Mr. Nussbaum
Cash Out – Online Game
Third graders play a computer game related to money. In this money lesson, 3rd graders have to give a customer change. They see how much money is needed and have to choose the coins to make that amount.
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Seasoning the School Year
Students observe the changes a class tree goes through as the seasons change and record observations in journals. They investigate changes in the weather, changes in the length of the day, and how that affects people. They create...
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Ecosystem In A Bottle
Ecosystem activities show how everyone and everything is interconnected. The smallest change can make a big impact.
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Sunny Delight
First graders explore completing experiments through the scientific method.
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Picture Perfect Parts of Speech
Students demonstrate the eight parts of speech with personal photographs. In this parts of speech lesson, students take photographs and label them with the appropriate concrete example of each part of speech.
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Scraping the Barrel
Students examine how oil is created and its uses. In this oil supplies lesson, students research the history of oil then create a timeline that charts the major ups and downs of the oil industry from when it began.
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Mobile Phones
Investigate how mobile phones impact their lives through this technology lesson that has young scholars discuss the history of the cell phone and research how cell phones are being used in third world countries. Students create a blog...
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Lincoln Index
Students use a similar method to the Lincoln Index to estimate a population size.
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Civil Rights and Americans with Disabilities
Students apply the principles of American democracy to people with disabilities. They analyze how individuals and groups in American society have struggled to achieve the liberties and equality promised in the principles of American...
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Inventions and Inventors
Fifth graders investigate an introduction to both Invention Convention and Unit 3 in the Social Studies Book, the teacher will point out that many changes occurred in the United States during the late 1800s and early 1900s.¿¿¿...
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The Gulf Coast Region: Georgraphy, Demographics and the Effects of Hurricane Katrina
Young scholars research Hurricane Katrina and create a Cause and Effect graphic organizer or a Chain of Events graphic organizer.
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World War I and Its Consequences
Tenth graders decipher the long and short term causes of World War I. They follow through by studying the history of the present day situation in the Balkans and simulating peace talks with presentations.
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Quickies
For this math problem solving worksheet, students answer 5 problems in 10 minutes. The problems include a variety of questions that could be solved by students who have had geometry and algebra.
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Idioms Lesson Plan
Sixth graders discover idioms. In this idioms lesson, 6th graders evaluate idioms and discover their meaning. Students read Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein and create unique idioms. Assessment rubric is provided.
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DESIGNER GENES: ONE SIE FITS ALL?
Pupils explore genetic engineering and issues related to risks and benefits of altering agricultural products.
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Breaking News English: i-Phones Are Now Musical Instruments
In this English worksheet, learners read "iPhones are Now Musical Instruments," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
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Talking About Teasing and Bullying
Students discover how it feels to be bullied and teased. They work together in pairs to write about experiences and use drawings to show their feelings.
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Introduction to Biometrics
Pupils use the internet to research how biometrics is being used in the real world today. They work together to research hand geometry applications. They share their findings with the class.
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Who Am I and Who Are You?
Students document their unique characteristics through photography. In this self-discovery lesson, students take photographs of themselves and others. As a class, they discuss similarities and differences, and sort, graph, and find...
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Math All Around Us
Students identify real world problems from given story problems. In this story problem lesson, students find places, events or items in the school environment that can be used to create story problems. Students take a picture of the...