In this Mars Rover Landing worksheet, students are given an image of Mars near the Bonneville Crater. Students determine the image scale in the diagram and use it to find the diameter of the Bonneville Crater, the width of the Rover's...

In this review of The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding worksheet, 6th graders answer questions in the sections Before you Begin, What to Do Next, and Chapters One, Two, Three, and Four. Students write 29 answers.

This unit covers the basic trigonometry including understanding radians, how to convert between radians and degrees, the area of a circle subtended by an angle, basic properties and graphs of sine, cosine, tangent, and solving...

Fifth graders participate in various activities related to the Civil War. In this Civil War instructional activity students understand the events and feelings of people during the Civil War by studying primary sources, journal writing,...

Trace Columbus' voyages by locating them on 21st Century maps.  Using a navigators lesson, 4th graders will examine the Age of Exploration and trace Columbus's routes accurately on laminated world maps using different maps. Note:...

Students discover how the Declaration of Independence transformed from a draft to a treasured historical document. In this Declaration of Independence lesson, students discuss the context in which Jefferson wrote the document and analyze...

Students examine the need for a national library. In this Library of Congress lesson, students analyze primary sources to investigate the persuasive techniques that Thomas Jefferson used in a letter meant to show his...

Students examine discrimination and what it was like during WWII and today. For this writing and analyzing lesson, students read pasages from Anne Frank's diary and find connections between Anne's life and the life of people in...

Students investigate the concept of capitalization by reading relevant text and finding supporting details and facts.  In this capitalization lesson, students read chapter seven in Working With Words and share predictions about the...

First graders identify nocturnal and diurnal animals. For this animal lesson, 1st graders discuss the differences between animals that are active during the day and those that are active at night. Students write summaries about their...

Seventh graders explore the impact of Price's Raid and the Battle of Mine Creek. In this American Civil War instructional activity, 7th graders examine a list of events based on the war in Kansas and then put them in chronological order....

In this idioms online worksheet, students use drop down menus add the correct word to 10 idioms. They submit their answers using the "Done" button.

In this postulates and theorems worksheet, students explore a concept map containing information about angles and sides, alternate interior angles, and diagonals of a parallelogram.  They use the concept map to prove theorems...

In this primary source analysis learning exercise, students respond to 25 short answer questions that require them to analyze a photograph from the Tennessee State Archives.

Students use transitions to connect the beginning, middle and end of their writing. In this lesson on drafting a story, students use a graphic organizer sandwich to put pictures back together and recognize a specific order.

Young scholars engage in the writing process. In this drafting lesson, students research different types of genres to find which they enjoy reading and writing. They review the drama in a story and discuss different story prompts. 

Students use wordless picture books to examine elements regarding a story, the plot, and characters. For this wordless picture books lesson, students select a book to creatively discuss. Students then listen to the teacher read the story...

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In this picture prompt worksheet, students look at a picture and try to imagine what is being said, where people are going or have come from and choose a character to write a story about.

Identifying root and base words is an important skill. Using this lesson, learners practice identifying Greek and Latin roots. However, this resource is incomplete and should be augmented to provide a complete experience.

Young scholars analyze classified advertisements to make inferences about who wrote the ad and who may find the ad appealing. They write their own classified ads based on what they have learned.

Fifth graders study place value. After forming teams, they play a game called, "Who Can Line Up the Number." Students observe numbers in expanded form and place representative digits in the correct order.

In this African American History activity, students conduct research to find the answer to 10 questions about famous African Americans.

Pupils explore the various functions of bees within the hive and explain the process of making honey. They use numerous resources to find their information including the internet, library books and their science texts.