Students view a video, they summarize the function or job of each body system. They are asked why is it important that athletes in training or a person who wants to tone muscles or stay healthy should comprehend how the systems could...

Young scholars study the topography of the ocean floor and the geological processes of how it is formed. They summarize what bathymetry, describe how islands are formed and illustrate a bathymetric model of the sea floor.

Students observe and analyze the life cycle and metamorphosis of the Painted Lady Butterfly. They write observation journal entries three times a week and summarize what they observed. Using KidPix computer software they create pictures...

Students are taken to a shady location and they seat in a large circle. They are given three questions each. Students research and answer the three questions. They summarize the circulatory and respiratory system and relate how they...

Students review safety in the biology laboratory. They summarize the rules and safety procedures by completing several activities such as practice questions, taking notes andbecoming familiar with the location of safety equipment.

Fifth graders create a time line listing six national holidays in chronological order of occurrence. In this historical events lesson plan, 5th graders research holidays and write a paragraph summarizing each one. They then place each...

Second graders explore how to earn respect. In this health lesson plan, 2nd graders summarize and demonstrate expected standards for behavior such as honesty, trustworthiness, and respect for others.

Second graders examine germs. In this personal health lesson plan, 2nd graders summarize the methods for preventing the spread of germs through food, water, air, and touch.

Learners explore The Golden Rule of Reciprocity from various religions. For this religious beliefs lesson, students examine various religious quotes and summarize the idea of The Golden Rule in a sentence.

Students work as a team to build a freestanding bridge from newspapers and masking tape and analyze the effectiveness of their group. In this teamwork lesson, students view and summarize a video on Service Learning Projects. Students...

Ninth graders examine the ethical issues and concerns that emerge in the medical field.  In this Ethics lesson, 9th graders summarize the foundations that shape individual professional, and institutional positions.  Students...

Fourth graders study the American Revolution and several key aspects and people involved in it. In this American Revolution lesson, 4th graders study the land grant for British colonists. Students read the 'The Legend of Kate Fowler' and...

Second graders watch a PowerPoint presentation, and distinguish between facts and myths about snakes.  In this snakes lesson plan, 2nd graders discuss and review facts about snakes and summarize what they have inferred from the...

Twelfth graders summarize a speaker's purpose and point of view. In this speaker's purpose lesson, 12th graders watch a video clip from one of the major morning news programs to observe the speaker's point of views. Students determine...

Students develop an understanding of waste and its effects.  In this managing waste lesson plan students participate in one of a few activities including creating a poster, summarizing an article or writing a research paper. 

Students summarize the unit on heroes and present picture books to younger students.  In this hero lesson, students compile their portfolios, in which they have presented heroic characteristics of their own classmates. ...

Students write a journal depicting a day in the life of a character and a newspaper article.  In this Warriors Don't Cry lesson, students summarize the main events of integration and find out about the life of Melba...

Students write an effective conclusion for their essay.  In this conclusion instructional activity students restate the thesis of their paper and summarize three important points.  Students then write a final statement to wrap...

Students study the Mississippi Rover and how it has changed over time.  In this environment lesson students research and summarize things about the ecosystem of the river. 

Students explore Tibet. In this Tibet geography and culture lesson plan, students work in groups to read and summarize a data set pertaining to a particular cultural aspect of Tibet. Students present information from their data retrieval...

Fourth graders label maps of Arizona and Mexico to show the people, goods, and ideas that have moved between the two places. In this Arizona and Mexico lesson plan, 4th graders summarize the effects of the movement on Arizona life.

Pupils study maps and use web based activities to develop their mapping skills. In this mapping skills lesson, students use the internet to define cartography they make a list of information regarding a typical road map and explain the...

Have your middle schoolers define the terms outline, summary, paraphrase, plagiarism, citation, reference, and bibliography. They identify the main ideas, topic sentence, supporting ideas in technical writing and create note cards using...

Middle schoolers read a poem and complete a TPCASTT chart. They make a prediction about the title (T) , paraphrase each line (P), identify poetic devices and nuances (C-connotation), explore mood and tone (A-attitude), point out shifts...