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Elastic Forces
Third graders predict and experiment to discover the amount of force exerted by a stretched elastic band. They construct a spreadsheet and make a bar graph showing the results of their experiment.
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Endangered Species
Ninth graders graph data in order to compare the number of extinct species and a rise in human population. They analyze the data collected. Students are encouraged to infer the relationship.
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The Ugly Duckling: A Discussion of Human Rights
Students, after listening to The Ugly Duckling, by Hans Christian Anderson, become more aware of their relationship to human rights in regards to equality, justice, fairness, civil rights, and social justice.
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I Wonder What Malaria is
Students examine the disease malaria. They compare how diseases were spread in the early 1900's compared to how they are spread today and discuss why that is dangerous. They take a survey to see how much they know about insects that...
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That's Kind of Corny!
Students apply math skills to determining how much corn seed to plant in 100 acres. They compute the amount of weed killer needed and after totaling how many bushels per acre they harvest, they calculate their profits.
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Costa Rica's Sustainable Coffee
Learners experiment to see if birds prefer to eat bird seed with additives vs. no additives. For this experimental lesson students test to see if birds notice a difference between additive and no additive food.
Illustrative Mathematics
A Bobbie Bear's Buttons
Young mathematicians help Bobbie Bear pick colored buttons out of a box as they learn how to decompose numbers less than 10 into pairs of smaller numbers. To support learners with the process, consider creating a worksheet or graphic...
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How Do Species Become Extinct?
Students examine reasons that animals become extinct. They participate in a simulation to discover that animals loss of home is the main factor that puts species near extinction in North America. Students examine over-hunting and...
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Vocabulary 8
Students define vocabulary words from the, The Pearl. In this vocabulary lesson, students discuss their vocabulary words and create sentences for them. Students also complete a worksheet with the most important...
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Exploring Roman Numerals
Students investigate the values of a variety of Roman Numerals and compare and contrast the patterns with Arabic numbers. The application, "Numerus" is utilized to lead students through the lesson.
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Don't Flick Your Bic!
Pupils research the ban on lighters and how it is being enforced and interview community members who smoke, especially travelers who have or might be stopped for carrying lighters. Students then write an opinion piece about the situation.
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Understanding the Compass
Young geographers view an excellent description of how compasses work, then work in partners to make a compass of their own. There is a heavy religious component in this activity; for example, as closure, the teacher reads a verse from...
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Radiation Budget
Students examine the radiation budget and the launching of the Budget Satellite. They role-play as designers of the satellite and construct one with a power source, instruments, and sensors. they explain how their satellite functions...
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That #!%@! English class
Young scholars research the Alameda story. They interview English teachers, curriculum experts, parents, etc. to view their intake on the story line. Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions on...
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Today We Will Learn About Prefixes: non- not
Nonverbal, nonfat, nonfiction. The prefix non- (meaning not) is the focus of this affixes presentation that concludes with a check for understanding.
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The Red Badge of Courage: ReQuest
Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage provides the text for a reading comprehension activity that asks class members to develop questions based on the novel.
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Career Development (Career Skills Awareness)
Help high schoolers develop career awareness. They will review their transferable skills and relate them to occupational and lifestyle choices and then apply research skills to identify the various types of work within career clusters
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Marvelous Manatees
Two groups consider whether or not the Florida manatee will become extinct during their lifetimes. They research manatee populations and statistics together and then a class debate is held. Afterwards they consider how reliable...
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Sing! Sing a Song!
Students investigate climate change. They read and listen to an environmental song or a song about change or taking action. Students write, sing, and record their own song about climate change.
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March Answer Key
In this Easter worksheet, young scholars read a letter to their parents. The 10 words in italics can also be removed in order to create a fill-in-the blank exercise.
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Number: Whole Numbers and Decimals
Students explore whole numbers and decimals. In this decimal lesson, students discover how to perform multiplication with decimals as they complete a worksheet.
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Measure: Perimeter, Area and Volume
Students practice measuring with formulas. In this measurement lesson, students complete an activity that requires them to calculate perimeter, area, and volume.
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Halloween Math Lesson Plan
Young scholars practice their multiplication and division by creating a Witches Brew. In this holiday math lesson, students utilize Halloween style ingredients to create a fun edible treat for themselves. Young scholars...
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The Purple Cow
Students read and discuss the poem, The Purple Cow. In this poetry lesson, students discuss the rhyming words in the poem and why this piece of literature is silly or unusual.