Fifth graders discuss the forest products industry and its affects upon their communities. They inventory the wood and paper products they consume and determine how it translates into the number of trees cut. Using a spreadsheet, they...

Eleventh graders examine political issues in the United States between 1936 and 2000. In this American history lesson, 11th graders study the economy, education, government, civil rights, and sports of this time period. Students compare...

Students conduct a survey. In this math lesson, students design and conduct a survey about Thanksgiving foods. Students display the collected data in a graph and use the graph to determine what food to serve for a Thanksgiving meal.

Students collect data on baseball plays. In this statistics lesson, students graph their data and make predictions based on their observation. They calculate what the probability is that a favorable outcome would happen.

Students collect and interpret data to make predictions about the levels of ozone in the atmosphere. Using the internet to collect data students use their collected data to create a line graph for analysis. Students make mathematical...

Students watch as the teacher makes sounds with her hands. They think of a word to describe the sound. Students discuss the way the word sounds like the sound. They complete the "The Sound Monster Activity." Students are told that...

Fourth graders are read a story and answer the comprehension questions about sound and wind. In groups, they make their own wind vane and how to determine the direction of the wind. To end the lesson, they make their own Anemometer to...

Second graders use tree diagrams to predict the possible outcomes of coin tosses. The data they collect and graph also help them predict the likelihood of getting heads or tails when tossing coins the next time.

Middle schoolers use dice to determine the risk of being exposed to radon. They practice using new vocabulary related to probability and ratios. They make predictions about the results and record their observations.

Second graders examine books written by Steven Kellogg, looking for similarities in his illustrations. They also look at images found on the Internet. They listen to a read aloud of The Mysterious Tadpole up to the point where the eggs...

Learners read an article about changes is the landforms in Scandinavia. They identify the main ideas. They eliminate or combine to make 4-7 main ideas. Finally students write about what they predict happen share, and discuss.

Fourth graders participate in a lesson that explores probability. They use candy and model cubes to experiment with different outcomes that can be charted if the students can proceed to the objective of the lesson. They discover how...

Fourth graders are read the book "Kissing Coyotes". During the story, they make predictions about what they believe might happen next. After the story, they create their own story using their imagination and draw illustrations.

Second graders track weather patterns through the school year. They take daily readings and record them in a weather book.

Students recognize the importance of maintaining a healthy body in order to participate in a physical activity for one to five minutes.

First graders listen to a read aloud of "Seven Fat Cats" matching rhyming, beginning, ending and vowel sounds.

Students examine artifacts and documents from their Canadian community. They analyze early Canadian history and make predictions about the future of the country.

Student receives one book description card and in less than 2 minutes, they walk through the Media Center to find a book matching that description. After a matching book is found, each student evaluates the book.

Students research the political context of the Winter Olympics in general and within certain countries in particular. They read authentic, published articles on the topic from the Internet and add this information to the spreadsheet as...

Students read case studies of artists' lawsuits under the Visual Artists Rights Act and then discuss the merits of fictitious cases where artists might consider a lawsuit. They predict the outcome of a lawsuit scenario and justify their...

Tenth graders explore the importance of Paul the octopus. In this World Cup activity, 10th graders research the location of Germany and its cities on a map. Students read an article and answer questions.

Second graders make predictions, copy cheers, and make inferences as they read a story about an odd bird and his awkward attempts to help his fellow penguins win a cheering contest.

Young scholars develop a graphic way of visualizing the concept of a million by utilizing what had happened to the Nashua River due to the dumping of raw sewage in 1962.

Students practice identifying, creating and labeling simple patterns. They recreate patterns in used in Stuart Murphy's book, Beep, Beep, Vroom, Vroom.