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Writing
Students work together in groups to brainstorm ideas on writing topics. After being read stories, they watch a demonstration of webbing and how to connect related ideas. They write their story and are graded based on a rubric.
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United We Stand: One Day
Students explore what it means to be part of a community. In this community lesson, students read a story about a man who finds unity in community. They then discuss how the community affected his life. This lesson also contains 5...
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Dog Gone
Young scholars write friendly letters. In this language arts instructional activity, students discuss the parts of a friendly letter. Young scholars compose a friendly letter. Students share their letters with small groups and draw a...
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It's Up To You
Students compare and contrast informative books on a subject to determine which one would teach someone better. In this compare and contrast lesson plan, students fill out a worksheet provided.
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And the Survey Says...
Eighth graders evaluate whether a certain argument is valid or invalid. In this science activity, 8th graders discuss the importance of using unbiased evidence. They design an experiment that they can test in school.
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Gumshoeing the Web
Students discuss hackers and issues of computer privacy. They read the article "Sniffing Out Crime by Bits and Bytes," and debate the article through role-playing.
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Oh Where, Oh Where, Can My Industry Be?
Students conduct observational studies of three ecosystems by visiting the Web World Wonders website. They gather data, compare/contrast the information, and decide on the establishment of a nuclear power plant at one site over the others.
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Job Fair
Students develop job interviewing skills by using role play.They practice interviewing in English. The lesson targets second language learners. The activity is ideal because the role playing allows for scaffolding and clarification to...
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Doghouses, Doors and Design
Students engage in active problem solving as they create a design for a doghouse.They work in collaborative groups to complete their task. In addition, they explore numerical problems and develop unique strategies to assist them with...
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Semantic Webbing
Students reflect upon the last four weeks in a review session involving semantic webbing. They offer opinions, likes, and dislikes about the lesson. They will discuss the instruction and evaluate the information presented.
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Who Where They?
Students associate explorers with specific discoveries. They apply research skills to inquire about the explorers. Students switch roles with the instructor for the class to demonstrate what they have learned.
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Types of Furniture
Learners discuss the different types and styles of furniture and complete a furniture project. They create their own line of furniture with details to match each piece. They explain that there are many different types of furniture,...
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Argument
Students write and discuss opposing points of view. In this argument instructional activity, students learn to understand what an argument is and they get to argue one side of a disagreement. An alternative written assignment is...
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Everybody Needs
Students compare cultures. In this needs and wants lesson, students discuss the basic necessities of life and what they need in a day in order to survive. Students also discuss how these needs might change if they lived in another...
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Native American Culture
Young scholars examine the links between culture and geography. In this Native American cultures instructional activity, students research the cultural traditions of selected Native American groups. Young scholars compare and contrast...
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The Civil War Experience
Students write or design a creative project about the Civil War. In this Civil War lesson, students share memorable quotes from speeches and discuss documents historians could use to analyze the Civil War. Students read excerpts from...
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Chancing it
Seventh graders examine different transplant types and estimate the possible outcomes. In this biology lesson students discuss donors and transplants then divide into groups and complete a worksheet.
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Currently Warm
Seventh graders investigate how ocean currents affect climate. In this earth science lesson plan, 7th graders draw and label the current in their assigned ocean. They discuss how currents from the poles differ from the equator.
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Coordinate Graphing
Students practice basic coordinate graphing and plotting points on the coordinate axis. In this geometry lesson, students are introduced to ordered pairs, and the x and y axis.
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The One-Hundredth Day of School
Students use their fine motor skills to create a pattern of one-hundred fruit cereal O's using the concept of counting by tens in order to create a one-hundredth day of school necklace.
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The Ridge Exploring Robot
Students study about an autonomous underwater vehicle and explain the strategies that it uses to locate and map hydrothermal vents. In this marine navigation lesson students design a program for an AUV survey.
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Electronic Mail - The Postman Delivers
Students examine the use of electronic mail. In this electronic mail lesson plan, students determine how to use different e-mail programs and how they access information using this medium. They discuss how e-mail differs from regular...
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Integration of Photography with Other Learning Experiences
Students studied photography in order to establish individual vision, creative thinking and writing skills while communicating ideas and emotions. They exhibit their work.
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Give It a Whirl
Students examine and identify polyhedron shapes on a math website. They write journal reflections about two- and three-dimensional shapes, and transform a square into a pinwheel.