Ei E: A Work in Process: Improving a Play Dough Process Lesson 4

Who is not drawn to trading cards? In this lesson plan, junior ecologists create a trading card of an animal or plant from one of Arizona's biotic communities. Gorgeous sample cards are provided in the lesson plan as well as a plethora...

Light and sound are the themes of a unit focused on third-grade skills. Scholars practice spelling patterns, grammar—adverbs, adjectives, synonyms, writing sentences with conjunctions, and listening and responding to read-aloud. Over...

Heat things up in your earth science class with this collaborative lesson plan on volcanoes. After first being introduced to the different types of volcanoes and how they are formed, young geologists work in small groups to...

A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Michelle, a girl from Canada, learns about chemical engineering as she attempts to design a play dough making process to share with her hockey teammates. [7:02]

Students think like chemical engineers as they perform product research related to a new juice being created by the Creative Juices Company. [10:36]

Science is best taught by connecting concepts rather than isolating topics. Using classroom examples, a video lesson highlights the importance of showing the interconnection of science concepts. The instruction includes strategies to...

Fifty eye-catching pages contain six lessons about Roald Dahl's novel, Matilda. Each lesson has a theme and covers a different subject—literacy, social-emotional learning, science, and geography. Scholars analyze characters, examine...

Many consider cannibalism to be the last resort before starvation. During an engaging video, scholars gain knowledge of cannibalism in the animal kingdom. It addresses common misconceptions and recently discovered patterns before pupils...

Practice word processing while writing different types of poems. First, elementary and middle schoolers use Word templates to write poetry. They use rhyming and descriptive words as they work with clipart, text wrapping, and picture...