Young scholars identify the characteristics that make someone a hero. They also examine the values of all heroes.

Eighth graders examine international data and statistics to evaluate the health and trends of 13 year old students around the world.

Though this lesson deals specifically with Hamlet and its themes, many of the strategies and approaches here may be used with most any of Shakespeare's plays that have been adapted to film. Viewing clips of the same Shakespeare scene in...

For this computer-based lesson, students will measure genetic diversity within and between three subspecies of chimpanzees in order to gain a better understanding of genetic distinctiveness and explore race as a genetic concept.

In this fractions instructional activity, students practice solving 40 fraction problems by choosing the correct math sign that goes in between each fraction.

Students explore the concept of climate. They use temperature and precipitation data from their area and other regions to construct climate graphs. These graphs are used to help identify factors that influence climate.

Students study multiple land uses and their effects on one another. They assess multiple land uses in National Forests and Grasslands and evaluate the effects of each use on all other uses. They develop a comprehensive list of human...

For this counting money worksheet, students count coins to show prices of objects, draw the coins, identify the amount that is less, and show the price with the fewer coins. Students solve three problems.

Students investigate matter:solid, liquid, gas by conducting different experiments. In this states of matter lesson, students conduct hands on activities that allow students to see first hand results. Students mix...

Third graders explore the multi-ethnic nature of America's citizens and examine the symbolism of the Statue of Liberty. In this Molly's Pilgrim lesson, 3rd graders discuss the poem "The New Colossus," examine vocabulary words...

The comparison and ordering of positive and negative fractions is the focus of this math lesson. Sixth graders are given one card each that has a fraction written on it, and they must put themselves into the proper order in a "human...

Learners compare, resize, and check various shapes by size using a comparison mat from the MathKeys program. Working in pairs, they place three similar shapes on the screen and state which is the largest and smallest in area. They also...

Students compare rights from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with those in the United States Bill of Rights and Amendments. They explore reasons for the presence or absence of certain rights.

Students collect, organize, and compare different data and develop statistical methods such as: average, median, mode and range as a way for decision making by constructing table

In this comparing differences worksheet, students study the three images and look for differences. Students then circle the picture in each row that is different.

In this math instructional activity, students compare the numbers by listing the symbol of <> or =. The answers are for the ten problems is found on page 2.

In this comparing lengths worksheet, students study the illustrated pictures in each row. Students then circle the shortest picture in each row.

In this comparing pictures instructional activity, students study the two pictures in each set. Students then circle the picture that is different.

High schoolers explore and compare and contrast the migrations of African Americans in the United States in the decades before and after the Civil War.

Students explore war refugees and their life experiences. After reading about refugees, students compare and contrast the experiences of teen war refugees with their own experiences. They write simulate writing letters as if they were a...

Students compare and contrast the Virginia Constitution to the Constitution of the United States. Using the documents, they examine the similarities and differences along with the basic principles in a constitution. They complete...

In this mathematics instructional activity, students identify and solve who has the denser fur, either the Sumatran tiger or the sea otter. They calculate the number of hairs for each per inch or per meters and compare them.

In this size comparison learning exercise, students study the pictures illustrated on the page. Students identify the objects that are shorter in comparison and circle them.

In this making comparison worksheet, middle schoolers write 16 sentences comparing the items pictured and using the clues words that are provided.