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The Greenhouse Effect
Students complete a group experiment which simulates the greenhouse effect as well as compare the climate on Earth to the climate on Venus following a class discussion on the greenhouse effect.
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iDNAvestigation Exploration
Students investigate DNA Fingerprinting techniques and applications. They participate in a scenario to analyze blood to discover who shattered a plexiglass backboards. In addition, they explain why the DNA fingerprint of blood from the...
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Water Cycle Walk
Fifth graders explore the water cycle. Students walk in a circle as a song plays. When the song stops, 5th graders answer questions about the picture on which they are standing. In groups, students draw pictures of the water cycle.
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I Feel the Need....The Need for Speed!
Students first learn to decode when learning to read. Decoding each letter and phoneme in a sentence or even a short text takes a considerable amount of time. Students must drill to progress in the pace and level of their reading. In...
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National Security
Students discuss the Rosenberg spy case during the Cold War. They research and report on a recent or current investigation into espionage by people working for the U.S. government. Students find out what they can from newspapers,...
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Color Memory Game
In this color memory game, learners follow a set of instructions to play a game with the objective of learning colors and color words. Worksheet included game pieces to cut out.
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On the Mayflower Lesson Plan
Students build a model of the Mayflower inside of the classroom in order to learn about the voyage of the Mayflower and the hardships faced by its passengers. In this American history lesson, students work in small groups to construct...
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Soda Pop Can Hero Engine
Students view a demonstration on Newton's Laws of Motion using a soda can. In this Newton's law lesson students discuss what they learned from the demonstration.
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Complete the Sentences Intermediate Level
In this sentence completion worksheet, students choose the best option to complete the sentences. Students complete 10 sentences.
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Water Cycle Walk
Students investigate the water cycle. In this water cycle lesson, students listen to a song as they walk around and when they music stops, they answer a question based on the water cycle.
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Cardinals
In this cardinals worksheet, students explore facts about cardinals and practice their number reasoning. Students read about cardinals and solve word problems involving cardinals.
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S-O-I-L Soil
Fifth graders research soil, its nutrients, and plant growth. In this soil activity, 5th graders create soil journals, trace flowers, and include nutrient information on each petal. Students read an excerpt from "McBroom Tells the...
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"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" Activity
In this The Adventures of Tom Sawyer worksheet, students fill in blanks in a set of 2 paragraphs to complete them, words are given to students.
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The Rule of Thirds
Young scholars identify the rule of thirds and use it when taking photos. In this photography lesson, students discuss dynamic photography and find example images from various sources. Young scholars discuss the rule of thirds and...
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Hand Built Tea Bowls
Students follow directions to create clay bowls. In this pottery lesson, students use clay and the pictured tools to follow the directions and create a fire baked tea bowl.
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From Polliwog to Frog
Students examine how frogs change. In this life cycle lesson, students create a model to show how a frog changes throughout its life. Students will show the process of frog metamorphosis, from polliwog to adult frog.
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Do You Have Number Sense?
Seventh graders are grouped according to their ability level with a captain who is elected by the students in that particular group. Students demonstrate their knowledge of rational and irrational numbers by defining them. Students use a...
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Phrasal Verbs Quiz
In this phrasal verbs activity, students read the example phrasal verbs and select the correct verb form to complete the 10 online exercises.
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Breaking News English: IRA Ends its Armed Struggle
In this English worksheet, students read "IRA Ends its Armed Struggle," and then respond to 1 graphic organizer, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Giving and Receiving Compliments
Students explain why giving sincere compliments is important. In this communication instructional activity, students describe ways to compliment someone either verbal or nonverbal. They discuss their ideas in class.
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Pictures
Students create a bulletin board to feature artwork from one child for every week. In this art lesson plan, students design art important to them.