Given verbal descriptions and tables that represent problem situations, the student will make predictions for real-world problems.

In this learning module, students will learn more about making predictions in reading. Worksheets and a leson are provided to support Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III students.

Contains plans for three lessons that teach a reading comprehension technique called the prediction strategy, where students predict what will happen in a story before reading. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional...

It's the 21st century, but sometimes it feels like our futuristic dreams are stuck in the 1950s and 60s. And there's actually a good reason for that. The period between 1958 and 1963 might be described as a Golden Age of American...

Learn what a prediction and a hypothesis are in statistics and how they differ. Includes examples demonstrating the differences.

Here's a good way to get yourself on TV. This science fair project will help you learn how to predict the weather. So who knows, maybe you'll be more accurate than your local meteorologist.

Find "oceans of data" for students of all ages. NCTM, California, and Philadelphia standards are listed for each grade level along with lesson plans and other website resources.

Students will analyze such literary elements as plot, cause-effect relationships, sequence, and prediction in Jan Brett's The Mitten. Students will enjoy predicting upcoming story events and retelling the story from a dialogue that shows...

Inspired by Roanoke The Lost Colony, An Unsolved Mystery From History, students will learn and discuss this mysterious part of American history. Doing their own detective work they will make predictions and come to a conclusion regarding...

This lesson provides students with the technology-based project researching Guinea Pigs. The trade book, Sammy, the Classroom Guinea Pig, will be used to make predictions.The students will use the facts from their research to create a...

A powerful reading strategy designed to encourage you to trust yourself while working through the SAT Reading Test. If you know what you want before you start looking, you are a LOT less likely to make a bad choice..

During this lesson, learners will make three types of lip balm. They will then predict which lip balm they think will be preferred by testers and test that prediction by collecting data from testers who sample the lip balms. They will...

How do you know when your hand touches something? How do you know if something brushes against your shoulder? Think about your fingertip, arm, and back. In which of these places might your nerves be closer together? Review the concept of...

The tradebook, Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen, is an excellent tool in teaching measurement. Learners will engage in activities involving different types of measurement. In the story, five animal friends decide to take a boat ride....

Kids have to make a wide range of decisions on a daily basis. It can get overwhelming if kids aren't armed with the right tools to make good decisions. When children learn the decision-making processing steps, they make more responsible...

This lesson plan is designed to have young children explore the concept of sinking vs. floating by using the skills of prediction, observation and classification.

Find out how tiny variations in DNA can help scientists predict humans' response to drugs or to disease risk.

There is evidence to be gathered at every crime scene. The hard part is making sense of it all. That's where crime scene investigators and forensic scientists come in. In this science fair project, you will investigate blood spatter...

Find out what variables are in a scientific investigation and what the difference is between an independent, dependent, and controlled variable. Look at samples of different types of variables and find out what makes a good variable.

People often draw conclusions from a small number of observations, but how easy is it to draw the wrong conclusion? Here is a simple project that shows the importance of making enough observations before making a prediction.

In this interactive, students manipulate a computer model that shows where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions have occurred since 1960, to make predictions, collect data and look for patterns. Includes career connection, and a question...

What do plants need? Students examine the effects of light and air on green plants, learning the processes of photosynthesis and transpiration. Student teams plant seeds, placing some in sunlight and others in darkness. They make...

This activity is designed to accompany an interactive on the Annenberg Learner website. Students investigate the changes that take place in an ecosystem when they alter the organisms in a food web. As they work with the simulation, they...

This lesson engages students in learning how to say "hello" in several different languages. Students will observe pictures and make predictions about the types of cultures represented. Students will use word strips and sing songs related...