In this algebra worksheet, students simplify fractions using common denominators. They solve using addition and subtraction. There are 6 questions with an answer key.

Students work in teams to research the history of African migration and immigration in the U.S. They present their research in a town hall discussion format and then write a paragraph about their experiences.

Students identify the characteristics common to all animals. In groups, they compare the characteristics between the animals and how they are divided. To end the lesson, they compare the eight phyla of invertebrates and review the...

Students retrieve and map census data to determine the average rent and owners' payments made throughout Canada. They find out how many people are spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing.

Students explore basic shapes concepts. In this math lesson, students examine circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles as they draw the figures they see on worksheets.

Students investigate methods that families use for planning meals and budgeting for them. In this nutrition lesson plan, students complete activities that require them to determine how much it costs to feed children at different ages....

Students investigate family budgeting methods. In this family budget activity, students examine the wages and expenditures of family and participate in a simulation that requires them to employ the envelope budget method.

Students identify low cost, nutritious foods from each of the food groups. In this low cost nutrition lesson, students use the handout "Saving Money on Foods from MyPyramid" and work in groups to study grocery store ads to find foods in...

In this fractions crossword, students fill in the blanks to the crossword with vocabulary words representing the computations of fractions. Students complete 17 spaces in the crossword.

In this matching fractions vocabulary worksheet, 6th graders match eighteen words about fractions in one column with definitions in the other column.

Students examine microscopes and how to calculate total magnification.  For this calculations lesson students complete an activity of calculations. 

In this division games activity, students play games of "cut and choose," last diminisher and sealed bids. Instructions for each game are given and are designed so that fair share is always won in spite or irrational playing.

This lesson could be used in teaching units on the Civil War or on the commemoration of wars.

Students observe a model of the distribution of the earth's water and compare the relative volumes and percentages of types of water on earth.

Fifth graders identify the prime factorization for 48 using different sets of factors. They find the prime factorization for 60.

Young scholars read the periodic table and apply their knowledge of the construction of atoms. They demonstrate reading the electron configuration of an element on the periodic file.

Students differentiate between reproductive and therapeutic cloning and then use research, discussion, and writing in journals to examine their own personal opinions on these subjects.

Middle schoolers create timeline to trace the history and development of the selected organization, and compare the history of the selected organization to actual historical events.

Ninth graders examine rates, matrices, histograms, line graphs, data analysis and data presentation in order to develop an understanding of how these concepts apply to a the effects of a specific disease.

Fourth graders read aged letters that describe communities or stops along the route of the early Pony Express. Each day they mark on a map where the letters come from and chart the Pony Express route. They compare to today's mail and...

Students explore the importance of an election and act as political advisers for an upcoming election. Students create platforms for various candidates, by writing a letter to their candidate with suggestions for winning the election.

Fourth graders follow directions given in bearings. They invent their own maps using them and use a protractor to help them with their designs. Students produce their own maps with instructions for navigating the maps. The channels...

Students, in groups, "shop" for eleven different items in a large mail order catalog. They locate the items and complete the order form. As a class, they discuss ways to find things more quickly.

Pupils receive instruction on the definition and the role of prepositions viewing the board for examples. They then complete the worksheet on prepositions; locating it in each sentence and writing it on the line.