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Inventions of the 19th Century
Students explore inventions that have been created since the nineteenth century.
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Curiosity Does Not Kill The Cat
Students list the different ways they could test a guinea pig, a dandelion, and their brother (or sister)? They create a data chart in their group that lists the organism, what they could measure, and how they could change that measurement.
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Herbs: Healthy Alternatives or Bad Medicine??
Students compare herbal and pharmaceutical remedies for common ailments.
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Eratosthenes And Radius of the Earth
Learners calculate the radius of the earth. They use the method and data suggested by Eratosthenes. They investigate the interrelationships among mass, distance, force, and time through experimental processes.
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The Credibility Challenge: In Search of Authority on the Internet
Students identify and interpret the background and practice in determining authority on the Internet. Then they identify how to tell whether an author has expertise or not, and whether they're getting the straight story. Students also...
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Forestry
Students conduct a soil organism experiment. In this soil organism activity, students work with a partner to test soil samples and collect data. They grow cultures from the soil samples in order to make comparisons from different sample...
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Election of 1948-Digital Scrapbook
High schoolers create a digital scrapbook of the election of 1948 -- one of the most interesting and unique elections in US History.
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Testing DNA and the Death Penalty
High schoolers explore issues surrounding death penalty debate and participate in a values-clarification activity to help them form their opinions on this topic. They create a talk show to discuss issues involved with DNA testing and the...
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RAW HISTORY: USING PRIMARY SOURCES
Students analyze the ways slavery shaped social and economic life in the South after 1800, how slaves forged their own culture in the face of oppression; and the role of the plantation system in shaping slaveholders and the enslaved.
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Career Explorations and Personal Finance
Students use various search engines and Web sites to find out information for a career they think they might like to pursue. They present their information to the class in an oral report.
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External Influences 4: Business Ethics and Moral Behaviour
Pupils examine the concepts of moral responsibility and business ethics. They apply this knowledge to case studies and practice their evaluation skills. They create suggestions for businesses in dealing with these issues.
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Pet Shop Decision
Learners are given the "Pet Store Decisions" task sheet and a rubric that goes with it. Students discuss the task and make a plan for using the rubric sheet to complete the task. Learners formulate questions, studies and data collection...
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Apply Scientific Inquiry and Scientific Habits of Mind
High schoolers review the components of the scientific inquiry method. In groups, they develop hypothesis on a variety of different topics and design an investigation or experiment to test it. They share their conclusions with the class...
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Time Management
Students are taken through the design process to develop a system of time management for themselves and others. They practice participating in a critique of other students' time schedules and modify and improve their initial time...
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The Computer Mystery
Students investigate the history of the computer. They explore who invented the computer, how it was invented, and how it has evolved. Students work together in order to gain the knowledge need to repair computers.
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Writing the Position Paper
Students write position papers on a form of alternative energy production. They use several class periods to develop and write their paper and them participate in an extensive peer review session.
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Genetic Technology
In this genetic technology worksheet, students will answer 6 true or false statements and 4 short answer questions based on the mapping and sequencing of the human genome and the applications of the Human Genome Project.
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Help the Pilgrims Find Their Way Home
In this Pilgrims coloring page instructional activity, students help a pair of Pilgrims work their way through a maze to find their way home and then color the page with appropriate colors for illustration.
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Mean, Standarad Deviations, and Variances
In this Statistics worksheet, 11th graders compute the mean, standard deviation and variances for four different problem scenarios. The one page worksheet contains four scenarios, each with eight questions. Answers are provided.
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Better English Lessons: "By"
In this online interactive English skills worksheet, students respond to 20 multiple choice questions that require them to select the appropriate words to complete the sentences involving phrases using the word "by." Answers are...
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What's the Best Age to Retire?
In this retirement worksheet, students read a 7-paragraph article regarding retirement ages around the world. Students respond to 7 graphic organizer, matching, and short answer questions regarding the article. Vocabulary words and...
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English Exercises: The Significance of Science in Society
In this significance of science in society activity, 8th graders read 3 paragraphs, then interactively answer 9 comprehension and grammar questions, with immediate online feedback; video at the beginning is not longer available, but the...
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Democracy in Action?
Learners compare and contrast democratic election processes. In this 200 presidential election lesson, students visit websites that allow them to compare federal American elections to British elections. Learners hold their own classroom...
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Houses and Cars and Loans
Students create a spreadsheet to track their spending. In this algebra activity, students use loan formulas to calculate the payback amount plus interest on a loan. They calculate how much money they would need to buy a car and house.