Students use a microscope and observation skills to compare and contrast several physical properties and develop a classification system.

Students time battery operated cars over a set track and determine the velocity of each type of car. They use the cars as manipulatives to demonstrate word problems involving velocity.

Students read a poem about a cat. Students discuss how cats behave and examine Homer's life in his environment.

Young scholars stand for roll call in designated spots painted by the teacher. They stand on the alphabet, numbers, periodic table, and keyboard.

Students perform jumps and leaps from one lily pad to another to add to a study of frogs.

Students draw a colored feather out of a turkey made from a bag and colorful paper feathers. Each color feather corresponds to a different exercise that students must perform.

Students using a rope and other materials explore wavelengths and frequency. If time permits, more experiments can be tried.

Students investigate how a spinning paper tube generates lift as it travels forward.

Students observe a balloon-powered pinwheel to study the principles of rocketry. They study Newton's Third Law of Motion.

Students examine their Canadian citizenship by participating in a number of multi-disciplinary lessons.

Students research a field question of their choosing.

Students explore things that move in a directional path.

Learners explore how to dribble the ball and tackle the players in possession of the ball. A drill for practice is included.

Learners examine their own environments and make connections to larger ecosystems. They watch a video about the gulf of Maine and record the changes that have occurred. They research the gulf and create a food web.

Students examine oxygen isotope ratios and how they are related to water temperature. They also identify three forcing factor changes for climate change.

Young scholars participate in a fleeing and chasing game. They can only spread out when they come up with a rhyme.

Fifth graders classify goods based on their value and decide what they would take with them if they were resettling to a new land. They write an essay defending their choices.

Learners create a classroom mural to help learn one another's names. They draw their bodies underneath photographs of their heads and write their names.

Students create horizontal rule lines with different thicknesses. They create horizontal rule lines with different widths. They create horizontal rule lines without 3D shading.

Students describe factors that influence relationships with family and friends. They write a book about themselves using personal knowledge.

Students write to describe a summer activity. They read a book about the seasons. They describe grab bag props and how they are used in summer.

Students examine watershed maps from the Columbia River. They practice using maps and create their own watershed map. They share their map with the class.

Students view a film about the importance of working together. They idenitfy different people's roles in the community. They participate in activities in which they practice Spanish vocabulary.

Students investigate the significance of the Tokaido Road by studying Ando Hiroshige's woodblock illustrations of The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido. This lesson includes a list of possible extensions.