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Classroom Museum
Students investigate various aspects of culture. They collect artifacts from various resources as an ongoing project throughout the school year. Students reflect upon the differences in cultures and subject areas as they conduct research...
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The Cycle of Life
Eighth graders search for rites of passage in their own lives and study rites of other cultural groups in Louisiana and around the world. They assess how to recognize moments of importance in people's lives and find meaning in the stages...
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Making $ents
Second graders complete several activities that give them opportunities to practice and model strategies that help them count money. They read The Penny Pot storybook; they play a trading game with various coins. They participate in a...
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Modals Review
In this use of modals review worksheet, students complete 5 sentence sets using modals. They read the sentences and insert modals that make sense.
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The Water Cycle
Second graders use the program HyperStudio to draw and describe the water cycle. In this science and technology lesson, 2nd graders will first become familiar with the water cycle by exploring books and websites in the classroom. Next,...
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Gingerbread Man Math
Students collect and explore gingerbread man data. In this math and technology lesson plan, students examine how to organize and interpret data in three formats: objects, pictures, and graphs.
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Globe Skills Lesson 6 The Louisiana Purchase
Learners explore the Louisiana Purchase territory. In this geography skills lesson, students use map skills in order to plot and note latitude and longitude, measure scale distance, and locate landforms that were part of the Louisiana...
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Representing Rational Numbers
Seventh graders explore rational numbers. In this fractions, decimals, and percents instructional activity, 7th graders identify and compare equivalencies between fractions, decimals, and percents. Students use hands-on activities to...
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Combining Integers
Seventh graders explore the concept of adding and subtracting integers. In this adding and subtracting integers lesson, 7th graders use white and red beans to demonstrate adding and subtracting integers. Students play an on-line game...
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Exponential Growth and Exponential Functions
Pupils explore the concept of exponential functions. In this exponential functions lesson, students model exponential growth about a high school population using an applet. Pupils manipulate the applet to show the effect that a change in...
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Modals Review
In this modals review activity, middle schoolers respond to 5 questions that require them to fill in the blank in the sentences with the appropriate modals.
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Math Puzzle: Numbers 0-4
For this math puzzle worksheet, students fill in numbers 0-4 in squares equaling the same sum going across and down. Answers are included on page 3.
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The Very Busy Spider-Pattern
Young scholars explore two- and three-dimensional shapes. For this very busy spider lesson, students read the story and then create a spider web pattern of their own. The webs must use a symmetrical pattern. Additional activities for...
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Plane Figures
Fifth graders create polygons requested by their teacher. For this polygons lesson, 5th graders watch a video and listen to a song about polygons. Then, students take turns labeling various polygons and practice making polygons.
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Probably Passage (Predicting)
Third graders practice predicting. In this prediction lesson plan, 3rd graders read a worksheet and they predict where 15 words will fit into the story. After they read the story, they discuss the similarities and differences between...
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Applied Science - Science and Math (Post Lab)
Learners explore science. In this create science lesson, students come up with their own science experiment. They use their basic knowledge of hypothesis and procedure to come up with an experiment. This lesson includes background...
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Tune...Um!
Students collect real data on sound. For this algebra lesson, students use a CBL and graphing calculator to observe the graph created by sound waves. They draw conclusion about the frequency of sound from the graph.
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Patterns
Second graders create an ABAB pattern with their name. In this early elementary math instructional activity, 2nd graders first model their names in an ABAB pattern with unifix cubes. They then recreate the pattern using letter stamps on...
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Inheritance Intrigue
Students slve a case of unclear heredity using three lines of evidence and knowledge gained from the lesson in this biology lesson about Mendelian inheritance. The lesson includes handouts and a question sheet for final, individual...
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Following a Monster
Students follow tracks of a monster who has walked through their classroom to see what he has done. They discuss sequencing vocabulary before using computer software students sequence the monster's visit using a concept map. In a word...
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That's Not Fair
Fourth graders in pairs, go to the front of the class, where one student is given five pieces of candy in one hand and four in the other. The other student is given four candies in one hand and none in the other. They discuss if they...
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Environmental Education -- Communities
Fourth graders identify urban and rural environmental problems. They work together to develop possible solutions. They ask questions to end the lesson.
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Graphing With RXTE
High schoolers use data from the Rossi X-ray Tiiming Explorer (RXTE) satellite to analyze and graph.
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Creating a Salad Dressing
Pupils investigate how the scientific process can be applied to making a new salad dressing recipe.