Second graders receive activity sheets and visit a linked web site. They follow directions to navigate to the correct area. Students answer questions about fire safety, and check their answers on the site. Students create a fire safety...

In this sound recording analysis worksheet, students listen to a sound recording and analyze it in order to gain more information about the recording's subject.

Students identify the job of a meteorologist. In this meteorologist activity, students read Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and view clips of weather forecasts. Students visit the Weather Channel website and sing a weather song....

Students create a weekly current event podcast. In this podcast lesson, students find current events for the week and write out a script to explain this event. They add in music and sound effects and record their final product. 

Students investigate real world examples of media law issues. In this media law instructional activity, students read Janet Cooke’s feature and respond to the writing. Students read articles by Stephen Glass to highlight facts...

Students examine statistics about kidney transplants. In this current events lesson, students discuss the premise of the reality television show, "Big Donor Show." Students also discover the functions of the kidneys as well as the kidney...

Students investigate the cultures and politics of different countries and write radio letters to listeners in those countries modeled after Alistair Cooke's "Letter from America."

Students explore the causes of El Niño. In this series of earth science lesson plan, students research the consequences of this weather phenomenon. They recommend ways to prepare for this disaster.

Students write epic poems, songs, or ballads to describe adventures of their own. They discover that storytellers often told stories as epic poems, songs, or ballads. They share and discuss some of Homer's Odyssey and Iliad.

Students explore the role of the media in war reporting. In this information age lesson, students discuss how to find and disseminate factual information. Students consider the source, motive, authority of information.

Pupils study how an electric car operates.  In this electric car lesson students assemble an electric car motor from parts from an internal combustion engine.

Young scholars examine the history or relations between China and Tibet. In this research skills instructional activity, students investigate the relationship between Tibet and China as they explore provided Internet links....

Students study and apply the Fibonacci numbers and how they occur in nature. Students solve problems using the Fibonacci numbers.

High schoolers examine the role of women in World War II. In this women's history lesson, students research selected Internet sources to locate information regarding the roles of selected women in the war. High schoolers write papers...

In this music media worksheet, students read the statements about television and theme music and then identify the four themes from popular t.v. programs.

In this music and media worksheet, students read a brief description of theme music and music for film and then complete a graphic organizer and respond to a short answer question.

Students explore how to draw in 3-D. In this visual arts lesson, students use newsprint and a yard stick to construct three dimensional drawings of objects.

High schoolers identify examples of government intervention during crisis. In this New Deal lesson plan, students play a game to place descriptions and names to abbreviations of New Deal Agencies. High schoolers interview a person who...

Students examine the role of the Prince's Trust. In this British charities instructional activity, students research selected websites to determine the type of charity work that is performed by the Prince's Trust. Students also research...

Students explore the implications of the avian flu. In this personal health lesson, students listen to a lecture about the avian flu, its history, and how it spreads.

Young scholars analyze propaganda techniques using posters, speeches, and other examples of this type of persuasion. They use this information to design their own examples of propaganda. They focus on propaganda techniques used during war.

Learners recognize the various types of propaganda so that they be better able to recognize propaganda in its various forms.

Young scholars examine a picture for details, write questions they need answered about the picture, create lead-ins and captions appropriate for a picture and write captions appropriate for other pictures.

Learners explore the basic principles of caption writing and write captions for assigned photographs.