In this geography worksheet, students look at maps and answer short answer questions about geography terms with words from a word bank. Students complete 20 questions.

In this comprehension assessment activity, students read a passage titled "Return to Canyon Falls," and answer a set of 5 multiple choice comprehension questions.

In this word meaning learning exercise, 5th graders decide what the italicized words in the sentences mean by answering multiple choice questions. Students complete 14 questions.

Young scholars explore Earth science by reading a children's story about natural resources. In this water conservation lesson, students read the story Water and identify the methods used to transfer water to each home in the U.S.A. Young...

Students complete pre reading, writing, and post reading activities for the book The Japanese Garden. In this guided reading lesson plan, students complete writing, go over vocabulary, answer short answer questions, have discussions, and...

In this water forms worksheet, students match the water forms to their definitions. Students complete 8 matches on this worksheet.

Students explore erosion. In this science instructional activity, students build an island and observe the effects of erosion on the island. Students discuss freshwater ecosystems in Hawaii.

Pupils read the story We're Going on a Leaf Hunt and read companion stories, make leaves, work with rhyming and word families, and more. In this reading lesson plan, students take 5 days to read the book.

In this landforms worksheet, 3rd graders cut out a set of riddles and match with pictures of landforms, glueing next to each. An answer key is included.

In this desert survival and literature worksheet, students take a 10 question multiple choice quiz about what they would do to survive in the Namibian desert. This is related to the book The Devil's Breath by David Gilman.

Young scholars analyze geography by creating an illustration of nature in class. In this bodies of water lesson, students describe the differences between lakes and rivers, identify ones that are close to their home and define water...

Third graders read the poem, Beautiful Ohio, discuss it and then write their own descriptive songs/ poems about nature and the environment.

Students study salmon and steelhead. They play a game in which they act out the salmon and steelhead journey from their spawning ground, to the open ocean, and then back to the spawning ground again. They identify obstacles these fish...

In this research activity learning exercise, students use a research library or the Internet to find the answer to the quiz. Students answer 15 questions.

Students experiment with a simulated river bed and examine how erosion takes place faster with a young, fast-moving river than with a slow, older river.

Students imagine what it would be like to enter a landscape painting and then write a poem on nature.

First graders recognize that nearly three quarters of the Earth is covered by ocean. They locate the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic oceans on a map. They describe the difference between ocean water and fresh water.

Young scholars research and explain the relationships and interdependence of wheat production, flour processing and railroads. They describe life on U.S. farms during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Stuents compare and contrast male and female views of love and beauty in classic Chinese and Japanese society through the reading and evaluation of prose and poetry. Chinese and Japanese art is also studied.

Students research and analyze the roots of Shinto in this lesson about Japanese cultural practices and philosophy. Possible lesson enrichments and/or extensions are included with the lesson.

Students view examples of man-made structures and create a building that matches the style. Using the internet, they research the style of Frank Lloyd Wright and create plans for creating their own community. They use a painting of...

Students discuss the consequences of improper actions as well as the sense of accomplishment that comes from doing the right thing and helping others. Students divide into two teams and play a game related to the story they...

Students identify the various states of water and its natural flow downward. As a class, students take digital pictures of different forms of water and create a multimedia presentation describing their photographs. Groups of students...

Young scholars study the alphabet. In this alphabet lesson, students use letters and natural objects to create an alphabet jar. Young scholars can use this learning center to reinforce letter recognition.