Students examine pieces of pottery as they role play archaeologists. They use cutouts and examine them for markings. They complete a worksheet to end the lesson.

Students discuss the importance of the Death Ceremony in Chinese culture using Du Fu's poem "Fireflies" as a basis of information and create original poetry in the style of Poet Du Fu.

Students simulate an archeological dig in the classroom to explore a culture through its artifacts.

Young scholars draw a ship to scale, and calculate the real life size. They show that measurements on the drawingsare annotated with the distances reported in inches (fractions and decimals), and their real-world equivalents

Learners design a ship. They calculate square footage and draw their ship to scale. They build models of their ships.

In this circulatory system worksheet, students are provided with the answers to 13 clues about circulatory system vocabulary.

Students calculate artifact size and ship capacity based on the excavation of an ancient Roman shipwreck.

Eighth graders focus on the European perspective of exploration and findings along the North Carolina coast.

Eighth graders study Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream." They produce their own scream using directional lines as Munch did. Line was used by Munch in a variety of directions(horizontal, vertical and diagonal.

Students study how archaeologists analyze artifacts to answer questions about past cultures. They explain why pottery is important to archaeologists and how they use classification to answer their research questions.

Students monitor weather conditions for an eighteen day period at a specific location. The temperature of both air and water is taken and the mean, median, and mode calculated. Differences between the highest and lowest recordings are made.

Students create individual time lines placing various works of Asian art into chronological order. The information gathered is used to create one class time line for display.

Learners use strategies to comprehend technical writing. They write reports with great detail, supporting material, and clear vocabulary. They incorporate source materials into their speaking and writing and use voice, tone, and style.

Students observe the aquatic segmented worm, Lumbriculus varigatus and the life processes. They explore the processes of nutririon, transport, regulation, locomotion, and removal of wastes.

Eighth graders explore ocean currents and wind patterns. They discover the concept of systems to show how change in one component of a body of water, causes change in other components in that system. Students describe positive and...

Students examine the relationships that exist between ocean currents, wind and climate. Using those relationships, they discuss how they affect the oceans. They create their own music to represent the sounds of the ocean and share them...

Students explore the transportation revolution brought about through the use of steam power to move boats over water. They practice note taking skills by taking notes from an article.

In this science worksheet, students look for the words that are related to the concept that is reviewed in the sheet. They also acquire new vocabulary.

In this health worksheet on taking care of teeth, students read about the importance of good care, and about the different parts of a tooth using a labeled diagram.

Pupils define an aid to communication, give an example of an aid to communication, and develop an aid to communication. Students also describe the aid's use and applicability

Pupils view a documentary of an Arctic expedition. In 1913, Arctic explorer and scientist, Vilhjamur Stefansson put together a crew of seamen and scientists to explore the Arctic. After viewing, students discuss what they saw and do a...

Students compare the function and decoration of everyday objects from ancient Greece and today's world. They complete a chart imbedded in this lesson that enables them to compare today's objects to objects of the past.

Students explore the history of clipper ships and about the historical time frame surrounding the origin of clipper ships. They read historical accounts of voyages and write letters describing the conditions of Mary Patten's voyage.

Fourth graders describe how health behaviors affect body systems, and describe the basic function of major body systems.