Students examine shopping patterns in another community to develop a hypothesis on why there are more opportunities for goods and services in some neighborhoods while others lack these goods and services.

Students research their local communities and identify the founding fathers of their city and county. In this communities lesson plan, students research using the library and internet. Students also interview citizens who have lived in...

This is a great resource for finding websites on ancient Greece. Explore various websites to investigate life in ancient Greece. Young historians will view images of Greek ruins, take a virtual tour of the Parthenon, view an online...

Students convert between the different metric units after reading the Fairy Tale of King Henry. They measure various candies in a baggy using the width of their index finger. They record results to the nearest index finger width on a...

Students participate in a class activity to help them master geometric terms and their definitions.

Fifth graders work together to display sequence card in the correct pattern. They investigate and discover patterns.

Students make organized lists and find patterns to help them solve problems. They draw table formations and label how many people can sit there. They make predictions about how the tables be set up and what happen to the seating.

Fifth graders play a game to practice all of the strategies for multiplication they have memorized.

Fifth graders carefully examine and investigate the products contained in a diaper. They particularly analyze the crystal sodium polyacrylate, a product developed for use in astronaut diapers. They follow the scientific method, forming...

Fifth graders use a needle and a magnet to create a compass.

Fifth graders investigate evidence for changes in matter that occur during a chemical reaction.

Fifth graders, after completing a K-W-L-H Chart on electricity, discuss and illustrate the four ways lightening can move.

Fifth graders compare and contrast the patterns that they create using iron fillings and different types of magnets.

Fifth graders predict what happens when the north end of their bar magnets are placed near the north end of their hanging magnets.

Fifth graders use common household items to build landforms and simulate weathering and erosion.

Students observe and record different types of clouds. They use a cloud chart to discuss the three cloud types to see if students can identify the clouds they drew.

Students play a "Water on the Move" game to deepen their understanding of the water cycle.

Students classify rocks and minerals according to their characteristics, after finding the similarities and differences of school supplies and pasta.

Students create, classify and sort quadrilaterals. They create several four-sided polygons, then choose their most unique quadrilateral to share with their group.

Students determine how to sort data when presented with data cards about plants. This game requires students to make inferences about why plants might live in a particular environment and how physical characteristics influence survival...

Fourth graders create enlarged replica of a stegosaurus drawing, using a grid to practice coordinates.

Third graders create aquariums or terrariums to explain how creatures depend on living and nonliving things.

Students examine the causes, actions and results of different demonstrations from around the world in modern history.

Students create an educational pamphlet on the origins, spread and impact of invasive plant species in their community.