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Maps with a "Spin"

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students, in groups, research and map the effects of a proposed airport three miles outside of town. They prepare a presentation based on a set of maps they make and explains its different points of view from the viewpoints of the town...
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Value of Education: Education and Earning Power

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners explore the earning power of someone with a post-high school education. For this education and income lesson, students evaluate examples of occupations, their salaries, and education level needed for the job. Learners calculate...
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River and Woodland Communities

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine the differences in the lifestyles of people living along a river and in the woods. They develop and discuss a class chart of the differences and similarities between the two communities.
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Cells Study Questions and Definition

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
In this cells worksheet, students define 14 words associated with cells. They answer 12 short answer questions about the structure and function of the cellular system.
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College Night 2007

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Learners in Arlington Public Schools host "College Night 2007" at Ballston Common Mall. They are visited by more than 100 colleges and universities during College Night. Students and parents ask questions about admissions process,...
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The Lake Champlain Highway

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders read and color “Boats, Boats, Boats on Lake Champlain.”  In this US History instructional activity, 9th graders listen to more detailed descriptions of the history of boating on Lake Champlain.  Students draw a...
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Incorporating Cameroonian Cultures into French Classes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore Cameroonian culture. In this French lesson, students participate in activities that require them to discover the ties between Cameroonian culture and French culture.
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore water as it changes states of matter. In this physical property lesson plan, students use observation, measurement, and communication skills to describe changes in water as it goes from a solid to a liquid and back again.
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One Person's Trash

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers pick an area that needs cleaning up and help clean up the trash in that place. In this clean up lesson plan, students pick either their home, school, or neighborhood to clean up and sort through the trash that they find.
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American Indian Tribes

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore two Indian tribes. They explore how tribes lived using natural resources. They compare Eastern Woodland and Plains Indians.
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Yum - Yum!! - The Digestion Lesson

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the various components of the digestive system and learn about both the physical and chemical processes that work together to break down food into absorbable molecules.
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Sediment Deposition Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners set up a stream table, observe erosion, and record data on where various sizes of sediments settle. They draw conclusions as to what kind of sedimentary rock form in what locations.
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Los Trenes de Espa¿¿a

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify and read correctly the symbols of a Spanish train schedule. Using maps, they identify and locate major cities and landforms of Spain and practice using a twenty-four hour clock. Using the internet, they navigate...
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Population Explosion Relay

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students study the concepts of seed dispersal, germination rate, exponential population growth, and predation by engaging in a bean 'weeds vs. natives' relay race. They illustrate how weeds out-compete other plants for space by crowding...
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Desert Views - First Impressions: Travelers on the Gila Trail

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students draw animals and plants that are described to them as they read passages of people who traveled across the Gila Trail in the Southwest. In this Gila Trail lesson plan, students also write a letter describing a plant or animal in...
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An Early American Culture

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify the locations of the Hopewell culture. In this map skills lesson, students use a globe to mark several locations of the Hopewell culture.
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Rock Cycle

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in a Rock Cycle game to gain an understanding of the cycles that form metamorphic, sedimentary and igneous rocks.
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Sediment Sleuths

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students classify sediments based on their physical characteristics, such as size, shape and color. They identify and describe rocks and minerals that are common to their region of the state.
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2D Concept Visualization: Cell Organelles Presentation

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create simple 2D concept driven visualizations of cells and cell organelles and organize them into an effective presentation.
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Honeybee

For Teachers K - 4th
Learners investigate honeybees and the importance of honeybees to humans. They identify the various parts of a bee's body using velcro parts, role-play a hive, and answer review questions.
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Describe the Perfect Pathogen

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop a pathogen based upon their knowledge of pathogens and after presenting it to the class, they then suggest ways that the pathogen might be combated. Next they identify possible physical or behavioral changes in a...
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Determining the Geologic History of Rocks from a Gravel Deposit

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students apply the scientific method to identify rocks from glacial deposits, hypothesize how they got there and then test their hypothesis. They are given the experience of active, hands-on inquiry.
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So Many Cookies...So Much Packaging

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the way packaging is used in the distribution of goods. In this packaging lesson, students investigate how packaging is used, what resources are used to make it and ways it can be recycled.
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Plastic Polymers

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students learn about plastic. In this plastic polymers lesson, students examine the properties of plastic, its variety of uses and how it is recycled.

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