Students take a virtual field trip around California using Google Earth. In this geology field trip lesson, students explore landforms and a variety of rocks located in California.  Students compare environments where rocks are...

Students complete activities to learn how to use Google Earth and study Alaska. In this Google Earth lesson, students complete a Google Earth scavenger hunt to find facts about Alaska. Students complete two worksheets for the topic.

Students create a gmail account, join a Google group and build a webpage.  In this introductory webpage lesson plan students view a video on creating their own site then build their own webpage.

Art isn't the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about computer science. The first installment of an eight-part Google CS Art unit introduces the series and highlights class procedures. Pupils view videos that show how to use...

Greetings from your computer science class! The culminating activity in the eight-part Google CS Art unit has scholars create digital cards. The purpose of the cards is to show their families what they now know about programming.

There's no need to filter out the project. Future computer scientists set up a program that acts like a photography filter to complete the sixth of eight parts in the Google CS Art unit. They use the turbo mode in the Scratch coding...

What would the Mona Lisa say if she could talk? Scholars create a digital story within the Scratch block-based coding program. They make famous paintings talk and move when viewers click on them to complete the third of eight parts in...

Students take a virtual tour on Google Moon of what human life would be like on the moon. In this moon lesson plan, students also compose web diagrams, make charts, make a time line, investigate problems, and more.

Students explore physics using interactive resources. For this physics lesson series, students solve problems involving vectors, forces and kinematics. They draw vectors and its components.

Move beyond buttons when designing user interfaces. In the fourth installment of a 21-part unit, young computer scientists learn to apply design mode, which gives users options for colors, fonts, etc. They learn to incorporate these...

Scholars continue their study of event-driven programming by creating a multi-screen app in the fifth instructional activity of the series. They incorporate previously learned elements and events in the mini-project.

On one condition ... explore how to use conditionals within conditionals. Scholars apply conditional statements to improve upon the app they built during a previous lesson. They also learn about nested conditionals in the 11th lesson of...

After creating a booklet illustrating and explaining a variety of figures of speech, your class will use examples of simile, alliteration, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia, and symbolism to develop a slide show in small groups.

Construct words using root words, prefixes, and suffixes. They listen to Chapters 8 & 9 of Bunnicula being read aloud and write down any words they hear that have a prefix or suffix. Learners infer the definition of new words by...

How does a film vary from its text version? After your high school class finishes The Great Gatsby, let them watch parts of the 1974 film version. First, they complete a journal entry that attempts to connect their personal life to the...

Students solve multiplication times tables using times tables names. In this multiplication lesson plan, students watch videos of times tables and apply them to their work.

Ninth graders examine the effects of an oil spill. In this environmental lesson plan, 9th graders view a video to examine the effects of an oil spill on the various spheres. Students prepare mini presentations to share. This lesson plan...

Third graders create an original fairytale. In this creative writing lesson plan, 3rd graders read Cinderella. After reading the fairytale, students break into small groups and construct a graphic organizer. Each student in the group...

High schoolers develop their background knowledge of the 1920's and the geographical information associated with The Great Gatsby. In this literature lesson, students read the first three chapters of the book and complete journal...

Students rewrite part of a novel in play format and act it out.  In this character lesson, students recognize the attributes of the main characters and their relationships.  Students relate their word choice to the genre. ...

Eleventh graders study literature. In this presentation project instructional activity, 11th graders explore what the "American Dream" is to them. They create a project to present to their peers and also evaluate the other presentations...

Students graph motion using an online interactive website. In this physics lesson, students interpret different motion graphs. They describe the man's motion as shown on the graph.

Twelfth graders investigate the factors that affect a projectile using computer simulation. In this physics lesson, 12th graders watch a video about the topic and complete the worksheet package that follows. They post answers to certain...

Students develop a device that can measure pH. For this science lesson, students test different solutions and determine whether they are acidic or basic. They write a complete lab report about the process.