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Exploring the Night Sky: Fall/Winter
Students explain how moon phases occur. They explain three ways that the night sky has been used through history. Students locate some of the constellations in the night sky. They discuss stories and myths surrounding stars.
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Canadian Studies Exercise
In this Canadian history worksheet, 6th graders review many aspects of Canadian studies. Students complete 10 fill in the blank questions, 5 essay questions and 10 true/false questions.
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Worksheet 2. Vocabulary Practice
In this vocabulary worksheet, learners choose the word or phrase that means the same as the word or phrase in bold in each sentence. There are 12 questions to answer.
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Vocabulary Practice: Words That Mean the Same
In this synonyms worksheet, students read ten sentences and analyze the words in bold. From three choices, students choose the word or phrase that means the same as the word in bold.
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Pre-K Appetizer
Students understand there are healthy and not healthy food choices. In this food pyramid lesson, students learn to make healthy choices by playing a traffic light game. Students recognize raw foods from the farm may not be ready for...
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Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
Students examine wealth including analyzing and interpreting the sources of it. In this social responsibility lesson students create their own political cartoon.
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Ethical Dilemmas
Young scholars analyze anthropological case studies. In this specific Ethical Dilemmas lesson, students make ethical judgments based on the case study analysis. Young scholars work cooperatively in small groups to reach their conclusions.
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When Marriage is a Crime
Students compare and contrast forced marriages with arranged marriages. In this current events lesson, students examine legislation regarding forced marriages and then debate the forced marriage law in Britain.
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Shoal Destroying
Students investigate methods used in the fishing industry. In this environmental stewardship lesson plan, students visit selected websites to research fishing methods and create a game based around the fishing industry.
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Vocabulary Charts
Learners create their own vocabulary charts. They divide into groups and view an example of a vocabulary chart imbedded in this plan. Then, they create their own chart which is based on a particular subject area.
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Annual Skinner Box Rat Training Competition
Students explore animal behvior. Using Skinner boxes, they monitor and train rats to accomplish a set of tasks. They maintain a log of observations, task completions and data.
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Separate Lives
Students read a New York Times article to explain apartheid and its legacies. They examine prejudice in their own lives by looking a the perception of discriminatory traits.
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"Mother Earth" -- Past
Students examine our connection to the Earth. They identify how Native Americans believed in a "Mother Earth". They discover how the earth and life are connected.
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We're Environmentally Friendly
Fourth graders examine written works dealing with environmental issues and resolutions during a 5 week unit. They create posters, poems, and rap songs demonstrating authorship and knowledge of the environment.
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Heroes Past and Present
Students identify characteristics of a hero, then write a narrative composition describing a heroic event.
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U.S. Trade Deficit
Students see how to define trade surplus and trade deficit, become acquainted with important U.S. trading partners and concerns of different interest groups.
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People Experts
Students examine pictures of people and draw conclusions about them. Using worksheets, students take a second look and carefully examine the pictures to determine what influenced their perceptions.
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Gone to Texas
Fourth graders role play as empresarios attempting to bring colonists to Texas in the 1800's. They create an advertisement that encourages the immigrants to come to Texas.
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The Role of Women in the United States and Kenya
Pupils compare the responsibilities and rights of women in the US and in Kenya. They examine how gender affects societal roles.
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Pronunciation: Practicing Stress and Intonation
Learners practice their pronunciation of their words and stressing certain words when speaking. They use sentences given to them by their teacher to practice.
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On a Pilgrimage
Sixth graders engage in a variety of learning experiences surrounding the study of the Middle Ages. They construct a map of Europe, create a graphic organizer for the hierarchy of feudalism, design their own family crest, and write their...
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The IMF, Money, International Trade and Cooperation
Students study the role of the International Money Fund and develop an understanding of international trade. They investigate learning in a cooperative atmosphere.
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Black and White to Colour
Students explore two processes: the filmmaking process and the process of converting a work of fiction to a film, The English Patient." They study World War II history in locations depicted in The English Patient: North Africa and Italy....
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Thanksgiving Feast (Read the Charts)
Learners practice reading charts about foods country of origin. They interpret information and answer questions related to charts. They discover how food production adds to the economy.