Students examine household hazards for pets. In this animal welfare activity, students participate in 3 activities regarding the safety of their pets in their homes.

Learners discover the focal point in pictures and create their own images using lines and space.  In this art analysis instructional activity, students create a black dot on a white paper which becomes a focal point for the lines...

Students study Piet Mondrian's artwork. In this visual arts lesson, students analyze the use of lines and colors by Mondrian in his art. Students create their artwork in the style of Mondrian.

Pupils create name art. In this visual arts lesson plan, students use horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines to highlight their own names in print. Pupils use primary colors to create secondary colors in the project.

Young scholars make tin can stilt walkers. In this stilt walkers lesson, students use 48 ounce size cans to make stilt walkers. They practice walking on them to improve their balance in this environmentally friendly art and physical...

Students construct a pencil holder. For this visual arts lesson, students create a pencil holder from a soup can, glue, and spray paint. Students decorate the pencil can with decorations. They can use this pencil holder as a gift for...

Students review primary colors and practice making straight lines. In this visual arts lesson, students paint simple shapes as large as a toothpick, using specific primary colors. During the construction of the shapes students are...

Students create poetry. In this poetry lesson plan, students read poetry and identify rhyming words using highlighters. Students may also add rhyming lines to the poetry they read.

Learners discuss the theory of evolution. In this evolution lesson, students discover Charles Darwin and his ideas of heredity, variation, and selection. This lesson gives information for the learners to read. 

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 7-paragraph article about the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill and respond to 5 short answer questions. Vocabulary words and definitions are included.

Students examine the implications of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. In this oil spill lesson plan, students research details regarding the BP oil leak and then participate in a simulation that requires them to role play those...

High schoolers examine the social stigma of childless couples. In this sociology instructional activity, students discuss the pros and cons of having children and the decision of some couples to remain childless.

Students write definitions of swaraj and satyahraha as presented by Mahatma Gandhi, and how they pertain to them in the classroom. In this Gandhi lesson plan, students determine the rights and responsibilities they have and how to solve...

Students complete visual learning activities using a photograph of a fisherman. In this photograph analysis lesson, students analyze the photograph and the facts within the picture. Students read a quote and caption for the photograph...

Young scholars discuss childhood psychology by viewing a YouTube video. In this human behavior lesson, students identify latent learners and discuss reasons why some people fail to conform to society while others are quick to please...

Tenth graders examine the cultural values of the Aboriginal people of Canada. In this global economics lesson, 10th graders discuss how capitalistic economies have changed the traditional values of the Aboriginal people in Canada.

Students read about the octopus and create an octopus out of ink and a deflated balloon. In this octopus lesson plan, students discuss the different defense mechanisms of the octopus and use the ink to demonstrate what happens if the...

Learners explore society by analyzing current events. In this homeless epidemic instructional activity, students discuss the problem of people who don't have housing and the adverse affects on everyday people. Learners identify ways to...

Fourth graders explore number sense by completing word problems in class. In this estimation lesson, 4th graders define terms such as sum, difference, estimate and best. Students complete estimating worksheets based on the concept of...

Students experiment on Boyle's law using balloons and other common materials. In this chemistry lesson, students explain the relationship between pressure and volume. They solve problems relating to Boyle's Law.

Learners sketch a still life picture. In this sketching lesson, students create a still life image using a cup and straws. Learners create an original piece of art.

Learners write a journal entry about where there food comes from. In this Civil War lesson, students discuss journals, the crops grown within the U.S., the import/export process and what food preparation must have been like on a...

Students determine a route from their home to the Stones River National Battlefield. In this map work lesson, students use a detailed city map of Murfreesboro to locate a route to the Stones River National Battlefield. They follow...

For this absolute time worksheet, students answer eleven questions about ways to measure the age of fossils. They define half-life, answer questions about radioactive dating, tree rings and varves.