Students draw graphs of linear equations using the slope intercept form. Upon completion of various problems, students record their answers on the board and explain the solutions to classmates. Students take a test over the material...

Young scholars investigate how to perform the operation of division with polynomials. The lesson begins with a warm up that has them factor a set of polynomials and then problems using factoring for division are introduced as guided...

Seventh graders participate in a lesson that is focused upon the concepts of classifying different angles and triangles. They practice classifying triangles according to its kind that includes types of angles, congruence, and vertices....

Students read "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge". They apply what they discovered about plot summary to the beginning of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge". They draw a plot summary sketch and label the introduction and rising...

Eighth graders identify key components of an autobiography. They plan and draft an outline of a summer school mini-autobiography and employ peer evaluation in revision step of writing process. They explain difference between revision...

Ninth graders first summarize the process of translation, and then they identify and restate the processes of DNA replication, transcription, and translation in their own words. They also define the purpose of each and identify what the...

Students identify and illustrate how changes in DNA cause mutations and evaluate the significance of these changes. They illustrate a chromosomal mutation such as duplication, deletion, inversion, and translocation.

Students spend the lesson reviewing for their Genetics exam. In groups, they compare and contrast the structures of DNA and RNA and discuss how DNA can cause mutations. To end the lesson, they share their knowledge on the contributions...

Learners define the terms monohybrid cross and Punnett Square. As a class, they discuss the Law of Segregation and probability to complete a practice problem. To end the lesson plan, they predict the probability of certain types of...

Students review the concepts of incomplete dominance, co-dominance and multiple alleles. As a class, they are introduced to the concept of sex-linked genes and how they are passed to offspring. To end the lesson, they examine possible...

Students examine various inheritance patterns using pedigrees. In groups, they predict what might happen to the offspring of a woman with normal vision and carries the recessive allele gene. They determine the genotypes of the man and...

Student identify the characteristics of plants. Through hands-on demonstration, they create a model of plant parts. Students differentiate between the major divisions of the plant kingdom with a particular emphasis on the vascular and...

Young scholars identify the characteristics common to all animals. In groups, they compare the characteristics between the animals and how they are divided. To end the lesson, they compare the eight phyla of invertebrates and review...

High schoolers participate in a discussion about the three types of natural selection. In groups, they identify examples of adaptations from photographs. To end the lesson, they analyze results of natural selection in adaptation,...

Students brainstorm a list of all the functions organisms carry out and how they carry them out. In groups, they are given the smallest and highest level of organization in organisms and are to fill in the missing spaces. To end the...

Students complete a short review on the relationship between RNA and DNA. As a class, they take notes on the processes of translation and identify examples. To end the lesson, they complete a genetic code worksheet and share their...

Students differentiate between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. They examine pictures of prokaryotes and eukaryotes and write down the differences between the two. They complete a Venn Diagram on the cells.

Students observe the teacher writing numbers and determine the rules for scientific notation. After explanations, they perform operations on numbers in scientific nation and discuss reasons for using this method of writing numbers and...

Students develop the vocabulary necessary to make their reading meaningful. After creating pre-reading activities, students a list of unknown vocabulary related to their reading selection. They complete vocabulary and context...

High schoolers focus on sentence structure, and how to construct the necessary elements for a sentence to be considered complete. They practice diagramming sentences, focusing on the independent and dependent clauses.

Students determine the difference between a sentence and a sentence fragment. After discussing important parts of a sentence, students identify the subject, noun and verb of a sentence. They read sentence fragments and determine what...

Students engage in a lesson in order to identify sentence fragments and define why they are different than a complete sentence. Students examine sentences in order to differentiate between a noun and a subject. They also identify the...

Learners discuss the prefix "a" as in atypical and abiotic. They coy definitions of sexual and asexual reproduction into their notes. Students use prior knowledge of mitosis, meiosis, and previous diagrams to describe what happens in...

Tenth graders examine poems by Shel Silverstein and identify literary elements in them. The exercise is part of an examination review about poetic elements. The review concludes with students writing nature poems displaying the devices...