In this media-rich, self-paced lesson, students explore activism - taking action to bring about change - including some causes that activists espouse and the tactics that they use to end harmful practices or reshape policies. The lesson...

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Toddlers imitate what they see, preschoolers try hands-on trial and error, and kindergartners tap language and abstract thinking skills to solve problems. This article takes a look at the ages and stages of developing problems solving...

Challenge students to take on a real-life problem affecting people in Nepal. Many farmers living on the mountainside there grow fruit and vegetables, including tomatoes. To earn a living, they need to sell these at the local market. The...

Students will identify and describe the major element of an earthworm's habitat by drawing a diagram and writing a sentence. Included in this instructional activity is an earthworm habitat worksheet, video of the instructional activity...

Lesson and activity on conflict of cultures in which students study U.S. overtaking lands of Mexico and California and form policy on property rights and citizenship of conquered cultures. Activity guidelines, questions for discussion...

Learn here how to conserve water by taking a shorter shower! By being mindful of how long we keep the shower running, we can help save a lot of water and energy.

Through fossils scientists have been able to study the evolution of whales. Read this article to take a closer look at the details.

Take a look at this article and find out what things we do everyday that impact or are impacted by evolution. Resources and educator links provided.

Over time everything changes a little bit, just take a look at the theory of evolution. With the descent of biodiversity agriculturalists have developed a system using genebanks to maintain the crops that sustain the majority of the...

Lesson begins with a class discussion of respect and the Golden Rule. As groups, students discuss Golden Rules from around the world and take digital pictures of their peers. Students then create their own golden ruler using the computer.

Here you can learn about the dangers facing wolves today and what you can do to help. Content includes a "State of the wolf," report, wolf information, wolf video, a wolf journal, and more.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Based on stories Sheila Rae, the Brave and Jamaica's Find, this lesson plan will take students through the process of distinguishing main characters from secondary ones by relying on clues from the text...

Teachers take the classroom outside as they bring action into the teaching of action verbs by playing "I Spy."

Taking action is what turns well-meaning bystanders into inspiring heroes. Here are four questions about the character strength of proactivity for you and the young people in your lives to reflect on-how many are true today?

Congressional committee transcripts are compiled into the Congressional Reports section of the Government Printing office website. Most of the information included within the Congressional Reports include the gathering of expert...

Read personal stories of grandparents and the grandchildren who had positive upbringings with them. Includes stories about well-known people, e.g., actor Jamie Foxx, Olympic athlete Felix Sanchez, and Barack Obama. The stories are...

A comprehensive learning module on government and how countries get their leaders that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered...

Learn about the threat of lead in drinking water and what actions you can take to prevent or deal with exposure.

Students will take a previously created paragraph and edit it to make it better by adding details, definitions, a topic sentence, or a closure to an informational paragraph. Resources include a PowerPoint presentation and pictures and...

This is a great introduction to one of the most-loved Winter Olympic sports, figure skating. Read a history of the sport and learn about the various figure skating events that take place during the Games. Also, check out a photo and...

This lesson poses the question "can you always take something apart and put it together in different ways?". Students will take part in designing an investigation using snap cubes to help figure out an answer. Videos of the lesson in...

Get information about the risks faced by the Cetacean mammal group. Additional information is also available on the specific species at risk and actions you can take to help.

Get an overview of the problems facing marine turtles. What is threatening them, and what actions can you take to solve this problem.