This lesson plan is based on Willie Nelson lyrics, and the PBS feature on him. It focuses on brainstorming and choral reading skills. In addition to the lesson plan, there is information on how to do guided reading and choral reading.

Explore the world of Ray Bradbury when you visit this educational resource. Each work is hyperlinked to study guide questions.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the causes and effects of the decreasing rain forest. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Lake Mattamuskeet-so named by Algonquian Indians-is North Carolina's largest natural lake. The ancient body of water has not escaped man's intervention. Originally, Mattamuskeet was a shallow, self-contained lake without creeks or rivers...

Offers climate information for the Central American country of Panama. Broken down by average monthly temperature, rain days, and snow days. Also featured is a country map.

[Free Registration/Login Required] It's raining, it's pouring, inflectional endings don't have to be boring! Students will add inflectional endings to words with and without silent E's in this rainy day-themed worksheet.

In this multi-day, students will learn weather through multisensory approaches. Students will make daily predictions. After each daily prediction, they will collect measurement and observational data by taking walks in different types of...

Find out about the sizes, physical features, and plant and animal life of some of the world's great deserts, including the Arabian, the Great Sandy, the Chihuahuan, the Kalahari, the Mojave, the Sahara, the Sonoran, and the Thar deserts.

Have you ever wondered how to make homemade musical instruments? Use this site to find out how to construct sandpaper blocks and mallets.

This site from Ibiblio.org provides a short biography and examples of some of the well-known works of master artist J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851 CE).

See how having a record year of rainfall could affect our world, in both big ways and small.

This online lesson plan from the Arizona State University teaches students about earth's water cycle yet uses music as a part of the instructional process. Creative and simple. Non-music specialist could easily use the lesson plan.

Try this at-home science experiment to learn about chemical erosion and how it works.