Students explore community service.  In this character development and community lesson plan, students sing a song based on the fable The Lion and the Mouse. Students participate in a discussion about kindness, and generate ideas...

Students research AIDS and the role of diet and exercise with the disease. In this AIDS lesson, students listen to a mini lecture about the diet and exercise needs of people who have AIDS. Students learn about alternative therapies to...

Learners examine the different parts of a plant and each ones role.  In this exploratory activity students complete several activities including a game of charades.

Second graders record money amounts with decimal notation. In this money lesson, 2nd graders read and construct monetary amounts using decimals. Students work with calculators and discover the rules of decimals.

In this decimal worksheet, students write decimals in words, complete word problems and write results in scientific notation.

Fourth graders use place value structure to construct and compare numbers that are up to the ten thousands. In this place value lesson plan, 4th graders explain and discuss numbers that are greatest in size according to the place of the...

Understand the violence of the Civil War through the eyes of young women whose homes were in the midst of an important battle and continuing conflict.

Students explore the different types of multicultural holidays.

Students read and discuss various speeches by Woodrow Wilson, and write and present a brief radio address that will persuade the nation to return to world peace. Students analyze current events and discuss whether the world has upheld...

Students examine the Lewis and Clark expedition. They develop skills for historical analysis. They locate a variety of geographic features encountered by the expedition, and create a timeline that documents Lewis and Clark on their journey.

Young scholars compare and contrast the events of the Pearl Harbor Attack and the attack on September 11, 2001 by examining the similarities and differences between these two events.

Students examine and identify polyhedron shapes on a math website. They write journal reflections about two- and three-dimensional shapes, and transform a square into a pinwheel.

Students describe how aluminum is recycled. They study a diagram illustrating the recycling path of an aluminum can. They answer questions regarding aluminum. They write letters to recycling firms for information on starting a recycling...

Middle schoolers investigate the important belief systems in Korean culture and display them in a Venn diagram.

High schoolers research their strengths and weaknesses and helps them make a career choice.

High schoolers read and discuss twin studies to explore the debate of nature vs. nurture. They create a list of characteristics and then look for evidence of whether it is primarily a genetic or environmental characteristic. All of the...

Students simulate Japanese relocation to internment camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. They select items to pack that are personally, sentimentally, and financially important to them. They create a Venn diagram comparing and...

Students examine the existence of stereotypes and how various forms of media help to reinforce them. Groups discuss common stereotypes on a list of popular television shows. Student groups design a storyboard for an autobiographical...

Third graders distinguish between savings and spending. Students graph out a variety of important Economic concepts/vocabulary. They set up an imaginary job to save money and spend money.

High schoolers prepare successful wet mount slide of Elodea. They determine and identify environmental conditions that induce cytoplasmic streaming. They determine the positive aspects of cytoplasmic streaming. They illustrate knowledge...

Students research prominent human rights activists from U.S. history. They report the biographical facts of their subject along with information on the causes he or she represented. Students also examine local human rights issues and...

Students use electronic resources to study immigration issues, analyze immigration issues dealing with security, economics, lawfulness, culture, and human rights, and discuss possible solutions. Students then express their opinions by...

Learners research various modes of transportation in order to comprehend the current trends and challenges that face the Colorado area. They take the information and convert it into a presentation.

Pupils explore all the options open to beat the gas prices soaring as of late. In addition, explore what the ideal speed to drive for best gas mileage. Pros/Cons are debated on both sides of the issue. Included is discussion for an...