Each student will choose a former President of the United States to research and present to the class. Students will develop timelines based on biographical information found through search engines on the Internet as well as in books,...

In this unit, students will discuss what qualities make a hero: kid heroes, adult heroes, local heroes, and historical figure heroes. They will extend this to what qualities make historical figures heroes for them; they will research a...

A great biography of the astronomer and inventor Benjamin Banneker that includes additional links to supplemental material for further research.

A brief biography of George Washington Carver that includes additional links to supplemental material for more research.

This unit introduces students to a study of life cycles by having them examine the life cycle of a butterfly. The students will observe, record and describe the changes in caterpillars as they become butterflies. The teacher will...

During this lesson, students have the opportunity to explore the life of Isaac Newton. Students use reference books and the Internet to investigate Newton's life. Following group discussion and individual research, students create a...

This lesson will focus on how bills become laws. This interdisciplinary lesson combines social studies, language arts and reading skills and concepts. Young scholars will research the topic through the Internet and other digital...

What is data mining? Students will explore the meaning of data mining and through research create a multimedia presentation of government data mining and privacy.