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Facing the Challenge
Sixth graders identify and understand the impact of the environment on human experiences. They conduct research using the Internet and other available resources and use research to summarize their findings about the Lewis and Clark...
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Welcome to New York State
Students choose one region of New York state, and create a travel brochure that includes information such as geographical features, tourist attractions, accesibility, economic features, and historical events that occured in that region.
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Up Close and Personal with Black Bayou Lake
Learners get up close and personal with Black Bayou Lake. Visiting web sites and taking virtual tours, they write multi-paragraph essays using descriptive words and literary devices.
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Simple Machines
Fourth graders choose a simple machine and write about they way they believe it will work. Students experiment, write down procedures used and record observations. They will find a picture of the machine and add it to their report.
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Interesting Idioms
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...
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Our Favorites
Students participate in and conduct a survey to determine various class favorites. They collect, organize and display their data, interpret the results, and complete a packet of worksheets to display the information.
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Finding Content/Media
Sixth graders use the web to find and download photos, images, and clip art to create a large library of images in a short time. They survey audio and video files and other media by using various search engines. Remember to follow...
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Commemorations Across Cultures
High schoolers explore how different cultures commemorate people and events. They research how commemorations are created through music, painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, and poetry. In collaborative, students create a...
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An Exploration of Automotive Design
students research varied aspects of car design, and create a new design for the exterior body of a car. Students conduct Internet research, respond to writing prompts, and analyze, evaluate and synthesize information from multiple...
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Research on the Internet
Students are able to identify strategies for doing research on the Internet. They are able to use starting point documents for Internet research. Students are able to search the Internet by content using subject trees and search engines....
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Ecuadorian Rainforest: If the Forests Could Talk
Third graders explore the delicate balance the must be maintained in a rainforest ecosystem. In this ecosystems lesson, 3rd graders learn about the importance of "little things" such as bugs or a certain plant in the rainforest. This...
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Grade 5 Language Arts Test Book 1
In this grade 5 language arts test book 1 worksheet, 5th graders read 4 passages, answer 20 multiple choice comprehension questions in standardized test format, then write a paragraph with supporting details.
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New York State Testing-Grade 4 Mathematics
In this New York State Testing Program worksheet, 4th graders complete a total of 48 problems that cover a wide variety of grade 4 math concepts.
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New York State Testing Program: English/Language Arts Book 3, Grade 6
In this 6th grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice activity, students read 2 selections and respond to open-ended questions regarding them. Students then respond to a writing prompt.
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Test Book 2--Grade 7 (2010)
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts instructional activity, students listen to an article and answer reading comprehension questions. Students then compose an essay using details from the article and...
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Book 2
In this English Language Arts worksheet, students read an article twice and take notes. Students may use the notes to answer multiple choice questions on reading comprehension.
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Test Grade 8 (2010)
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, students read two passages and answer reading comprehension questions. Students also write an essay in which they use details and examples from the passages.
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Test Book 1--Grade 8 (2008)
For this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Test worksheet, students listen to an article twice while taking notes. Students then answer reading comprehension questions and write an essay using details and...
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Book 2--Grade 8 (2006)
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, students listen to an article and take notes. Students then answer reading comprehension questions and compose an essay using details from the article.
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Book 3--Grade 8
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, students read a story and a poem and answer reading comprehension questions. Students then compose an essay using details from both selections.
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Eating More or Less?
Eighth graders research types of eating disorders and create a PowerPoint presentation.
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Living Biographies
Third graders create a multimedia slide presentation containing facts, graphics, and sounds relating to a biographical figure based on their reading of a biography or an autobiography. They present their slide presentations before the...
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Studying and Working: The Busy Lives of Students With Paid Employment
Students investigate the effect of paid employment on academic performance. They examine how to construct a survey on time use.
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Note Taking
Students discover how to transfer information from highlighted articles to note cards. Providing students with an organized system to collect and record data provide them with a lifelong skill.