Young scholars demonstrate knowledge of sorting and classifying by color as they sort gummy bear candies.

Eighth graders, in groups, explain the difference between physical and chemical changes.

Sixth graders measure and investigate the densities of several objects. They, in teams, determine the mass and volume of each of the 5 objects and record the measurements in the data table.

Students discuss a landscape art print and its composition. They create a landscape underdrawing with foreground, middleground and background as well as repeated elements for rhythm. They add a watercolor wash and lights/darks for...

Learners complete various small group activities to classify items and determine the types of combinations that can be made with these items. In the second lesson, students create menus for a restaurant to help them gain money sense and...

Pupils design gargoyles modeled after the ones seen on Gothic cathedrals. They research the function and significance of gargoyles.

Pupils watch segments of a video to explore portraits. They create a self portrait using mixed-media.

Students apply a four step critique process as they observe and make personal decisions about abstract artworks.

Students classify specimens by observable characteristics. By classifying potato chips, they are introduced to the dichotomous key for identifying plant and animal specimens.

Fourth graders examine about traditional quilting patterns, the symmetry in such patterns, and practice creating patterns of their own. They design a quilting pattern, and groups make colorful "patches," of a pattern. They assemble the...

Sixth graders paint symbols of their culture after examining painting of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Students follow directions to draw a map of an island. They complete the island map adding their own details using symbols and a legend.

Students participate in a role-play activity to determine how whales use the properties of echolocation to communicate.

Students examine relationships between music and color, emotion and imagery, listen to different passages of music, and visually depict what they hear.

Learners examine the works of abstract and collage artists. They explore alternate methods of paint application that reinforce the elements of rhythm and movement and create collages based on these principles.

Learners write haiku poems on leaf paper.

Learners are sent on a scavenger hunt to find as many plants as they can in nature.

Students study the relationship between trends and individual tastes in music. They use musical terms to describe the elements of different styles of music.

Young scholars use the internet to search for information and pictures of dinosaurs. They distinguish between meat-eating and plant-eating dinosaurs and explore theories about the extinction of dinosaurs.

Learners conduct a laboratory experiment designed to investigate the effects of chemicals, soil quality and pollution on seed growth and plant yield. They consider how best to maximize agriculture in the long term.

Young scholars use Venn diagrams to represent classifications of shapes and to use counting arguments to find the number of objects in a given set.

Students create individual press-in mosaics using a variety of bought and found objects.

Students participate in activities that start with the letter "S". They also expand their vocabulary.

First graders listen to the story "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" by Judi Barrett. They discuss weather forecasting and create an art project to go with the saying about March weather: "In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb".