Young scholars, after assessing a valuable history lesson, create an amazing and very personalized quilt. They explore how individuals helping the slaves escape to freedom, hung a quilt on their front porch to let the slaves know that...

Learners navigate software to help students understand the benefits of computer models.  In this computer models lesson, learners use computer inquiry tools to record simulated events and how they affect objects such as houses or...

First graders listen to the book "Mr. Betts and Mr. Potts" and examine the career of being a veterinarian. They categorize animals based on whether they could be house pets or not, develop a class pet graph, and list the various...

In this personal safety worksheet, learners examine 4 pictures and identify the household danger present in each of the pictures.

To some people, protesting is as American as apple pie, but the factors that lead to protests can be as confusing to veteran activists as to today's youth. Revolution '67 explores the riots in Newark, New Jersey as a case study. ...

While the process of buying a home can certainly be overwhelming, give your young adults a leg up for their future by introducing them to the components of a mortgage, as well as exploring the basic concept of credit and how to become...

One person, one voice ... right? Using a simulation where uneven groups are given the same voice, scholars discover why fair apportionment based on an accurate census is important. Once finished, they use actual data to consider what...

Students experience exploring an archaeological site utilizing various archaeological methods and techniques to help them synthesize multiple aspects of past life and culture to today. They explore what an archaeologist can learn from an...

Learners analyze a piece of artwork to draw conclusions about life in Victorian Britain. In this British history lesson plan, students use a painting to determine who could have lived in the house, why the house was built in its...

Students examine the geography, politics and history of their local town of New Haven, Connecticut. Using the internet, they explore the neighbors of New Haven and write directions from their house to school. In groups, they research...

In this neighborhood worksheet, students write five words from the word families -ake, -ame, and -ate. Students write their answers in the windows of the corresponding word family's house.

In this neighborhood worksheet, young scholars write five words from the word families -ap, -ash, and -at. Students write their answers in the windows of the corresponding word family's house.

In this neighborhood worksheet, students write five words from the word families -ar, -ark, and -art. Students write their answers in the windows of the corresponding word family's house.

In this vowel and consonant blending activity, students circle each picture in two boxes that have the same sounds in them as house and clown. Students fill in the blanks of eight words with the appropriate multiple choice sounds of OU...

In this fact families and patterns worksheet, 2nd graders fill in the missing numbers in four houses and then write the fact family for each group of numbers.

In this radon worksheet, students identify the sources of radon in their home and the factors that effect the radon concentrations inside. Students draw a diagram of their house and illustrate potential routes of radon entry. They...

In this algebra worksheet, 9th graders figure out their age and their house number using a specific formula. They must follow each step correctly to get it right.

What is most useful about this lesson plan is the "Student Explanet Worksheet," a set of instructions for collaborative groups to use to collect information about an assigned planet. After students have researched and organized their...

Lead your class in a discussion on the many components of plantation economics during the colonial period. This presentation is comprised of a single slide which houses 13 discussion topics related to plantation economy. Note: Use this...

Fourth graders explore a one room schoolhouse at their school. They write questions to interview teachers and administrators involved in preserving the one room schoolhouse. They create Venn diagrams to compare and contrast information...

Students demonstrate that, although we sometimes can neither smell nor taste them, many ingredients in our foods and household products come from the sea. They also investigate food eat to determine algae derivatives they contain.

Students study the fatwa in Islamic countries, and the impact of Wahhabism on Saudi Arabia. They investigate how Osama bin Laden has use the fatwa to justify terrorism.

Students complete a worksheet at home stating what types of food they have at home with algae in it. They, in groups, compare with each other what they have on their worksheet.

Students explore identifying some basic areas and items within the church and their importance. They participate in a church tour, building an interior and exterior model of a church with grounds (parking lot, cemetery, etc.), a church...