Students participate in a class demonstration to see how many Americans are affected by cancer in their lifetime.  In this public health instructional activity, students are placed in situations that allow them to experience how...

Sixth graders explore different climates. In this compare and contrast lesson, 6th graders look at the differences in climates of America and Europe. Students use KWL charts and graphic organizers to record information about different...

Third graders use oil, feathers, eggs, rubber bands, and more to create a simulated oil spill and then clean it up. In this oil spill lesson plan, 3rd graders discuss what their cleaning process is like and how the oceans are effected...

Students study scanning and skimming techniques. For this research skills lesson, students use the research techniques on print literature about the Mississippi River. Students prepare book talks on the literature they read.

Middle schoolers examine the controversy surrounding African trade. In this geography instructional activity, students research the killing of elephants for ivory. Middle schoolers collaborate to report on the history of the ivory trade...

Middle schoolers investigate the government structure of ancient Rome. In this government systems lesson, students compare and contrast the government of ancient Rome with the government of the United States.

Students examine U.S. Census figures. In this urban centers activity, students compare city populations across the span of 50 years. Students create line graphs based on the data.

Students explore the six simple machines that are the basis for all mechanical devices. In this physics lesson, students choose one simple machine to research and then find a complex machine it is apart of. Students examine Leonardo...

Students examine the use of satellites. In this research lesson, students discuss the history of satellites and how we use the information today. They will conduct interviews with older adults who have lived in the changing times from...

Students view a Dangerous Earth video and research a historic or recent earthquake.  In this earthquake instructional activity students create a piece of are to portray the experience of their particular earthquake. 

Middle schoolers survey the climate of their school. In this personal health lesson plan, students discuss bullying and violence in schools. Middle schoolers then complete a school climate survey, compile the results, and interpret them....

Young scholars build a machine to roll a pumpkin. In this invention lesson, students work in groups to build a machine, in the classroom, that will roll a pumpkin farther than their classmates machines. The lesson ends with a competition.

Students review census data to correlate to emigration in Kansas. In this Westward Expansion lesson, students analyze a painting and create definitions for emigration and discuss why people emigrate. Students read and analyze 1855 census...

Students set up and collect data for a virtual lemonade stand. In this entrepreneurship, economics, and technology lesson, students purchase ingredients, determine costs, and set up a virtual lemonade stand. Students consider weather...

Middle schoolers design an experiment to investigate how objects with different masses fall. For this physics lesson, students predict how these objects will fall in a vacuum tube. They write a report explaining experimental results and...

Students identify the elements that belong to the halogen family on the periodic table. In this chemistry lesson, students describe the common characteristics of elements in this group. They research about hydrochloric acid's effect on...

Students research the life cycle of a star. In this astronomy activity, students work in groups to research on stage in stellar evolution and report back to the class their findings. They will discuss as a class the order of the stages...

Twelfth graders use all features of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power Point to create charts and graphs. They use charts and graphs to make a Power Point Presentation.

Students explore the function of verbs when considering tense. They read a story that is written in past tense and discuss how to change it to future tense. Students transform a news story from past to future tense.

In this significant figure worksheet, students read six diagrams of a graduated cylinder to the proper number of significant figures. They then go to twelve lab stations and record the proper measurement to the appropriate number of...

In this food borne illness worksheet, young scholars are given a scenario about guests aboard a cruise ship that get violently ill after a buffet dinner. Students answer 6 questions about the situation, the problem and a possible...

Challenge your classes to complete an experiment from beginning to end. Learners make their own hypotheses, collect and analyze their own data, and make their own conclusions. They are on their way to becoming statisticians! 

Relevance is key! The resource applies quadratic modeling by incorporating application of physics and business. Pupils work through scenarios of projectile motion and revenue/profit relationships. By using the key features of the graph,...

Scholars research scientific heroes who haven't been given enough credit for their discoveries. While many are women, there are also men to whom credit is overdue.