This activity offers test-taking strategies that develop vocabulary, reading comprehension, and language arts mechanics.

The Think-Aloud method has be shown to improve information retention. The lesson plan contained within this site models for teachers how to model this strategy. There is a rubric included for assessment.

Good readers underscore or circle important information, write summaries and definitions in the margins, and note questions or disagreements to help them understand and participate in their own reading. This lesson will help you learn...

Sixth graders will take a test and be surprised at how similar their teacher is to them.

This site is an explanation of prepositional pronouns with a list of prepositions that only take subject pronouns. Great lesson for understanding prepositional pronouns. Students may check test their mastery of this principle with a quiz...

A lesson investigating the decreasing population of the US honeybee population. There is a video that explores possible causes and the effect this decrease has on our environment. After the video, the students can test their knowledge...

A thorough overview of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," made specifically for students preparing to take the GCSE test. This site is beneficial to all students studying the novel or race relations in the 1930's. Links include...

A thorough review of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" made specifically for students preparing to take the GCSE test. Beneficial for all students, however, studying Shakespeare or the play. With links to context, plot, characters, dramatic...

This interactive activity takes students through a NASA aeronautics lab and shows them how spaceflights are designed. Learn about the process that scientists go through before a spaceflight, such as the propulsion and lift labs and...

Take this five question quiz to test how well you know your Enlightenment thinkers.

This is an activity to test the strength of the young scholars. It allows students to exercise everything that they have learned throughout the school year. It is suitable for Spanish I-Spanish IV young scholars. It is an end-of-the-year...

In this lesson, you will read and annotate a pair of texts to make inferences, draw conclusions, and synthesize ideas and details using textual evidence. Prepare to get involved in a conversation between you and the two texts you will be...

Are you about to take the SAT test? Here are 24 sample problems similar to the ones you will find in your own SAT test. If you have problems solving any of the questions then watch the video lesson just beneath the problem to get an...

Are you about to take the SAT test? Here are 25 sample problems similar to the ones you will find in your own SAT test. If you have problems solving any of the questions then watch the video lesson just beneath the problem to get an...

Are you about to take the SAT test? Here are 10 sample problems similar to the ones you will find in your own SAT test. If you have problems solving any of the questions then watch the video lesson just beneath the problem to get an...

Are you about to take the ACT test? Here are 20 sample problems similar to the ones you will find in your own ACT test. If you have problems solving any of the questions then watch the video lesson just beneath the problem to get an...

Are you about to take the ACT test? Here are 20 sample problems similar to the ones you will find in your own ACT test. If you have problems solving any of the questions then watch the video lesson just beneath the problem to get an...

Are you about to take the ACT test? Here are 20 sample problems similar to the ones you will find in your own ACT test. If you have problems solving any of the questions then watch the video lesson just beneath the problem to get an...

The teacher leads a discussion in which students identify the physical needs of animals, and then speculate on the needs of plants. With guidance from the teacher, the students then help design an experiment that can take place in the...

This file will help you teach your students the "RUNNERS" reading strategy. I am a music teacher but I developed this file to help tutor some students and increase their reading scores on the EOG. Under each shape is the reading...

This tutorial introduces the concept of electric potential. It relates this concept to the potential energy of a positive test charge at various locations within an electric field. Take the interactive quiz to test your understanding.

In this interactive physics tutorial, students will take a more qualitative approach to some collision problems. The questions provide a real test of conceptual understanding of momentum conservation in collisions.

Young students are introduced to the complex systems of the Earth through numerous lessons on its natural resources, processes, weather, climate and landforms. Key earth science topics include rocks, soils and minerals, water and natural...

We all know that it takes energy to provide us with the basics of shelter: heating, cooling, lighting, electricity, sanitation and cooking. To create energy-efficient housing that is practical for people to use every day requires...