Students practice organizing data by creating graphs.  In this statistics lesson plan, students survey the class about favorite colors and create a bar graph using the data.  Students complete a test based on pet and animal...

Students visit the zoo and study the koala bears. In this habitat lesson, students take a field trip to the zoo and examine the habitat of the koala bears. Students watch videos about koalas and consider the needs of the koalas....

Students investigate cultural art from Canada by reading about Maud Lewis.  For this Canadian history lesson, students identify the work of Lewis by visiting her magazine website.  Students identify other heroes in Nova Scotia...

Students research the tetrahedral kites invented by Alexander Graham Bell. In this components of flight lesson plan, students examine the kites made by Bell and his team. Students create their own kite and add them together as a class to...

Students create an airship that doesn't use fossil fuel. In this flying lesson, students research different types of flying machines that only use wind power. They discuss invention designs by Alexander Graham Bell and Leonardo Da Vinci...

Young scholars discover the links between population and Congressional representation. In this government lesson, students research population statistics and create spreadsheets that compare population to the number of Congress members...

Students view Ode to Chief Seattle and create an animal sculpture.  In this art lesson plan, students choose a variety of materials for creating an animal sculpture using flora and fauna and other environmental images. ...

Tenth graders compare and contrast the revolts that took place around the world in 1968. For this global studies lesson, 10th graders research the youth revolts that took place in Paris, Prague, and Chicago in 1968 and create posters and...

Second graders discuss various things that make him/her happy.  For this I feel happy lesson, 2nd graders express feelings in a poem.  Students reflect on the poems they have written.

Sixth graders investigate natural environments by researching national parks. In this brochure making lesson, 6th graders explore a specific national park and research it's information by utilizing the web. Students create travel...

Students solve polynomial problems. In this algebra lesson, students multiply polynomial equations using FOIL and quadratic formula. They complete the square and factor by grouping.

Students investigate and solve linear equations using slopes. In this algebra lesson plan, students graph lines using the slope and y intercept. They also find the slope by rewriting their equation in to slope-intercept form from...

Fourth graders study the song "Follow the Drinking Gourd." In this dance lesson, 4th graders listen to the book by the same name, listen to the music, and in small groups create a short dance illustrating a stanza from the song.

Fourth graders create a coded message in a quilt. In this art lesson students demonstrate the communication used by the Underground Railroad. Students work in a group to make a quilt with a code in it.

Students examine the impact of the 1901 World's Fair. In this lesson plan on invention and politics, students watch a video then conduct Internet research in order to learn about the Pan American Exposition. Students will create a...

Learners reflect on the events before, during and after World War I.  In this World History lesson plan, students complete a WebQuest that focuses specifically on the key events of World War I.

Tenth graders reflect on the effects of the Holocaust and the events leading up to World War II.  In this World History lesson, 10th graders complete several activities, including a WebQuest, that analyze the Holocaust and its...

Young scholars use primary sources to study immigration. In this immigration instructional activity, students analyze photographs, posters, letters, and documents from Ellis Island. Young scholars complete analysis worksheets as they...

Third graders arrange numbers up to 1,000. In this arranging numbers lesson, 3rd graders play a game to try and build the biggest number they can using number tiles.  Students work in groups to draw number tiles from a jar and...

High schoolers research microbiologists.  In this research lesson, students will research a microbiologist, create timeline sections, and build a timeline.  High schoolers will also use a website to research a particular branch...

Students explore concrete. In this physical science and computer research activity, students work in groups to answer specific  questions about concrete. Each group of students completes a different worksheet with a specific...

Students explore waves and wind. In this physical and earth science wave lesson, students participate in a wave making activity with an aquarium and a hair dryer. Students complete a data chart recording wave height and related factors....

Students investigate water column data. In this earth science and seawater instructional activity, students determine how temperature, salinity, and density have an impact on sea water by viewing and analyzing data obtained from a number...

Students study the relationship between an animal and where it lives.  In this habitats lesson students research to obtain data and create a professional report.