Students are explained how a grid and compass work. They are also explained that archaeologists use grids as a record of the exact location of artifacts. Students define the term datum as a point of reference on grids from which all...

Students identify and describe where tropical rain forests are located and examine the geographical correlation between rainfall and rain forest. They brainstorm what they think they know about tropical rain forests - where they're...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the Jan Brett version of the book "The Gingerbread Man." They compare and contrast two versions of the story, prepare and eat gingerbread cookies, describe their gingerbread man...

Students discuss the community in which they live. They take an observation field trip and then use paper and boxes to design and construct a model of their community.

Pupils type Haiku poetry using AppleWorks, including special holidays or events and famous Americans for the month about which they choose to write.

Students review a list of important inventions from the last century and a half. They order the top ten inventions with an explanation accompanying their choices and then write a report on a selected invention.

Students, working in groups, research people who have made significant contributions in history. They compile biographies about their chosen individual, including what they think might have happened if this person had not made the...

Students study dinosaurs in science and conduct online research to gather written information about his or her dinosaur. Then, in art class, they sketch their dinosaur and create an accurate three-dimensional dinosaur model out of paper...

Students investigate and identify the continents of the world. They identify and locate the seven continents on a map, and label a coloring page of a world map. Students then conduct research on an assigned continent, and write and...

Students adopt a country to research and tour the country online. They plan a trip from Nagano back home to their country.

Third graders create Zoom Balls to explain how sometimes both forces of push and pull need to be used at the same time.

Third graders study the forces of push and pull on motion

Students explore how sound waves move through liquids, solids and gases in a series of simple sound energy experiments. They describe how sound needs molecules to move and that changing the medium that it travels through changes the...

Students draw a picture of an African city that includes places similar to those found in U.S. cities. After listening to Somewhere In Africa, students identify places or buildings from the book and apply them to the creation of their...

Pupils explore cooking. They follow safe procedures for food safety hygiene. Students discuss their experiences of cooking at home and school. They discuss what they did to prepare to cook. Pupils view a video. They create a poster...

Students create a slavery timeline. They identify key leaders in the anti-slavery movement. Students are asked what they can recall about slavery. They review the following vocabulary words slavery, spirituals, abolitionists, and...

Students practice using vocabulary terms about the Louisiana Purchase by creating a picture dictionary, an ABC book of terms, a word sort, or a game. Each project should include people, places and terms as they relate to the Louisiana...

Students become investigators by examining "Elements of French and English Conversation, in new, familiar, and easy dialogues" 1814. They create a written paragraph to accompany the responses of the dialogues. Student create a slide show...

Students reflect on their own skills, interests and talents. They read stories about others who share the same interests. They show their talent to the class or for a service project.

Students research an animal using online research .They create a multimedia riddle using the information and share it with the class.

Learners examine the copyright lines in the books they use in class. They discover how to complete and send in their own copyright request to Washington D.C. They work on their composition as well.

Students are introduced to the topic of idioms in figurative speech. Using the definition of idioms, they use literature to view examples. They identify idioms in different forms of writing and practice using them in speech. ESL...

Students are introduced to the various types of maps and their functions. As a class, they play a game similar to twister to review map concepts. They answer questions about the map and use the internet to view larger maps of the world.

Pupils read a story about a boy in South Africa. They identify places in South Africa they might want to visit. They compare and contrast life in South Africa with their life in the United States.