Students investigate what a calorie is and how and why we measure them. They conduct an experiment to compare the calories of a peanut and a mini-marshmallow, and explain and discuss how calories are directly related to the amount of...

Learners read and discuss the book, Esperanza Rising. After analyzing and identifying the novel's structural elements, they examine working conditions for migrant workers in the 1930s. As part of the lesson, students in groups choose...

Students discuss the many different types of animal signs that can be used to identify and track all types of animals. They examine tracks, trails, homes, territory markings, and even "scat" left by animals and attempt to identify the...

Learners investigate beaver adaptations, life cycle, and the effects of beaver behavior on ecosystems. They compare and contrast how beavers influence the ecology of both forest and aquatic ecosystems.

Young scholars investigate the Sacco-Vanzetti trial and develop a basic understanding of the issues involved. Then they write an essay taking a stance on the Sacco-Vanzetti trial: was the trial fair? were the two men falsely accused?...

Students study exponential decay and its application to radiocarbon dating. In this exponential decay lesson, students use candy to model the time it takes for something to decay. Students also graph the data they collect and...

Learners construct the Sierpinski Triangle using Cabri Jr. They use a step-by-step guide to construct the Sierpinski Triangle on their graphing calculator and then discuss the formula for constructing a nth stage Sierpinski Triangle.

Third graders practice with a deck of cards to play a version of the math game 24. They use four cards and combinations of the four arithmetic operations to try to make a total of 24. Each student writes and solves problems which...

In this weather folklore learning exercise, students decode symbols into phrases about weather lore from farmers, sailors and shepherds. There are 7 phrases to decode.

In this science worksheet, students focus upon the concept of decomposition and collect data in order to make interpretations or observations.

In this crossword worksheet, learners complete a crossword puzzle by different solving clues. For example, "Term used to describe a broad range of cultural differences."

In this money matters activity, 4th graders, after discussing the 4th Grade Camping Trip, problem solve six word problems associated with money matters.

In this spelling worksheet, students read three paragraphs and find the twenty spelling mistakes and correct each one. Students compare their findings with their classmates.

In this editing learning exercise, 1st graders read, edit and correct a letter written with both present simple and present continuous tenses from Jane to her pen-friend in Australia.

A very nice instructional activity on long division awaits your learners. In this division instructional activity, students review steps of long division and practice solving 10 problems. The problems all have remainders left in the answer.

For this math applications worksheet, students solve 8 varied problems that include basic operations, geometry, elapsed time, logic and story problems.

In this circumference and area instructional activity, students determine the circumference and area of given circles. They find the area of shaded regions of circles and areas around circles. This two-page instructional activity...

In this beginning sentence correction worksheet, learners determine grammatical mistakes and correct them. In this short answer worksheet, students write six answers.

In this verb tenses learning exercise, students determine tenses and complete sentences. In this fill in the blank learning exercise, students write fourteen answers.

This well-designed seasons worksheet has students look at 33 words, circle the words that are associated with winter, and complete 8 sentences by circling the multiple choice words that completes each sentence correctly. Students...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a short story and determine comprehension of reading and vocabulary. Students answer ten multiple choice questions.

In this solutions worksheet, students solve twelve problems including calculating products made in reactions, determining limiting reagents, calculating molarity of solutions, determining percent composition, and finding volumes and...

In this polymer worksheet, students make two types of cross linked polymers and they test their physical properties. These include their response to agitation, stretchability, viscosity, and resilience.

In this groundwater pollution worksheet, students use a piece of bread to represent the earth, food coloring to represent contaminants in the ground and water to simulate the movement of pollutants with water through the ground. Students...