For this area under the curve worksheet, learners use a graph of the number of exoplanets discovered and the year they were discovered to solve 5 problems. Students find the total area under the curve, they find the total number of...

Students contrast the diverse views of Connecticut River Valley people in the years before, during, and after the Revolution.

Learners analyze data from the 2000 census to learn how the census works. In this civics lesson plan, students read a story to find out about the census, then use a map and census data to analyze changes. Lesson includes related...

In this water on planetary surfaces learning exercise, learners read about the Galileo spacecraft and the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. They read about the energy needed to keep the water in a liquid state on Europa. Students solve 4...

Students understand that hunger causes many deaths a year and many children are trapped as slaves through watching a video. In this hunger and child slavery lesson, students write letters to call attention to the problems of hunger and...

Students compare weather data and draw conclusions. In this climate change lesson plan, students determine whether data collected over a period of ninety years shows a warming trend. 

In this algebra worksheet, students solve for the year de Morgan was born given some clues. There is an answer key with this problem.

Learners examine various types of charts and discover how to construct a line graph. Using graph paper, they construct a graph displaying weight loss over a five-year period. They draw copnclusions from the completed graphs.

Students discover how Internet altered the public's involvement in the 2000 Democratic and Republican conventions, and synthesize their evaluations of convention sites to design their own pages for a convention-related Web site.

Show how exponential growth can look linear. Pupils come to understand the importance of looking at the entire picture as they compare the US population to the world population. Initially, the populations look linear with the same rate...

Scientists noticed animals with backbones share similar bone structure despite having different forms, such as fins, arms, and wings. Young scientists gain an appreciation for evolution by understanding the history of the theory. They...

Take young scholars on a trip through history with this unit on the mathematics and architecture of the Mayan civilization. Starting with a introduction to their base twenty number system and the symbols they used, this eight-lesson unit...

Pupils learn everything from how to take scientific measurements, to accuracy/precision, to density and a plethora of topics from a presentation on the metric system.

With 90 percent of its land area covered in forests, Suriname, a country in South America, contains the largest percentage of forests throughout the world. Here is an activity that brings classmates together to learn about the...

Physics is phun in this lesson. Young physicists use a lightbox to test how and where light is refracted and reflected as it travels through transparent materials. Angles of incidence and refraction, sine of both angles, and the...

Here's a guide designed to build safe, respectful learning environments, and to build understanding of the value of diversity through lessons packed with activities for specific grade levels.

Students first discover the tensions that have recently caused the price of crude oil to skyrocket. They explore the ways in which oil prices are determined, investigating both free market and oligopoly conditions.

Students solve math problems by using a calendar. For this problem solving lesson, students review the days of the week and months in a year. Students complete a problem solving worksheet about the calendar.

Students explore U.S. foreign policy. In this diplomacy lesson, students discuss and analyze the evolution of U.S. foreign policy between 1970 and 2000. Students research their textbooks, the Internet, videos, and filmstrips.

Young scholars consider the impact of the 2007 Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Annapolis on George W. Bush¿¿¿s presidential legacy. They study the 2000 Camp David and the 2007 Annapolis peace talks by reading and discussing the...

Students study the ancient art of Chinese scroll painting. They create an original landscape painting mounted on printed framing paper. Students discuss information about Chinese scroll paintings, an art form used for a least 2,000...

Students create a multimedia presentation to compare the platforms of political candidates using information gathered from their research.

For this atmosphere worksheet, students read a data table showing the percentages of carbon dioxide, oxygen, and nitrogen in the atmosphere over the last 4500 million years. They then create a graph comparing these gases over time and...

First graders research amazing Americans during the first 100 years of American history. After a lecture/demo, 1st graders use a worksheet imbedded in this plan to write 2-4 sentences about 4 of the Americans presented in class.