Students compare and contrast maps of New Haven, Connecticut from today and the past. After taking a field trip, they draw sketches of the types of architecture and discuss how the buildings have changed over time. They read journal...

Students visit sites designed to prepare them for the Missouri Assessment Program tests. They visit Web sites containing skills practice for the test.

Young scholars investigate geography by completing games with classmates. In this United States of America lesson, students examine a map of North America and identify the borders of Mexico and Canada as well as the Pacific and Atlantic....

Students explore African American migration. In this black culture and history lesson, students use a map to identify northern and southern states in which African Americans lived in the 1900s. Students observe and describe objects and...

Students test and identify soil and rock samples. In this rock and soil lesson plan, students video themselves gathering samples. Students test the samples and create graphs showing the results.

Students analyze the Great Salt Lake as a resource for artistic work and other studies. In this art analysis instructional activity, students view maps that show the location of the Great Salt Lake including a satellite image. Students...

Learners observe the sounds of different brass instruments in order to understand how to create different pitches. In this musical instructional activity, students create a "brass" instrument from everyday household objects. The learners...

The Quapaw Indians of Arkansas are the focus of this American history lesson. Learners discover many aspects of the Quapaw culture, such as their dwellings, social organization, food, and how the tribe was eventually driven out of...

Young scholars investigate the benefits of dance and participate in dances. For this dance lesson, students investigate a number of dances such as square dancing and clogging that are native to Appalachia. They use math concepts to...

Sixth graders investigate ancient civilizations by creating a research project.  In this world history lesson, 6th graders investigate historic civilizations developed close to important rivers of the near East.  Students...

Seventh graders make magnificent abstract paintings based upon their realistic photographs.