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A Brief History of Los Angeles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the diverse cultures that make up the population of Los Angeles.
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Friends

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders write descriptively by using various adjectives in describing a friend to an English speaking pen-pal.
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Distinguishing Between the B and P sounds in Initial Positions

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders practice pronouncing B/P sound words correctly in Chinese.
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Grammar: Adjective Clauses

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders practice using subject and object pronouns in adjective clauses.
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Scrapbook of Freedom

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine what it was like for a child traveling in the Underground Railroad.
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What Is That Bubblin' In My Back Yard?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Pupils are introduced to the GIS system. They create a map plotting local sites the Environmental Protection Agency has on its EPA Regulated Sites list. They identify a list of schools that are near potentially hazard sites.
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Squirrel Challenge

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils utilize The Nature Park Adventure educational software program to Introduce Modelling, Including the Estimation of Angles.
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Art Nouveau

For Teachers 7th
Students study the design elements of Art Nouveau, its sources and development. They create art projects in ceramics and glass that exemplify the focus of Art Nouveau as a decorative style.
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Geometry - Measurement

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review the procedure for determining appropriate types of measurements for given situations and measurement conversions. They figure perimeter, area, and volume of 2 and 3 dimensional objects.
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Mural Mania

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils create a mural that displays symbols for their home state. They complete worksheets and read a book about their state. They collect images of the state flower, tree and bird for the mural. There are 5 other lesson plans included...
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Hibernating Hoopla

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students simulate hibernation with their stuffed animals. They predict the length of time of hibernation and type their math journal entries about sorting, graphing and draw pictures. They read bear hibernation stories.
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Keystroke Shortcuts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students edit text on the computer using keystroke shortcuts to maximize their time at the computer, and to cut down their word processing time.
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Explore: 4th Grade Beaufort Wind Speed

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders measure wind speed, air pressure, humidity, temperature, and wind direction. They compare their observations with those of actual weather forecasts.
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Install Bridging

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students measure layout, and cut and install floor bridging to trade standards (100% accuracy) following all safety rules and regulations.
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Sunspot Classification

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars study classification schemes for identifying sunspots. They distinguish between sunspot unbrae and penunbrae, measure sunspots, and compare them to the size of the Earth. They complete a worksheet showing classification of...
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Superbugs: An Evolving Concern

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate the growth of bacteria in the presence of antibiotics. They write a hypothesis, conduct an experiment to test their hypothesis, analyze the results of their bacterial growth experiment, and describe the results on a...