Students will read historical realistic fiction, examine and recount the cultural similarities and diffferences between life and times of those characters in the story and their own life. Listen to music and learn a dance to accompany...

Students create a model of the four basic whorls of flowers using a water bottle, construction paper and Q-tips. They then examine fresh flower specimens to see how the basic structure can vary in different species of flowering plants.

Young scholars create a spreadsheet which includes a bar graph. They sort and classify information and use the average function on a spreadsheet. They research Skittles candy and summarize their findings on a spreadsheet.

Fifth graders design and label a bar graph using data taken from a class survey. They observe a teacher-led lecture, write and conduct their survey, and create a bar graph that includes identification of the minimum, maximum, mode,...

Learners answer a series of questions about the letter G. They practice the sound that G makes and trace a letter G. They decorate their letter G with glue and glitter. They listen to a story about Plainting a Rainbow.

Pupils study the meaning, symbolism, and value of U.S. coins, especially the quarter. They conduct a survey of coins in students' possession, graphing the results to show frequency distribution and drawing inferences about the U.S....

Learners use CAD maps to explore active faults in Idaho. Through observation of maps, they explore the layers of the Quaternary and Holocene faults. Individually, or in groups, they identify characteristics of faults such as scarps,...

Learners explain how wetlands minimize the impact of hurricanes. For this earth science lesson, students investigate how different materials affect the steam plume path. They complete their worksheet after the lab.

Students understand the use of the wetlands by migrating birds and identify causes for disappearance of the wetlands.

Students make a model that will demonstrate the flow of surface water across the land in Texas and how materials that originate many miles away can end up in the wetland along the coast.

Students form letters and numbers using a technique called color code writing.

Students investigate the historical development of human attempts to fly and the practice of keeping recorded data for historical reasons.

Students design a tee shirt that depicts some aspect of their family history.

Students explain the way in which a candidate wins an electorial race and the number of votes necessary to win in the electoral college through movement.

Students practice biographical and autobiographical forms of writing: autobiography, biopoem, character traits, classmate biography.

Students determine and compare hieroglyph content and frequency to sentences constructed in an alternative alphabet based on symbols that mimic sounds of the alphabet. They decide which images are hieroglyphs and which ones are not.

Students examine fossils and analyzing their significance in relation to theories of evolution. Hand-outs are provided. This lesson could be supplementary to a broader unit on evolution or geology.

Students use Clarisworks Word Processing and Spreadsheet, Quick-Take Camera and Software, and produce a publishable technical paper.

Third graders fly miniature airplanes to discover characteristics related to velocity and average speed. After measuring the time and distance of their flights, 3rd graders calculate the average velocity of their planes.

Students brainstorm several animal/personal scenarios, select one, and write out an explanation of the comparison. They apply the measurements/characteristics to themselves and use algebraic equations to demonstrate the comparison.

Students develop a portfolio of information of contemporary musicians or individuals from the music industry.

Fourth graders keep a food diary and prepare a Healthy Meals Chart regarding foods they eat while pregnant.

Students study the following terms and concepts: word choice, dialect, invented words, concrete terms, abstract terms, figurative and sensory language. In cooperative groups, they select three of the terms, research them, and pick poems...

Students participate in book club forums where they write descriptive, evaluation, analysis, synthesis, or inference essays. They take on the role of a character in their bok and publish a web page.