Students develop procedures to explore the behavior of fish.  In this scientific experiment lesson students from a hypothesis, write a question, identify different variables and controls in their experiment. 

Students explore Ultraviolet detecting beads and conduct several investigations with them.  For this investigative lesson students participate in an experiment to see the harmful effects of UV light and discuss their findings. 

In this grammar instructional activity, students read 5 sentences which show students how to reduce the time adverb clauses. They then read a story and reduce time adverb clauses where possible.

In this comprehension worksheet, 5th graders focus on following written directions. Students seek out and circle specific "direction" words in the 11 sentences given.

Eighth graders examine the properties that are used to identify minerals and how they work.  In this investigative lesson students use the six properties to identify minerals that they are given. 

Students demonstrate how much they know concerning first-aid using real life examples to figure out what to do in emergency situations.

Young scholars comprehend the appropriate dress for an interview. They comprehend the importance neatness and cleaniness play in creating a good impression during an interview. Students answer questions correctly and completely during an...

Young scholars experiment with weight and balance of a glider.  In this flight lesson students construct their own flying glider and record their experiment with it. 

Students write a short essay in response to a writing prompt related to a theme or issue raised within the Minnesota-China Connection Web site.

Students study speed and learn how to calculate it.  In this investigative lesson plan students participate in an activity that shows them how to calculate speed then they fill out a worksheet.

Students participate in numerous activities pertaining to elections. They study election vocabulary and generate questions about campaigns and elections. They paraphrase articles and generate a class vocabulary list.

Students examine and modify a swinging apparatus. They describe the motion of an object by its position, direction of motion, and speed. Students measure motion using a graph.

Learners examine tadpoles at various stages of development. They make careful scientific observations and compare the changes that occur at five different phases of a frog's life.

Students witness various stages of mitosis through preparing onion root tip slides. With teacher guidance, they learn a great deal through the hands-on process of preparing the slides themselves.

Students discuss the various superstitions they encounter in our culture. Working in groups, they create a vocabulary list of words related to superstitions. Working in teams, they play Pictionary in order to aid in the create of...

High schoolers explore major, minor and perfect intervals and watch the PowerPoint presentation "The Space Between." They identify the various intervals by sight and differentiate major, minor and perfect intervals. Students perform the...

Students solve equations and label it as a function or not. In this algebra lesson, students make a table of values and graph their equation. They identify the domain and range of each graph.

Students work collaboratively to explore the functions of the Robolab program and create a small moving robot out of Legos.

Learners read an article about memory and discuss it.

Students watch the documentary "Diet Wars" and answer worksheet related questions on positive and negative influences on health and diet.

Fifth graders read "My Side of the Mountain." They create a pantomime using vocabulary words from the story. Students create three questions about the reading. They discuss the passage they read and act out words to help them better...

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...

In this folklife interview checklist worksheet, students check themselves for all the components to achieve success on their folklife interview. They check for before, during, and after components.

Students explore courage. In this moral and character development lesson, students read biographical information about Jackie Robinson and identify examples of courage exemplified in his life story.