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...

Students read about the life of Jim Thorpe and answer focus lessons about the book.  In this Jim Thorpe lesson, students celebrate the American Indian culture and learn of the hardships Jim Thorpe overcame.  Students find...

Students explore the wonders of bugs. In this bug lesson, students examine various types of bugs. Students make crafts, sing songs, discuss nutrition, and investigate different types of insects.

Students participate in a simulation activity. They explore Ellis Island and experiences that immigrants in the late 1800's had on their way to the United States. The role play includes questioning by inspectors, a manifest list, and...

Students review the concepts of the branch of science known as astronomy. They discuss stars and constellations and then view the night sky using a portable digital planetarium projector. They identify a variety of constellations using a...

Students investigate beaver adaptations, life cycle, and the effects of beaver behavior on ecosystems. They compare and contrast how beavers influence the ecology of both forest and aquatic ecosystems.

Students access prior knowledge about the branches of government to explore foreign policy.  In this conflict resolution lesson, students reflect on foreign policy decisions and participate in scenarios based on foreign...

Learners investigate the physics of flight by experimenting in class.  In this history of flight instructional activity, students define terms such as gravity, lift, and drag in order to better understand how a plane is able to stay...

In this using spatial organization in writing worksheet, students read the explanation of spatial organization, interactively explore a photograph, record their impressions, compare various impressions, then write an essay telling an...

Students research Harriet Tubman via an Underground Railroad website in cooperative groups. They identify Tubman's first route to freedom and organize information gleaned from the research in a visual display (created in KidPix.)

Students explore biology by completing an illness worksheet. In this human germs activity, students identify how germs are transferred from one body to another and the prevention methods that can be taken. Students complete a worksheet...

Students take a virtual tour on Google Moon of what human life would be like on the moon. In this moon lesson plan, students also compose web diagrams, make charts, make a time line, investigate problems, and more.

Young scholars identify ways in which history and culture influence identity. They make a time-line and research dates to identify their significance, as well as, create a self portrait pictorially or verbally, that explores the...

Learners examine census data to evaluate the number of students of certain ages living at home. This data is then used to determine the need for day care, or other social programs. They use this information to explore social policies.

Students use the 1947 Declaration of Human Rights to explore the concept of basic human rights in relation to past and present world situations. They brainstorm or think of cases where rights are being abused at school, in Australia or...

Students study song-poems from 1865 to the present. They explore the works of Woody Guthrie and the Almanac Singers (including Pete Seeger).

Students explore the concept of entrepreneurship. In this entrepreneurship lesson, students read an article about how Americans over 50 make up a majority of entrepreneurs. Students discuss why there is an increase in self-employment for...

Students pretend they are the person who is kept out of a group. As a class, they examine the behaviors of each person in a group situation and discuss how the role-play made them feel. They examine situations in which they kept...

Young scholars study architecture through the mediums of sketching and painting. In this art and architecture lesson, students sketch an example of architecture and then paint over the sketch in detail.

Students are given a fictitious case study to read in preparation for the class. This lesson can also be readily adapted for a role-playing classroom exercise. They discuss the ethical issues of the case.

Learners of all ages are introduced to the geography of Illinois. Depending on the grade level, they participate in different activities which allow them to discover Illinois in the past and present. They examine the animals and...

Students, in groups, examine plans to make the world a beter place. They evaluate the plans based on feasibility, practicality, and do-ability by students their own age.

Students investigate lullabies from Ghana, Poland, and India. In this music instructional activity, students learn several lullabies from several countries and find the rhythm and pulse within each song.

Students explore the Arthurian legends to determine the steps young men must take to become knights. After completing a series of academic tasks, students are dubbed "knights" in a classroom ceremony.