Students explore Plum Grove located in Iowa City. In this Iowa history activity, students listen to their instructor present a lecture on the history of Plum Grove and the leadership of Robert Lucas. Students select assessment...

Students apply their knowledge of technology to help them build. In this science and technology lesson plan, students build straw towers and investigate the strength and form of the structure. They analyze the best design the make the...

In this Arizona history activity, students read a 2-page article about prehistoric, Spanish, Mexican, and American Arizona prior to responding to 2 short answer questions.

For this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Aishwarya Bachchan and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...

In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Carla Bruni and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...

Students calculate the surface area and volume of a sphere. In this geometry lesson, students define nets, surface areas and volume of prisms, pyramids, cylinders and cones. They use the computer to create nets and analyze shapes.

Students identify the vertex and intercepts of a parabola. In this algebra instructional activity, students graph parabolas and factor quadratic equations. They perform transformation on the parabolas.

Students research various facets of the Ancient Roman Empire including art and history. They write a research driven paper documenting the facet of the Roman Empire they have chosen.

Students tour the estates built by America's wealthiest visionaries during the years 1911-1929. They discuss the Age of Invention and the people associated with that age in US history.

Sixth graders compare and contrast storage spaces of the past and present. They examine how furniture tells us how people lived, and work in pairs to design and construct a contemporary wardrobe that fits their personal needs.

Students relate environmental influences to human situations through Feng Shui, describe various traditional Chinese medical practices, and explore the use of natural forces in Chinese medicine.

Students use both magnitude and direction to locate a place. They use locating techniques to make a temperature field of their classroom.

Students move from fact finding to interpretation as they examine paper money from the time of the American Revolution. In the final exercise, they use the issue dates of the bills to construct a chronology of political changes during...

Students see the importance of primary sources in the study of history, but also the limitations of relying only on primary sources of taking the money, as it were, at face value.

Young scholars access the Global Sun Temperature Project website and research the relationship between the location and climate of a participating school to its building structure. They consider how climate affects the type of structures...

Seventh graders complete computer based research to complete a travel brochure that highlights an Asian civilization.

Students focus on museum artwork and artifacts as resources to study history and geography.

Students read documentary evidence and commentary regarding Saint-Gauden's sculpture Shaw Memorial. They read statements and letters, and answer analysis questions.

Students discuss the idea of cultural diffusion by examining how the sculptural portrayal of the Buddha's clothing evolved in Japanese and Chinese art. This activity concludes with a group project and presentation.

Learners discover representations in art, religion and cultural practices of the flora and fauna of specific geographical regions in this early elementary lesson plan. The lesson ends with a mural project by the entire class.

Students discover the reasons for the settlement of the Connecticut Hill Community. Through an examination of the climate, occupations of the inhabitants, and demographics, they discuss reasons people choose locations for settlement. ...

Students research the concept of a dungeon during the time of the 18th century. They are looking for its significance and the reason for its construction tied to the lifestyles of people during the time. Students compare and contrast the...

Student identify the three stationary positions, on the Earth, on the Moon, and in a house floating atop the cloud layers of Jupiter. They also identify the three orbiting positions, orbiting the Earth, orbiting the Moon, and orbiting...

Learners create individual works of art using cow cut-outs as their canvas in this hilarious instructional activity ideal for the High School Art or Art History classroom. The instructional activity includes resource links and can be...