Students discuss how plate tectonics and volcanic activity have affected Hawaii. For this Hawaiian lesson, students look at maps and photographs of Hawaiian Islands and discuss their formation through multiple volcanic eruptions. They...

Students study the attributes of the 8 realms of Hawaiian vegetation. In this Hawaiian vegetation instructional activity, students read project cards to determine the elevation, rainfall, and organisms that live in each realm. They make...

Fourth graders research plants native to the Hawaiian Islands. Using the plants, they identify its purpose in the watershed and ways to help protect them from extinction. They survey a area of land and discover ways in which to bring...

After challenging themselves to correctly choose the form of erosion and length of time required for a given landform to develop, earth science class members model mechanical and chemical weathering with various lab demonstrations over...

Through this activity pupils learn about King Kamehameha I, and letter writing. It begins with an overview of Hawaiian history, with an emphasis on King Kamehameha I, and then goes on to a letter writing activity. Each person writes a...

In this volcanoes worksheet, students visit a given website and complete 15 fill in the blank questions about volcanoes all over the world.

Students examine brackish water. In this Science activity, students observe organisms found in brackish water. Students record their observations of the various organisms.

Students explore the interdependence of animals and their habitat.  In this Hawaiian ecology lesson, students work in groups to research the necessity of preserving precious coral as a habitat for monk seals.  Students prepare...

Fourth graders become knowledgeable about Hawaii the state and Hawaii the island. They also work on reading maps of the islands. They come to know the customs, climates and other fun little facts. They also come to know the eight islands.

Learners read the Hawaiian version of The Three Little Pigs, to study cultures and traditions of the island. They gather and study resources about the culture, people, and endangered species of Hawaii.

Students examine the culture and decline of the culture of native Hawaiian people as the islands were colonized. They study issues of cultural identity for Native Hawaiians.

Pupils review the concept of courage and relate it to their daily life. As a class, they are introduced to the events of December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor. Using a map, they locate Hawai'i and label the islands. They use the internet to...

Students write an in-class essay on whether they agree/disagree with Lippmann's article concerning Japanese-American internment

Students research separate elements of the theory of Plate Tectonics, then share that information with each other, drawing conclusions from the culminated information.

Students explore the diversity of different marine sanctuaries.  In this biodiversity lesson students work in groups to explore a sanctuary.

Students conduct an ecological assessment of a small area on school property and apply findings to the greater area. They inventory the plant and animal population of a sample area and extrapolate results to a larger area.

In this tense consistency exercise, students are given twelve sentences and asked to determine whether all parts of the sentence are written in the same tense. Students must correct the incorrect sentences.

Students compare and contrast the volcanoes of Earth and Mars, and examine specific volcanoes on Mars. They model the processes that create cone and shield volcanoes, and measure the slope angles of cone and shield volcanoes.

Students explore the concepts of martial law, writ of habeas corpus, due process, discovery and human and constitutional rights during World War II. They assess the roles and responsibilities of government leaders and citizens during...

In this foreign language worksheet, students find the words that are focused upon the topic of the luau and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.

This picture book was created by a high school junior from the Kanu o ka 'Aina New Public Charter School on The Big Island of Hawaii, a K - 12 Hawaiian-Immersion school. It was created for younger, elementary-aged students, as part of an...

High school students write and illustrate original fables for younger students and create bilingual children's books to encourage cultural awareness on the Big Island of Hawaii.