Ninth graders publish a magazine during a ten week marking period. They make individual contributions to the group project that is based on career choices. They write and publish articles, poems, entertainment pieces, and a play that...

High schoolers define amplitude, wavelength, frequency, and period, calculate period given frequency, and calculate frequency given period, define crest and trough and locate both on diagram of wave, differentiate between latitudinal and...

Fifth graders discuss the effects of scarcity.  In this survival lesson, 5th graders use strategies that would help them survive in a survival situation. Students write letters about bears in need of help to survive. Students answer...

Young scholars learn why the census makes a difference. In this U.S. Census lesson plan, students examine the importance of each census question and explain the measures taken to protect the confidentiality of personal information on the...

Students investigate various chemical reactions when creating mixtures in ziplock baggies. For this chemistry lesson, students will recognize various chemical reactions and cite evidence. Safety and assessment strategies are included in...

Students research raccoons. They access a website that has raccoon pictures, sounds, eating habits, raccoon rescue, and other fun activities. They complete a worksheet over what they learn from the site.

In this ancient Greece instructional activity, students read a factual story giving the basic history of the Minoans and Mycenaeans. Students answer 8 questions.

In this standing waves worksheet, students answer 9 questions about graphs of various waves. They identify standing waves and their nodes, anti-nodes, wavelengths, amplitude, frequency and number of cycles.

Students practice measurement using real world objects. For this scavenger hunt for lengths lesson, students collaborate to measure with rulers, yardsticks, trundle wheels, and tape measures.  Students must estimate the length then...

Students record all of the instances of physics and science they are involved with in a full day. As a class, they complete a KWL chart on physics and read a story about Murphy's Law and the character's experiences. Individually, they...

Students discuss human behavior, sexual selection and the underlying genetic and evolutionary reasons for mate selection. The, in groups, they rate the attractiveness of certain individuals and measure facial features for symmetry.

For this geometry worksheet, students answer questions about midpoints, distance, lines and segments. They are given different shapes and asked to calculate the angles, and sides of polygons.

In this protein code worksheet, students are given a table of "Secret Pseudo-Protein Codes". They use the table to decode a DNA sequence and then encode an RNA sequence. They answer questions about the Secret Pseudo-Protein code.

In this phase change worksheet, students read about the particles in substances that speed up and slow down for substances to change phases. They answer eight questions about phase changes, the states of matter and how changing...

High schoolers analyze the feelings of Americans regarding the Vietnam War. For this Vietnam War lesson, students collaborate to research Internet and print sources regarding the perspectives on U.S. involvement in the...

Students collect a variety of drawings of dinosaurs and maps of a zoo. Students observe an animal in motion during a field trip to a zoo from reproducible worksheets. Students study about the process by which scientists and film...

Students pretend they are a peasant during the time of the March in China. They have been mistreated by Warlords and have very little in their homes. They have been approached by the Red Army to join forces with them. What will...

Students study the issues surrounding the Tiananmen Square Massacre through student-produced newscasts. They read, "China after Mao" to understand the intellectual and political climate of the times surrounding the Tiananmen Square...

Second graders examine the different ways people move from place to place in a neighborhood. Using the interactive online atlas MapQuest, they identify the various ways people move around their own neighborhood by creating a map and...

Young scholars explore types of fossils and discover how sediment affects fossil preservation. They focus their study on trace fossils and create their own using sediment, water, and a small organism such as a snail or lizard. Students...

Learners identify polygons.  In this polygon people lesson, students draw required shapes and construct a polygon person.  They identify each shape and its characteristics.  The lesson may be extended by allowing learners...

Fifth graders throw darts, collecting data for distance traveled. In this data analysis lesson, 5th graders throw a dart using an atlatl. They calculate the speed for each throw and determine the best dart length for distance throws.

Students explore foreign currencies. In this foreign currencies lesson plan, students simulate travel to another country and determine the value of the US dollar compared to other countries. Students use a conversion table and search...

Students discuss biological diversity in ocean communities. In this diversity lesson, students examine the variety of organisms compared to relative abundance. They will write an analysis and discuss their findings with the class.