Students explore how artworks can become symbols of national identity. They examine and analyze Song of the Nations, a site specific sculpture by Quebecois artist Armand Vaillancourt that expresses his views of Quebec's position...

Students plan and conduct an expedition through their neighborhood based on the techniques used by the Harriman Expedition to Alaska in 1899. They research the Harriman expedition on the internet and then create a route and collection...

Learners are able to recognize a wide variety of fruit and have a greater understanding as to the importance of fruit in their diet and that some fruits skin are edible and others are not.

Fifth graders use the dots to simulate water pollutants in a lake. They use cups to collect a sample of "water." Students sort the dots by color and record the number of each dot color under the correct pollutant name in the Lake Water...

Students discover the history and method of oil production.  In this natural resource lesson, students investigate early oil production.  Students discuss the challenges of turning natural resources into safe products.

Second graders investigate the numerous jobs it takes to create paper in the U.S.  In this economics lesson plan, 2nd graders discuss where paper comes from, what types of trees are needed, and how the paper milling process creates...

Young scholars demonstrate how to use the Internet to research historical individuals. In this technology instructional activity, students use the "Internet Coach" CD-ROM to identify how to gather information on the Internet. Young...

Students complete study on butterflies using real caterpillars, keep individual daily journals of observations, and complete timeline for their caterpillar/butterfly.

Students explore the history of bark paintings in South America and produce their own version of these paintings.

First graders ponder the question of how plants help their lives. They observe and compare properties of several different plants. Differentiate between living organisms and nonliving objects.

Third graders research an insect and creates a brochure on that selected insect. Each student develops a Venn Diagram comparing similarities and differences between moths and butterflies.

Young scholars choose one rock from a collection of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. They use multiple resources to create an informational brochure highlighting their rock. The brochures are combined into a class rock museum...

Students examine the relationship between history, the use of a given space, and its design. They research the relationship between technology and design while exploring a variety of sources. They study what scale models are and how to...

Students use geographic information to suggest how to manage natural resources through a simulation. They engage in a simulation, and decide how to protect, allocate, and exploit the resources of a hypothetical location.

In this passive voice activity, students use either present, past, present perfect or future tense and fill in blanks in sentences. Links to additional resources and audio version are given.

Students explore the main concepts of astronomy through the eleven lessons of this unit. The past, present, and future methods of studying the science are examined in this unit.

For this conjugate a verb worksheet, students conjugate verbs by completing the examples in each section including past, present, and future tense.

In this verb conjugation worksheet, students conjugate the verb eat. Students read the past, present, and future tense conjugation for the verb eat.

High schoolers view a video about different types of music. They examine the history of jazz, big band and rock back to the city of Chicago. They discover Chicago's music scene today and compare it to the past.

Students compile a portfolio of work from a unit on Maine's natural resources and economy. They choose four of their best assignments from the unit then synthesize the ideas in each to write an essay or construct a visual history on the...

Students examine how the work (paid or voluntary) they do in the past, present, and future affects and is affected by the communities to which they belong. They realize that human beings' perceptions of one another based on age, sex,...

Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this philanthropy lesson, students compare the work of antislavery activists to work of philanthropic activists today. Student implement a plan to share kindness with others.

Eighth graders examine how the movements of the Earth contribute to fossil distribution.  In this fossils activity students make maps of the placement of the continents.