Mrs. Flynt has designed a 12-day moon observation activity that is best assigned when daylight hours are shorter. Middle school moon experts record several factors, including the altitude above the horizon, the azimuth, the phase, and...

Learners define a weather forecast, make a forecast using a weather map, identify three prediction guidelines, and explain how computers help to make forecasts. Students make a 24-hour forecast for each of the thirteen states targeted.

From days of 24 hour sunlight, to endless nights that last for days, the Arctic is a very unique place to live. Examine the seasonal changes that occur in the northern-most reaches of the globe and the impact they have on the plants and...

Twelfth graders research want ads on the Internet or in the newspaper. They calculate the estimated weekly, monthly, and yearly pay for an hourly, salary and commission positions. They calculate a paycheck including state tax, federal...

In this telling time worksheet, students solve 9 problems in which the hour and minute hands are drawn to show the time specified. All times will be to the minute.

Practicing decimals and units, your class will convert amounts in grams, milliliters, ounces, and speed in miles per hour to nanometers per second.  Given five more problems, pupils will also practice calculating relative densities,...

Your class will be very interested in the results of this activity. How long does it take a MP3 and video game player to charge?  Sam only has an hour and the MP3 player only has 40% of its battery life left. Plus, his video player...

Engineering design projects serve as great opportunities for collaborative problem solving. In this case, students work in small groups designing, building, and eventually testing a structure that meets a teacher-specified objective. It...

In this clock challenge worksheet, students solve 5 different problems that include the study of clocks and time. First, they determine the number of seconds in 10 minutes and then an hour. Then, students determine the number of seconds...

In this planets worksheet, students fill out a chart where they fill in the distance each planet is from the Earth, and how much travel time in years and hours it would take to get there. Students do this for 8 planets.

Fifth graders measure how long it takes to make cookies. In this measuring time lesson, 5th graders explore how to manage time. Students decide when to start making breakfast on time, how to calculate playing time into their lunch time,...

In this math worksheet, students fill in the spaces around the clock with the proper values for each hour of the day. Then they create the hands for hours and minutes.

In this math/clock worksheet, 1st graders read the time on the clock and record the answer. Students also draw a picture of the hour hand and minute hand to make the clock read a time. On several clocks the hour hand is missing. Teacher...

In this English worksheet, learners read "Average Worker Wastes 2 Hours a Day," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

In this telling time learning exercise, students solve 9 problems in which the hour and minute hands are drawn to show the correct specified time to the nearest half hour.

In this telling time instructional activity, students draw hands on 6 analog clock faces to show time to the half hour. They see an Easter motif on the face of each clock.

For this telling time worksheet, learners fill in numbers on a clock and then draw the hands on the clock to show the time for four given problems.

Young bloggers respond to an article which describes the controversy of Black Friday starting on Thanksgiving night instead of the day after. Target employees were outraged that the store decided to open on Thanksgiving night, which...

An engaging and fun instructional activity on telling time is here for you. In it, young time-tellers listen to the song, "Rock Around the Clock," then use Judy Clocks to practice telling time to the hour and half hour. Finally, using...

Students listen as the teacher reads A Country Far Away. They predict what they will do and what they think their partner student will be doing. Students create a KWL chart for Japan. They collect information about their activities on an...

Introduce your mini-marine biologists to using databases. Tables of how many Chilean Sea Bass were caught and number of hours spent fishing are examined. Using the data, individuals calculate the "Catch per Unit of Effort" for each year....

How are skyscrapers built? What does it take to make a structurally sound building? How can one work within a budget to complete a building project? These guiding questions will be investigated and answered within a hands-on lesson....

Imagine children working long hours in factories, coal mines, and in the fields. Class members examine a series of pictures and read about early attempts to regulate child labor and current child labor laws.