Learners create a business plan that could be developed for their current body of art work. They carefully analyze how their art work could be expanded and identify the types of training they need to expand their work into marketable areas.

Young scholars review the lessons from the whole unit before devising a plan of action for a volunteer effort. They work in teams using a worksheet to determine a social cause that they develop an effective idea to promote. They design...

High schoolers are asked to define the term civilization. They work in small groups, each group is given the option of researching either the Neanderthal civilization or that of ancient Egypt. Students apply their definition to two...

Students discuss why they believe exploring the topic of citizenship in school is important. They rank citizenship topics according to their importance. They examine the possibility of citizenship bringing communities closer together.

Eleventh graders investigate the historical period of the Great Depression. The fall of the United States economy is defined by students and they describe the growing discontent by the year of 1931.

Students present information on the public lives and work of a chosen philanthropist. They write bio-poems highlighting the work of philantropists.

Students make and assemble parts of a book, read and respond to classmates' work, read aloud from their own book of poetry. They use the writing process and written language skills, participation in fine arts experiences, appropriate and...

Students work in teams creating and posing math rules and trying to guess them using a formula controlled worksheet they create with Excel. Student pairs take turns to see who can crack the other's code the fastest.

Learners discover that a is a good source of information about history. They see that a may also provide information or clues about attitudes, beliefs, practices, and economic conditions of the time period and place in which it was written.

Young scholars realize that density exists. They develop a mental model of density-to realize that something is going on that they cannot see to account for differences between materials.

Learners will use the internet to access information about artifacts to justify their use as primary sources of information. The activities can be done as a whole class or in groups. The differences between primary and secondary sources...

Students discuss what it would be like if there weren't enough resources by reading " The Land of Many Colors." In this tolerance lesson, students identify the differences between tolerant and intolerant behavior. Student volunteers try...

Pupils demonstrate the jigsaw strategy by individually reading different selections of a text, and then coming together to share what they have learned.

Students use well known songs to help them learn new vocabulary and apply meaning to the words. They make associations to the songs in order repeat and memorize new words. They use the Star Spangled Banner as an example in this lesson.

Students identify acts of philanthropy in different works of literature. They idenify and illustrate examples in colonial America. They also read "Miss Rumphius" on how they can make the world a more beautiful place.

Students discuss and brainstorm the need for recycling. They also learn what materials they use are recyclable. They are to start their own recycling center in their school. They promote recycling by using posters and other graphics.

Students practice using automated phone answering systems. They discuss the many ways automated phone systems are used when trying to request information. Students role play calling service companies and using automated systems. This...

Students study how line is used in art. They identify horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines in artwork. They view the painting, The Western Brothers, and identify the line the dog makes and the position of the boy's arm. They discuss...

Third graders observe a frozen container filled with ice and discuss what happens when the ice sits out in the room. They practice measuring the mass and volume of the ice, watch as the frozen container is placed in a warm water bath to...

Students start at the beginning of the day and move and rotate individually or with friends. They go to as many or as few centers as they wish such as: PE, Art, Music, Media, and Computers. Students do not have to stay together. They...

Students complete exercises examining the use of status and class in selected portions of Hamlet. Working in pairs of small groups, students act out the mannerisms encountered in the selected text. They compare and contrast these...

Fifth graders construct their own electromagnet out of copper and nails. They discover what objects could be used for magnets. Finally, 5th graders discuss how electric currents are formed.

Students read various examples of literature. In groups, they brainstorm a list of views that go against what was in one of the stories. They illustrate the opposite ideas and compile them into a class book. They use each other to...

Students explore the topic of oil pollution and how it affects the global ocean. They discuss oil spills in recent history and use problem solving skills to decide what strategies could be used to actually clean up an oil spill. Students...