For this writing exercise, learners are given five pairs of sentences and are asked to combine each set to make one concise sentence.

In this recognizing nouns in sentences worksheet, students use some picture clues to identify the nouns in sentences. Students circle 10 answers.

Students explore ways to promote safe driving on prom night. In this driver education lesson, students interview people about driving on prom night. Students design a poster with their researched quotes and discuss the topic in the...

In this number facts worksheet, students determine the number associated with each of the twenty-five facts provided.  Students then need to determine how the answers are related to each other.  Answers are provided at the end...

In this online/interactive grammar worksheet, students select past tense or present perfect verbs and verb phrases to correctly complete sentences. Students choose seven multiple choice answers.

Students write a Father's Day letter. In this friendly letter writing lesson, students brainstorm a list of parent responsibilities, then write three specific ways their fathers care for them. Students share learning experiences they...

Learners explain how battery chargers work. In this physics activity, students discuss the two main ways that vehicles get charged. They build their own battery charger.

Each of the tables on these pages has a list of substances that pupils need to identify as having a particular chemical or physical property. Some of the choices include kinetic or potential energy, heterogeneous or homogenous mixture,...

Use this as a reference sheet for peer- or self-editing, or as a guide when teaching sentence structure. Defines and gives examples of choppy, run-on, and stringy sentences, and provides corrected versions of each. Check revised examples...

Students become familiar with the states. They study capitols, mottos, nicknames, and other various details. They create group projects that be presented to the class.

Grain products are staple foods and sources of simple and complex carbohydrates that provide energy for the body. Define simple and complex carbohydrates Identify function and sources of simple and complex carbohydrates Describe how...

This lesson will help students practice conducting an oral history interview, increase knowledge about what it is like to be a soldier, gain knowledge about the Vietnam War and gain knowledge about the Chicano experience in the U.S.

Students learn and practice identifying Earth's minerals and their properties. Working in small groups, they evaluate minerals. This is a well-described activity, which students enjoy.

Students visualize and manipulate sentences as building blocks, and, given a key, use Legos™ to demonstrate how to construct sentences of variety (simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex).

Students identify misplaced and dangling modifiers and correct these errors in their writing. They create illustrations to match the misplace and dangling modifiers.

Young scholars read and analyze the short story, "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," by Flannery O'Connor. They write a one-page response, explore various websites, take an online interactive journey, and write a final assessment paper.

The Learning Network section of the New York Times produces high-quality teaching materials. This issue gets middle or high schoolers reading an article about how people use art to express their response to high-stress events. They work...

Young scholars research a career path in scientific and technical visualization. They prepare a Career Web Page about the career path they chose. The web pages be compiled into an electronic resource for future students.

Students examine proportionality in Wind in the Willows by comparing Mr. Toad, objects proportional to him and objects proportional to humans. They then measure a stuffed Mr. Toad and make common objects proportional to Mr. Toad???s...

Students design and build original mobiles and consider how the forces of gravity and convection air currents affect the finished piece. They explore how an understanding of balancing forces is important in both art and engineering design.

Fifth graders, in groups, conduct an experiment in which they measure ground level ozone levels using an ozone measuring kit. They analyze and compare the weather conditions and locations where ozone readings are highest and lowest.

Young scholars participate in a mock oil search game and attempt to find "oil" in a model oil field. They drill initially based on random guessing, but each time they drill they use prior knowledge to determine where to drill next. ...

Students view a video clip on skyscrapers. They discover how columns support different size loads. They participate in activities and discuss their results.