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Comparing Canadian and U.S. Political Systems and Political Campaigns
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this political systems activity, students conduct research to compare and contrast the forms of government in the United States and...
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A Thanksgiving Survey
Learners take a survey then use the information gained from the survey to help plan a typical Thanksgiving dinner for our last day of class. They create a graph which corresponds the the data gathered during interviews.
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Lesson 4: A Class Census
Students compile results in their own census. In this early childhood U. S. Census lesson plan, students collect and represent information about events in simple charts.
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Creating an Autobiographical Amulet Necklace
Students create their own personalized amulet necklaces after viewing images of artifacts from different cultures.
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Blue Genes: Affect Your Life!
Students, in groups, research, analyze and synthesize information on genetic diseases. After watching a video on genetics, groups perform research on a variety of genetic diseases and present their findings to the class.
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Do You Agree?
Students recognize bias in a political cartoon, evaluate how the media uses both positive and/or negative political cartoons, and assess the influence a political cartoon can have on a person.
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The Land of Immigrants
Students access information and data about US immigration using the Internet and other sources. They identify from research data the countries from which the largest number of immigrants to the US come from and create a database of these...
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Human Conditioned Responses
Young scholars listen as the teacher demonstrate how easily and quickly a person can be conditioned to respond to external stimuli. Students are encouraged to look at numerous ways in which conditioned behavior affects their day to day...
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Is Organic Food Worth the Extra Cost?
Students calculate the amount of pesticide residue in selected foods for two
pesticides and determine if these levels are safe. They read an article about a
research study looking for metabolites of these pesticides in children. Finally,...
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A Day at the Market
Students describe role of market place in 18th-century Virginia, explain how trade and economy were part of young person's educational process,
take part in the classroom marketplace, and compare shopping in colonial times and as part...
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Oral History and Multiculturalism
Students observe the human or personal side of history by assessing the background to the people in the community who are basically "living" historians. They compare the histories of different ethnic groups to identify areas of patterns...
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Famous People of the Gold Rush
Fourth graders research a famous person from the Gold Rush era. Using the Internet, they take notes from creditable websites and write their rough drafts of their paper. They use peer editing to check for spelling and grammar errors. ...
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LET YOUR FINGERS DO THE WALKING
The student will recognize different information sources. 2. The student will use a telephone book as a resource for locating agricultural businesses
and people with agriculture-related jobs.Discuss the purpose of the phone book, and...
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All About Me
Learners use writing and research strategies to explore their interests and reflect on what makes them unique. They use the website "Shutterfly" to create a classroom profile. They create a personal collage highlighting what makes them...
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Puberty
Students track body changes during puberty by close observation and accurate record keeping. They keeping a growth diary for self-observation and reflection. Artifacts include a personal essay and a notebook.
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Galveston 1900: Storm of the Century
Seventh graders comprehend the effect the 1900 Hurricane, the deadliest natural disaster in United States history, had on Galveston by examining period accounts and photographs. They comprehend how the devastation of the hurricane lead...
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String Telephone
Young scholars investigate sound as a form of energy. In this energy, forces, and sound lesson plan, students work in pairs to examine how sound travels through solid things as they construct a telephone exchange system using string and...
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Entrepreneur Business Project
Ninth graders set up their own personal businesses. In this business lesson, 9th graders select business projects, set goals for their businesses, write business plans, and follow up on the plans after they carry them out.
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Bible: Introduction Lesson on I Corinthians 12:12-27
Students discuss a Biblical passage and how to apply it to their lives. In this Biblical community lesson, students read I Corinthians 12:12-27 to discover that all people and churches are parts of the body of Christ, and work...
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Applied Science - Science and Math Lab (read without sight)
Students consider the senses. In this sight and touch instructional activity, students discover what it is like to function like a person who is blind. They work in groups and individually on various activities to experience this...
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Diseases of the Eye
Fifth graders research diseases of the eye. In this science lesson plan, 5th graders discuss and research eye diseases and complete a worksheet using the information they find.
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Reflections in the Mirror A Visual Journal and Mural Inspired by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
Students examine and analyze works of art by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. They create journals that follow the form and content of Kahlo's diary, and murals in the spirit of Rivera.
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Interesting Idioms
Students are introduced to the topic of idioms in figurative speech. Using the definition of idioms, they use literature to view examples. They identify idioms in different forms of writing and practice using them in speech. ESL...
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Peer Editing
Sudents read and critique three of their fellow classmates' science fiction short stories on three consecutive days for mechanics, short story elements, style, and informational elements.