Students brainstorm what they know about the Vietnamese Conflict using terms which they sort into historical categories. They focus on essential questions which include the American reaction to the spread of Communism, American...

Students conduct different activities in order to unlock the secrets of the universe. They answer different questions that are written to assess knowledge of the planets. Information can be found on the internet to help.

Students participate in the unit based on the Newbery Medal-winning novel by Louis Sachar and the Walt Disney Movie "Holes". They use the layered curriculum model of assessment and activities.

Students assess a variety of reading strategies to properly develop a list of grocery words. They draw conclusions about environmental print by matching labels to sentences. Real-life words utilized weekly becomes an asset to the...

Students become aware of better ways to read and analyze the information provided on OTC labels. This concept is accompanied with the integration of technology, brochures and a Venn Diagram for illustration. They assess medical...

Students explore and become aware of the similarities and differences of weddings in China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. They assess a variety of tools to assist them including their parents, books on weddings, costumes and props. Given a...

Learners, after brainstorming and discussing butterflies, answer a variety of key questions involving butterflies by participating in a butterfly scavenger hunt. They assess various butterfly facts, a butterfly's life cycle in detail and...

High schoolers assess and explore gravity in the Universe via several short video lessons. They analyze why this science matters and the history of Sir Isaac Newton's law of gravity. A variety of questions are asked within this...

Learners participate in a show called "A Different Perspective" that recognizes previously unnoticed talents of wheelchair bound kids. They assess how to attach an Olympus digital camera to their wheelchairs and take pictures from their...

Students identify the short u vowel sound and recognize phonemes in spoken words. By orally practicing tongue twisters, they recognize how to pronounce the sounds. In a written assessment, students examine pictures, name the objects,...

Seventh graders examine the Great Depression and federal relief programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps. Focusing on Texas, they assess the effects on poor farmers and discuss what they would do for a living had they lived in...

Students assess how to employ simple logic in digital circuits and are introduced to Boolean algebra. They divide up into groups and are given several key ingredients to practice and differentiate different types of logic gates.

Students assess how to construct all possible circuits out of Nand gates. They divide into groups and are given a set of manipulatives to organize and explain the operation of a Nand gate. Each group recognizes the need to construct...

Students identify at least five aspects to be examined in determining the validity of information presented on a website. They classify websites into highly trustable, trustable or questionable information sources. In addition, they...

Fifth graders explore and examine the book, "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs," by Jan Scieszka. They assess that an author's voice and individual style is an important part of keeping a person interested in a story. Each student,...

Fourth graders participate in a math game that involves practicing their equivalent fraction skills in the advanced multiplication stage seven. They assess their ability skills of equivalent fractions to match twenty seven dominoes on...

Fourth graders practice adding fractions that match the descriptions eg. 1/8 + 1/4' add to less than 1'. They assess this assignment as a class starter or as an independent game in advanced multiplicative stage seven. Each student rolls...

Students explore, examine and study the European Parliament and assess the qualities for effective leadership. They consider the issues for both European and global matters and then create a effective manifesto speech for an MEP that...

High schoolers explore, examine and investigate how the tourism industry affects the economy of different European countries. They assess place value, draw and interpret diagrams, critique the results of a statistical inquiry with tables...

Students explore, examine and study the symmetry of the flags of individual countries in the EU. They identify and describe the reflection and rotation symmetries of two-dimensional shapes and assess how symmetry changes with respect to...

Students assess a range of indicators to investigate 'standards of living' in northern and southern Europe. They compare and contrast the standard of living in the Northern European member states with that of those states in the South.

Students read, discuss and analyze a newspaper article about France introducing a ban on smoking in bars, cafes and restaurants. They assess the key vocabulary words used in the article and view the grammar side of the article.

Students explore, examine and experience excerpts from the story "Nepantla" by Olga Loya. They assess issues related to living a bi-cultural life in the United States today as well as the issues of language and bilingualism, belonging...

Young scholars explore, examine and study how to bring together their diverse classmates together as a community. They assess how to respect each other and accept others similarities and differences and different cultures as well as...