The comparison and ordering of positive and negative fractions is the focus of this math lesson. Sixth graders are given one card each that has a fraction written on it, and they must put themselves into the proper order in a "human...

Students examine the history and the development of the net from its defense creation in 1969 to Vice President Gore's Information Superhighway in the ninety's. this lesson was originally written for librarians who have had little or no...

Students explore the logic and organization of menus structured in gopherspace and to the links that connect gophers and resources. The instructional activity is designed for librarians with little or no net experience.

Students explore how to access a gopher site using a root menu. Several options are presented with their definitions and the fastest routes examined in this activity. The activity is designed for librarians with little or no net experience.

Students explore the variety of organizations that function as Internet connectors and the type of connections available. The instructional activity was originally written for librarians with little or no net experiences.

Students explore collections of materials and pointers to other related materials to help them to quickly and easily find and retrieve information needed. This lesson was originally written for librarians with little or no net experiences.

Students explore a variety of Internet sites provided to provide tools to speed up their net experiences. The lesson was originally written for librarians with little or no net experiences.

Students examine the process for the creation of a home page and the use of HTML or Hypertext Markup Language. the lesson plan was originally written for librarians with little or no net experiences.

Students explore the World Wide Web and its interconnecting threads providing data. The lesson was originally written for librarians with little or no net experiences.

Students examine a specific search program called Archie. This collection of servers locates the required FTP sites on the Internet and compiles a list of all the files. This lesson was originally intended for librarians with little...

Students investigate the meaning of Internet spam and the possibility of the presence of viruses. The lesson was originally written for librarians with little or no net experiences.

In these emergent reader worksheets, students create a booklet to help them learn numbers one through fifteen. Students fill in the missing numbers in the pumpkins.

Students explore the universal themes they find in the complete set of One World Posters, including art, history, literature and music.

Students use the Internet to research African American inventors. They work with a partner to complete a graphic organizer about the inventors and the inventions.

High schoolers use the reaction time to figure out problems. They use the following example to get them started with reaction time: the edge of a ruler is placed near a person's thumb and index finger and, without warning, the ruler is...

In this calendar worksheet, students look at a calendar page of the month of May and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 5 questions total.

Learners use the Internet to collect the current daily snowfall amounts and also to find the price of a lift ticket for snowboarding at different ski resorts in the United States.

High schoolers view a television program that explores many Eastern European residents' discontentment with communism. They work in groups to research living conditions in an Eastern European country before communism, under communism and...

Students examine the process of human development and identify the reasons for a good nights sleep. Individually, they write a list of the situations in their lives which are stressful. As a class, they discuss myths about stress and...

Fourth graders compare and contrast gliding flight and true flight. They investigate the basic principles of aeronautics. The class participates in activities to observe lift and the effect of air. Students design and fly their own...

Students investigate the concept of personal finance. They take a look at some of the misconceptions that surround many financial responsibilities. Students examine statistics and other factors in order to comprehend sound principles...

Students assess and explore gravity in the Universe via several short video lessons. They analyze why this science matters and the history of Sir Isaac Newton's law of gravity. A variety of questions are asked within this lesson for each...

Students investigate the concept of using quadratic data to plot coordinates on a plane. They also apply the quadratic formula for a variety of problems with the help of a graphing calculator to draw the parabola for given coordinates.

In this planets in space worksheet, students calculate their weight on the 9 planets plus calculate the distance of the planets from the sun in astronomical units. This worksheet has 6 fill in the blank and 3 short answer questions.