The purpose of the lesson is to introduce students to what causes wind and how it can be measured. Students will create a wind gauge and collect data on "wind speed". Detailed instructions are included as well as examples of the lesson...

In this instructional activity, students will use several strategies to learn the meaning of new words they encounter in text. The students will learn specific strategies so when they encounter new words, they can figure out the meaning...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Staying safe online is a lot like staying safe in the real world. By helping a Digital Citizen sign up for a new app, 2nd graders learn about the kinds of information they should keep to themselves when...

Explanations, examples, defined vocabulary terms, and answers to questions about nquiry-based learning.

A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Aesop in Rhyme by Marmaduke Park, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of The Cherry-Stones by William Adams, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of The Child's Gem and Other Stories by Pamela Chandler Colman, a book of stories for children.

This PBS Kids activity is an extension of a Plum Landing episode featuring the canopy. Using the online tools, students will draw a picture of birdwing butterflies, living things that live in the canopy.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson in which learners learn to use a glossary to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. Lesson utilizes the book The Life Cycle of an Emperor Penguin by Robin Johnson and Bobbie Kalman and...

Learners will work as a class to solve word problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and simple fractions. To culminate the lesson, students will create their own word problems.

This lesson plan models an information-gathering process for primary learners as they listen to and look at resources, seeking information pertinent to the questions on an information wheel. Guiding the listening, looking, and learning...

This lesson teaches students how to identify online bullying and how it iffers from real-world bullying. [2:21]

If you don't know that the incandescent light was a failure before it was a success, it's easy to write off some modern energy innovations like solar panels because they haven't hit the big time fast enough. Worse, the fairy-tale view of...

This activity places the control of the environment under the student's control. A field starts off with a uniform light level, and thus capable of growing plants with medium-sized leaves. Students can alter the environment by growing a...

Learn about Cuba's history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population on this website.

Kids learn about the geography, history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of Iraq on this website.

Explore Ireland's history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population on this website.

Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of Russia including early civilizations, the empire, Tsars, the Russian Revolution, communism, Soviet Union, cold war, and current events.

Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of Sweden including early kings, Vikings, the Kalmar Union, Great Northern War, and recent events.

Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of the United Kingdom including Celtics, Saxons, Roman rule, the Norman Invasion, kings and queens, the British Empire, and the World Wars.

Explore the history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of the United States on this website.

Learn about Vietnam's history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population on this website.

Learn about the geography of the world's deserts such as the Sahara, Arabian, Gobi, and Mohave on this website.

On this site investigate the geography of the world's lakes such as Baikal, the Great Lakes, and the Caspian Sea.