Students increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing decoding, chunking and rereading, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they read complete a timed...

In this comprehension worksheet, students read about the making of a computer: circuit boards, hard drives, monitors and plastic housings. Students then answer 3 multiples choice questions.

For this technology worksheet, students summarize four things they learned about technology and the environment. Students then write a report that outlines how technology is solving environmental issues.

Students evaluate whether particular jobs have a positive or negative impact on the environment. In this career exploration activity, students complete a worksheet in pairs to determine if and why various jobs impact the environment.

In this circuits instructional activity, students learn how to determine total voltage, total resistance, and total current. Students also explore short circuits. This instructional activity has 9 problems to solve.

In this coastal geology worksheet, students use Google Earth to locate and identify different types of landforms and phenomena that occur along a coast. This worksheet has 2 short answer questions.

In this coastal geology instructional activity, students use Google Earth to locate the Oregon coastline. Students then complete 6 short answer questions based on coastal geology.

Learners research environmental issues. In this environmental lesson, students use the Internet to research an environmental problem and list ten facts about it. Learners write a summary of facts.

Students identify various animals and their habitats, as well as their specific traits For this animal habitat lesson, students list animals they've seen in their backyard. Students select one animal and do research. Students then answer...

Tenth graders study the major hurricanes of the Atlantic Ocean. In this weather lesson, 10th graders read an article and answer various questions. Students discuss their findings with their classmates.

Students use mushrooms to solve problems. In this environmental lesson, students study how fungi have been used to combat environmental problems. Students design strategies that employ mushrooms to combat other environmental challenges.

In this electronics instructional activity, students identify and differentiate the different types of noise. They complete 4 short answer questions about the topic.

In this day to combat desertification and drought worksheet, students read or listen to a passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct words, unscramble words and sentences, write discussion questions and conduct a...

In this bluebirds learning exercise, students categorize bluebird species found in their state and define vocabulary related to it. Students complete 6 vocabulary words.

In this ecology activity, students read the vocabulary words and then categorize a species found in a field, meadow, or fencerow in their state or region. Students complete 6 problems.

Students role play a power grid set up to show how increased load affects the grid. In this physics lesson, students explain the importance of electricity in their daily lives. They identify the key components of the power grid.

Students describe the techniques biologists use to classify organisms. In this biology lesson, students create cladograms and phylogenetic trees. They list the levels of taxonomic hierarchy.

Young scholars analyze satellite image data of Volcan Villarica. In this earth science activity, students identify dangerous areas surrounding the volcano. They propose a new safe location for the town.

Fifth graders make a battery. In this physical science instructional activity, 5th graders word in pairs make the battery. Students follow 4 steps to create the battery.

Students are introduced to the topics of electric currents and resistance. In groups, they distinguish the difference between conventional and electron flows and state Ohm's Law for electrical components. They calculate the resistance of...

Learners explore some of the environmental health risks involved with both the mining and burning of coal. They read articles on coal in the Balkan Peninsula, view the photographs, and then discuss what feelings and thoughts they have...

Students examine the effects of radon on the lungs. They review pictures of the lungs on a large and small scale. They work together to answer questions to complete the lesson.

Young scholars evaluate the hazards of naturally occurring events. After watching a video concerning safety hazards, students work in groups to discuss the safety issues involved in taking a trip to a mountainous region. ...

Learners categorize items into one of the three states of matter. They participate in a demonstration in which they represent particles of matter. Finally, they complete an experiment in which they "race" top see who can make acetone...