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The Water Cycle
Students are introduced to the components and importance of the water cycle. They are shown how groundwater moves using a model. Students list 9 places on earth where water is found. They define the terms cycle and water cycle.
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Children at War
Students conduct Internet research to investigate the use of children in combat throughout the world. Students read personal testimonies and analyze media coverage of children in combat.
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Worksheet 26
In this math worksheet, students use the polar coordinates to find the Euclidian coordinates. Then they compare points on the coordinate plane.
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US History
In this US History worksheet, learners complete the crossword puzzle using the clues at the bottom of the page. There are 34 clues in total on this worksheet.
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Using a spreadsheet and the Internet to learn about stock market performance
High schoolers record the progress weekly of a business of their choice on the stock market, graph those results, research and report on current news and how it pertains to the companies recent performance.
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All About Ratios
Learners investigate the use of multiplication and division of whole numbers to solve problems including equivalent ratios and rates.
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Math: Gears and Wheels
Twelfth graders solve problems involving linear and angular speed. Using information about a compact disc, they solve the problem using multiple rates and conversion factors. Students also solve additional problems involving bicycle...
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A Statistical Look at Jewish History
Students complete their examination over the Jewish Diaspora. Using population figures, they discover the importance of percentages in exploring trends. They use their own ethnic group and determine how it is represented in the United...
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Chemical Solutions
In this chemical solutions worksheet, Students determine the significance of the critical point in a phase diagram and rank solutions from weakest to strongest solute-solvent interaction. This worksheet has 4 problems to solve.
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Clouds
Students explore clouds. In this clouds lesson plan, students talk about, write about, and paint clouds to gain an understanding of clouds.
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Constructing Tangrams
Seventh graders visualize and identify geometric shapes after applying transformations on a coordinate plane. In this tangrams lesson, 7th graders construct a set of tangrams and then answer extension questions related to measurement,...
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Punch Mix-up
Fifth graders discuss the relationship between equivalent fractions, ratios, and proportions. In this fraction lesson, 5th graders answer questions about a punch mixture in order to find the ratio of ingredients.
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English-Speaking Countries Quiz
In this online interactive geography quiz activity, students respond to 17 identification questions regarding English-speaking countries. Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.
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Breaking News English: Wall Street Pays Record Bonuses
For this English worksheet, students read "Wall Street Pays Record Bonuses," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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The Language of Mathematics
Students integrate the language, concepts and skills of math into the daily routine and classroom environment. They think mathematically by participating in short, daily, individual, small group, whole group and transitional activities...
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Salaries
Students are engaged in the study of salaries and how they vary according to different occupations. They conduct research using a variety of resources in order to summarize the earnings potential in the human services field.
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Environmental Mathematics
Eighth graders determine food that they would need to survive in the wild. They graph the best foods for their environments and rate the survivability rate for each member of their group.
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Breaking News English: Zimbabwe to Get a New Currency
In this English worksheet, students read "Zimbabwe to Get a New Currency," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Properties of Fractals
Students build a working definition of regular fractal, look carefully at the concepts of dimension and scale, and are introduced to logarithms. They solve simple exponential equations for the exponent both by trial and error and using...
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Age Structure Studies
Students collect data from Internet sources to compare age distributions in their city, county or state with that of other places in the US or other countries. They construct and interpret age-structure population pyramids and research...
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TE Lesson: Caught in the Net
Students student the concept of bycatch, the act of unintentionally catching certain living creatures using fishing equipment. They determine the difference between bycatch and target creatures. They discover what species become bycatch...
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Island Hopping
Students utilize a variety of math skills to explore the Turks and Caicos Islands, the British Territory to which South Caicos belongs. They select and apply quantitative data to support their recommendations for future investment and...
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Properties of Fractals
Students build a working definition of a regular fractal, they measure the concepts of dimensions and scale, they explore the concept of a logarithm and they attempt to solve simple exponential equations for the exponent both by trial...