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Vive Le Quebec Libre!
Students use video, the Internet and CD-ROM's to investigate the cultural and linguistic traditions of Quebec, Canada. They identify the reasons behind the secession from Canada movement.
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Promoting Safe Driving/Choices on Prom Night
Students explore ways to promote safe driving on prom night. In this driver education lesson, students interview people about driving on prom night. Students design a poster with their researched quotes and discuss the topic in the...
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Immigration To Wisconsin
Fourth graders see why people came to Wisconsin and what life was like in their new home. They engage in a wonderful series of lessons, which use a variety of multi-media resources. They plan a heritage day party as a culminating event.
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Designing Samples/Simple Random Samples
Students consider the advantages and disadvantages of various sampling techniques. They define a simple random sample and identify possible sources of bias in other types of samples. Answer Key included.
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The Talking Goat Lesson
Students analyze the meanings and patterns of a folk tale. They respond in their reading journals to the following prompts: How do you feel about the way "The Talking Goat" ended? Why? Which did you like better: your group's predicted...
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Celebrating the Fourth of July!
Students model projectile motion algebraically and graphically; and make predictions based on the quadratic algebraic model.
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Health Education: Tobacco
Third graders analyze the dangers of using tobacco products. In this personal health lesson plan, 3rd graders predict and summarize the dangers of experimenting with tobacco.
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African American Population Shifts
Students investigate population trends. In this African American history lesson, students access U.S. Census records from 1900 to the present online. Students analyze the migration of African Americans from one area of the U.S. to another.
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Getting Graphs: Researching Genealogy-A Piece of Pie
Third graders research their genealogy. In this math lesson, 3rd graders collect data and create graphs and charts. A presentation of their findings is given.
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Dollar Value and Fast-Food Nutrition
Students examine how they can make changes to form healthy eating habits. In this investigative lesson students examine food guidelines and the food pyramid.
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What Difference Does it Make How Old I Am?
Young scholars identify subtle messages advertisers send (often unintentionally) about age in the course of trying to sell products; to analyze the consequences, both positive and negative, those messages have on the American audience;...
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"Mr. Betts and Mr. Potts"
First graders listen to the book "Mr. Betts and Mr. Potts" and examine the career of being a veterinarian. They categorize animals based on whether they could be house pets or not, develop a class pet graph, and list the various...
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The Bozeman Trail
Eighth graders are introduced to the Bozeman Trail. Using the internet, they research the trail to discover the forts located on its path. They must also locate and label landmarks on a map using symbols they create. They answer...
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Breath of Fresh Air
Students consider the historical and social aspects of smoking. In this current events lesson, students research passive smoking, smoking legislation, and smoking history in the United Kingdom as they visit the listed websites.
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A Time for Rebuilding
Students examine the damage done to Lebanon. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to learn about the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel and the toll it took on Lebanon.
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Autism Spectrum Disorders: The New Rainbow
Students conduct research into the area of Autism Spectrum Disorders. They use the internet and a variety of resources in order to obtain information. Students use the information to take part in a writing project of authoring a new...
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Designing Samples/Simple Random Samples
Students explore the concept of sampling techniques. In this sampling techniques lesson, students identify possible sources of bias in situations such as phone polls, supermarket surveys, and drawing names from a phone book. Students...
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Whole Lotta Shaking Going On
Students explore earthquake activity in California. They observe the historical data and create databases and graphs of the earthquakes. Students analyze the data and form a hypothesis about future earthquakes.
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Words Hurt
Pupils identify the various forms of bullying in a class discussion and to sort out the situations that can hurt outside and inside. They count the number of bullying incidents posted on the bulletin board to find which occur most...
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There's a World of Science to Read Today!
Students read a current science article. They write a summary of the article, take notes, write and edit a summary, and print their work.
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Ratios Through Social Studies
Students analyze and integrate mathematical concepts within the context of social studies. They gather, present and analyze information on a bar graph, pie chart, etc. Students compute ratios. They demonstrate that ratios have real-world...
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Cut It Out program helps spot abuse
Students research the Cut It Out program and advertise it to local salon owners and beauticians. Students research the program and the extent domestic violence is a problem in the community. Students determine if Cut It Out is...
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The Garden
Students talk about the types of insects that you might see if you looked in the garden. They then brainstorm for ideas about how to solve the problem, sort objects into categories and display the results and count the objects in a...
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5 W's and H
Young scholars explore the 5W's and H of journalistic writing. In this 5 W's and H lesson plan, pupils read two articles from a newspaper and locate the 5 W's and H in the articles.