Young scholars work in collaborative teams with specific roles, use the Internet to research the behavior and ecology of pikas, make predictions about survival rates of pikas in different habitats and organize their data in graphs.

After performing a variety of pre-activities, young scholars will complete steps that lead to a successful interview. Activities will include preparation for the interview, marketing oneself, follow-up and assessment. The students will...

In this activity students pretend that they have been hired by a candy manufacturer to design a box for a new product they are beginning to market. The manufacturer has pre-determined the volume of the candy box. It is the students' job...

Students explore the concept of symbolic speech. In this case study lesson plan, students read excerpts of Tinker v. Des Moines. Students then complete the provided worksheet activities and determine whether they agree with the outcome...

Students explore the concept of student press rights. For this case study lesson, students read excerpts of Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier. Students then complete the provided worksheet activities and determine whether they agree with the...

Fifth graders explore the solar system. In this solar system unit, 5th graders investigate numerous projects while rotating through learning centers. Students write about space and construct a space shuttle model. Students practice map...

Young scholars analyze primary documents and images. Students organize and evaluate the causes and results of the Omaha race riot of 1919. Young scholars study and recognize key personalities involved. Students relate history to certain...

Students study about an infamous 1964 crime and discuss opinions on a recent verdict in the case from different perspectives.

Learners examine the sources, location and availability of local food, develop mapping skills, interact with Elders to gain pertinent information, and examine subsistence issues of the past and present.

Young scholars work in a small group to create news stories, feature stories and editorials/letters to the editor and organize them in a podcast, video-based program, or newspaper/magazine focused on Hurricane Katrina.

Students study the work of William Shakespeare. They survey the elements of comedy and tragedy and read plays and poems. They discuss the texts they read and recite poetry. They dramatize poems with movement and sounds and write poetry...

Students study the historical time of the Harlem Renaissance, including key events and figures. They read literature that weaves fiction and history and survey some of the references to the Harlem Renaissance in the novel, Jazz, by Toni...

Young scholars determine the origin of everyday words. In this language and literacy lesson plan, the teacher identifies words that students use that have roots in another language, then young scholars work in pairs to determine the...

Fifth graders travel along exploring the expeditions of John F. Fremont. In this Westward expansion instructional activity, 5th graders gain understanding of the events that shaped the west through the use of maps. Students use...

Students explore the Choctaw Native American tribe.  In this cross curriculum literacy and U.S. history lesson, students locate where the Choctaw Indians lived on a United States map.  Students listen to When Turtle Grew...

Students relate the immigrant experience to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. In this immigration experience lesson, students read Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and relate it to the immigrant experience...

Students discover the multicultural contributions to New Orleans gumbo through participation in cross curriculum activities. For this multicultural diversity and New Orleans history lesson, students shade regions of a map according to a...

Fourth graders examine the history of the tortilla and extend the study across the curriculum. In this history of the tortilla lesson, 4th graders research the background of the tortilla, determine the ingredients, and work with the...

Learners explore the properties of enzymes. In this chemical reaction lesson, students explore enzymes through a Web-quest and investigative study. Learners will collect and summarize data and create a class presentation. This lesson is...

Students discover their strengths and weaknesses by rating themselves in certain areas.  For this self evaluation lesson, students complete a worksheet in which they rank their strengths and weaknesses in an academic setting....

Students explore healthy eating by defining food vocabulary terms. For this food purchasing lesson, students utilize word/picture cards to participate in a food identification activity among their classmates. Students read a list of food...

This lesson gives some preliminary activities to ease students into Shakespeare's language while creating some original conversations. Students will not have any trouble performing these conversations because they will have created them.

Students collect, organize by table, and examine census data in a simulation, estimate the size of the population in the simulation and make predictions based on the collection of census simulation data.

Students study Russia's conversion from a communist nation to a capitalist nation.