First graders discuss the book The Lorax and research what living things need. In this environmental lesson, 1st graders investigate how humans affect the growth of plants. Students conduct an experiment with sunflowers.

Students complete a research project  In this endangered species lesson, students use the "Think, Puzzle, Explore" method to learn about endangered species. Students research and write a report on the red-cockaded woodpecker.

Students discover the life of Benjamin Franklin by studying his inventions.  In this biography lesson, students identify the inventions of Benjamin Franklin and their impact on society today.  Students create a commercial in an...

Students solve word problems by doing math. For this algebra lesson, students calculate the amount of money a worker would make base on the different offer they are given and the amount of hours they work per week.

In this ESL worksheet, learners first read or listen to a text about the Adidas and Reebok companies. Students complete 8 pages of comprehension exercises. Included are vocabulary, questions, completing sentences, discussion, problem and...

Eighth graders explore global warming. In this Earth Science lesson plan, 8th graders will look for Harbingers and fingerprints for different areas. The students will identify an area at risk and they will then create a...

Students use research based strategies to increase comprehension. For this word identification lesson, students skim a reading passage from Houghton Mifflin's Kermit the Hermit for words that are unfamiliar to them and use the...

Using a "Hamburger" essay outline and actual hamburger buns, you will demonstrate the role a thesis plays in a persuasive essay. This is a simplistic visual representation of how an argumentative paper should be composed and not an...

Class members use primary sources to craft an essay about early Champlain Valley History. I would use this as a homework assignment.

A traditional syllabus for a traditional expository writing course that produces the traditional five paragraph essay.

Young scholars summarize their classmates' presentation in class. In this biology lesson, students create a graphic organizer based on concepts presented. They discuss and share their organizer.

Review the concept of subtracting positive and negative integers. Learners review the rules for subtracting integers, use manipulatives to visualize the process, and complete an assessment.

Students evaluate the impact of substance use and abuse in society and the workplace. They identify support services in the workplace which deal with substance abuse. They create an "ideal" policy statement governing substance abuse in a w

Fourth graders photograph their families and aspects of their homelife, write about their photographs, and create "family albums" to share with the class. They applied syntax and paragraph construction to their writing when the photos...

Students examine how to speak respectfully and in an encouraging manner to one another.

Students use photography to create art projects.

Students locate 6 cities, one on each of the 6 major continents. They find distance for each leg of their journey, convert to percents, use a time zone map, and convert to foreign currencies.

Fifth graders use technology to research and collect data. They develop awareness and appreciation of authors and genres. They organize information for presentation.

Seventh graders prepare brochures that connect their date and year of birth with a famous person, a family memory and a significant world event, as well as the meaning or significance of their first name.

Young scholars are introduced to Frederick Jackson Turner and how early Census data, when combined visually with maps, effectively demonstrated the end of the frontier.

Food and Science200128-Standard 20.0128-01 Students will learn the meaning of food science and management for the classroom and laboratory.

This lesson plan shows how the blues can be used to enable students to explore gender divisions in the United States, both in the past and the present. Most blues songs are about the relationships between men and women, as are many songs...

This computer-based lesson plan will enable students to test their notions of "racial" similarity and difference by comparing mtDNA sequences as the students do in the first episode of RACE - The Power of an Illusion.

In this activity, students will write a description of a person in their community whom they admire.