Young scholars mark seconds, minutes, hours, days, etc. on class timetable report to keep track of time spent on Uninterrupted Silent Reading.

Third graders create a box big enough to hold a million dollars. This is a project fun to do near the winter holidays with inexpensive gifts included in the boxes. This hands-on lesson very effectively demonstrates the concept of volume.

Students recognize the correlation between the trash they dispose of around their school and the environmental hazards that face wildlife, specifically the Laysan albatross. They determine three ways that they can help the albatross chicks.

Students explore how green plants help improve air quality. They read an article and discuss the importance of air quality and its effects on the human body. They investigate by connecting hose to the top of a Bell jar and to a funnel....

Second graders, given 5 number cubes, roll the cubes and record the data.

Students make fudge after reading fractional values in recipes and finding equivalent fractions to those presented in the recipes. They study measurement abbreviations.

Students complete fraction word problems using TI-Explorer Calculators.

Discover the connection between calories and weight. Pupils multiply their body weight times calorie estimates for various physical activities to calculate calories burned per minute and per hour. Worksheets a well as website links are...

Weighted averages can be tricky to explain! However, this study guide makes it easy for teachers by including definitions, explanations, and breaking down problems into three steps. Includes mixture problems and uniform motion problems.

Encourage healthy eating and demonstrate how to read a food label with this learning exercise. Class members choose a food and respond to fill in the blank questions regarding calories, daily values, and ingredients. Each individual...

This math vocabulary and computation crossword puzzle has learners read 12 clues, solve them and put the answer in a crossword puzzle. There is no word bank for the puzzle which features basic math vocabulary. Example: Do this to get a...

Students explore race and ethnicity as it is defined by the U. S. Census Bureau. They compare data from 1900, 1950, and 2000 and identify settlement patterns and changes in population. In groups, they map these changes and discuss...

Second graders, in groups, produce a Family Cookbook by bringing recipes from home.

Students read, write, and identify different coin combinations and use this information in real-world situations.

Second graders participate in various activities which help them explain and explain the difference between an estimate and an exact amount.

Students complete computer activities about estimating if items are more or less than a given amount. In this estimation lesson plan, students also estimate measurements around the classroom.

Young scholars analyze the monetary cost associated with smoking cigarettes. They calculate the life expectancy associated with how many cigarettes are smoked a day. They complete story problems as well.

Learners investigate fractions using online sources.

In this geometry activity, 10th graders are given real world problems dealing with are and perimeter. They solve using the formulas for area and perimeter. There are 3 problems.

In this online, interactive instructional activity, students solve ten SAT preparation problems in 12 minutes. The problems vary in difficulty and content.

Young scholars write math questions that pertain to the Lewis and Clark Expedition.  In this math lesson, students utilize resources in the classroom to help write mathematical questions and answers that relate to the Lewis and...

Students study nutrition and the facts about food labels.  In this investigative lesson plan students examine food labels and the health facts and serving sizes.

Students determine sea ice thickness, concentration, and floe size by reading egg codes.  In this sea ice conditions instructional activity, students color code a map based on prescribed criteria and use the maps to identify changes...

In this Agriculture Day worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, writing questions, survey, and...