Students participate in an activity in which they place placards listing geographic features, landmarks, etc. in the correct place on a large fabric map of a given country. They also examine artifacts, photos, sounds/music, etc. from...

Students will examine advertisements, explore ways to inform, locate pictures of Hemingway, read sports articles, and follow directions to create a finished project - a newspaper. their newspapers are multifaceted with not only...

Students explore the value of insects in the natural world. For this insect lesson, students examine species of insects, collect and record data, and analyze the data.

Students research the development of the steam engines. In this US history lesson plan, students analyze the impact of this invention to civilization. They discuss the events leading to the growth and development of different cities.

Students examine the effects of the loss of the bison after the Europeans arrived in North America. They conduct a demonstration using beans to demonstrate the difference between the number of bison before and after the arrival of the...

Eighth graders examine the reasons for the growth of cities in North American. Using the internet, they research the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution and determine if the growth of cities is a sign of progress. They...

Learners categorize information in the Yellow Pages. In this Let the Phone Book Get Them Talking! lesson, students find pictures in the Yellow Pages and thus gain a better understanding of how the book is organized. Learners locate local...

Students perform acts of kindness.  In this character lesson, students cut out seed shapes and write down their acts of kindness on them.  Students place the seeds on a bulletin board where they "plant" them below the grass line.

First graders consider the importance eating breakfast. In this breakfast foods lesson, 1st graders plan meals, examine a variety of breakfast options, and discuss the food groups. Students taste a variety of foods. Extension activities...

Third graders write a story. In this breakfast authors lesson plan, 3rd graders write about a breakfast food and why it is a good selection. Students may illustrate stories and share with their peers.

In this trees lesson, 4th graders read the book, A Tree is Growing and complete a KWL chart on how trees grow and how they are used. Students research the symbiotic relationship of humans and trees, create tree collages, plant a...

Students construct a model house or school. In this physics lesson, students research about who wind up clocks work and write an essay about it. They determine the center of gravity of different objects.

Students examine the locations of stories appearing in newspapers and determine where to assign reporters. Using various maps, they connect the stories to the correct maps and create charts of the story locations. Students explain their...

Sixth graders are introduced to the technique of Arashi Shibori and its history. In groups, they discover how to perform this process and examine how to do hachimaki. To end the lesson, they make their own hachimaki to wear and share it...

Students examine reasons for teaching children and the characteristics of an effective teacher. After a Powerpoint presentation which includes a humorous look at the 1915 rules for teachers, they create daily teaching schedules and...

Young scholars explore various tree species. In this tree species instructional activity, students collect leaves on nature walks and use Internet sources to identify the trees that the leaves belong to. Young scholars graph their data...

Middle schoolers work as travel agents to plan an around-the-world trip to all of Hemingway's favorite world locations. They plan an itinerary which includes facets of the trip and record the information in their journals.

Students investigate an environmental problem in order to find and propose possible solutions. The problem is real to add to the engagement of the lesson. This is found through conducting research and then brainstorming is done in small...

Young scholars create and give oral proposals for the construction of a gazebo using a blueprint created with Geometer's Sketchpad. They then build a gazebo model using the blueprints created and provide evidence why it should be...

Students investigate the concepts of differing gas prices and how they are set in different geographical areas. They conduct research about the economic concepts of supply and demand and predict the outcomes upon the prices of gasoline.

Students use laptops and sensors to measure water quality and graph their results.  In this aquatics lesson students post their results to a website or email. 

Students investigate archeology. For this archeology lesson, students research the process of excavation. Students participate in a mock-excavation and sort objects by physical properties.

Students develop criteria for a healthy and environmentally friendly breakfast and use these criteria to design a breakfast menu. They use a decision chart to evaluate their choices which is imbedded in this plan.