Students observe a video about pilots, their desired traits, and explore the similarities between a bird and an airplane. Using paper, wood or foam, they design create an aircraft to be flown in a competition to see which plane will fly...

In this city quiz worksheet, students read and answer quiz questions about a story titled 'A Visit to Derby Industrial Museum at the Silk Mill.' Students answer 20 questions.

Students demonstrate using tools correctly in order to make concrete. In this concrete lesson plan, students brainstorm on how to use waste to make concrete and take a safety exam.

Students plan a trip to from 3 to 5 cities of their choice. They design a brochure to travel to the chosen cities. It should be of a quality that it could be used by a customer to decide if they would like to take this trip.

Students examine the useful information to be found on the "invisible web." They find the best sources of relevant information.

Students participate in activities in which they model different disabilities. They discuss their experiences as a class. They work together in groups to discuss how to improve an adaptive device.

Students role-play as soldiers rescuing lost mountain climbers. Working in teams, they interpret maps to locate the climbers and use flashlights to send and receive coded messages about the rescue. Their goal is to complete the task in...

Students develop a persuasive peer-to-peer case against smoking. They read two scenarios, perform a skit, and prepare a factual presentation.

Students formulate strategies for locating information by identifying keywords and subject headings and by listing the steps to follow in carrying out information searches. They locate and access information from pre-selected sites.

Students develop an appropriate resume for posting on a website for a job search. They create a web page using filamentality, and explore the web to find established career sites.

Students adopt a country to research and tour the country online. They plan a trip from Nagano back home to their country.

Students research women that have made an impact in America. They create a front page article sharing the information they have collected. They also can create other articles for the newspaper relating to the time period.

Students work together to identify the accuracy of sundials. They track the position of the sun and create a shadow plot. They discover the difference between real time and clock time.

High schoolers explain what genetically modified foods are and how they are created. Students use appropriate vocabulary to describe and effectively discuss the benefits of, and potential risks of, genetically modified foods.

Students 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...

Learners disassemble click pens in order to determine the function of each piece of the pen and draw a cross-sectional diagram of the pen. They reassemble their pens and take a look at another object.

Learners investigate the military recruitment that exists in many foreign countries. They research the occurrence of using children in the military and its social implications. For research the lesson contains a great variety of...

Students complete a set of CD-ROM's to introduce them to the flight program at NASA. In groups, they research a topic related to flight and put their information on a CD-ROM. To end the lesson plan, they share their material with other...

Middle schoolers determine how to lower the reliance on petroleum-based fuel. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students create concept cars for the future that using renewable energy.

Students explore renewable energy by analyzing a diagram. In this fossil fuel lesson, students view a chart explaining the different energy consumption from automobiles and how they impact our environment. Students analyze a point based...

Students calculate the diameter, radius and area of a circle. In this geometry lesson, students investigate the different ratios of a circle. They calculate the surface are of each circle.

Learners identify and name six modes of transportation. Students name the purpose of each of the six modes of transportation. Learners categorize modes of transportation based on where they travel.

Students act as a taxonomist and, given a certain situation, classify existing organisms.