quarts of moist soil, a cake pan, a sprinkling can of water and a quart of grass clippings to class. 2. Share background material, and introduce the word "erosion." 3. Prepare a small model hill by mounding the soil in the...

Students will measure the ingredients to make pizza dough and determine basic fractions to cut pizza.Discuss where the different ingredients come from as you follow the instructions below to put the pizza together (flour from wheat,...

Students examine zip lock bags of clay, silt, and sand to determine its origin. They rotate through stations to compare different soils and perform oil separation and Tullgren funnel tests.

In this October writing journal activity, students are given a list of October daily writing prompts to choose from, and a fall-framed writing page on which to write.

Students listen to a lecture about absolute maximum and absolute minimum. In this maximum and minimum lesson students use steps to find points and practice with an example.

Students draw pictures of two digit numbers to identify the greater value. In this math activity, students plot two digit numbers on a number line and identify the greatest or lesser value. Students use the greater than and less than...

Given a prepared database of European countries, sixth graders sort the countries in ascending order by elevation and identify the five countries with the highest elevations. This cross-curricular instructional activity combines elements...

In this decimal comparison worksheet, students insert the greater than, lesser than or equal to symbol between decimal pairs and rearrange digits in numbers as instructed.

In this shapes worksheet, students cut out a set of shapes and sort them from smallest to largest. Worksheet has a reference web site for additional activities.

Eighth graders study the objects in our solar system.  In this space lesson students identify and describe planets, then classify them as terrestrial or gaseous.

In this function worksheet, learners identify the local maximum and minimum values and angle dimensions. This one-page worksheet contains six multi-step problems.

In this geometry worksheet, students identify the missing sides and angles of triangles. They find the midsegment of each triangle. There are nine questions with an answer key.

In this DNA fingerprinting simulation worksheet, students perform an activity that represents using a gel electrophoresis. Students decide who commits a crime in a forensics style lab.

Students cut out red, white, and blue stars and create different patterns with them. In this patterns lesson, students can make stamp patterns, number patterns, color patterns, and more!

Fourth graders write the correct name of the continent on each land mass. They locate Asia and outline the country of China and label it. They lightly color in the continents.

Young scholars read and discuss books about aboriginal family life. Working individually and in groups, they complete a series of activities in various subject areas, including art, language, math, and social studies. Among the...

Students create fractions using strips of paper and then compare the fractions.

Young scholars discover the three types of rock. They weigh and examine rock specimens.

Ninth graders study and identify the six major drainage systems in Pennsylvania.  In this watershed lesson students read an article, complete an activity and take a quiz on what they learned. 

Young scholars describe the differences between an estimate and a guess. They create reasonable estimates based on comparison and activities. Students explain how estimation is helpful in showing the relative size on a scale. They...

Young scholars calculate the maxima and minima of quadratic equations. In this calculus lesson, students apply the derivatives by finding the maxima and minima using real life application. They solve optimization using the derivative. 

Middle and high schoolers construct a triangle using Cabri Jr. They construct squares on each of the legs and hypotenuse of the triangle. Pupils show that the area of the squares on the leg equal the area of the square on the hypotenuse.

Fifth graders define words. They create a dichotomous key. After carefully examining pill bugs, 5th graders record observations. They compare and contrast habitats of pillbugs.

This teaching packet is for grades five through eight, and it is organized around geographic themes: location, place, relationships, movement, and regions. There are four full lessons that are complete with posters, weblinks, and...