Ask your students to name "caring acts" for their parents and make coupons for their parents to use. They will think of caring acts their parents would appreciate and create original coupons of those acts to present their parents on a...

In this unit conversion instructional activity, students solve 3 problems using conversion factors to find the given measurements in the new unit of measurement.

In this Mars Rover Landing worksheet, students are given an image of Mars near the Bonneville Crater. Students determine the image scale in the diagram and use it to find the diameter of the Bonneville Crater, the width of the Rover's...

In this formula for magnesium oxide worksheet, students perform an oxidation reaction between magnesium and the oxygen in the air to produce magnesium oxide. Using the known masses of the magnesium and the end product, students find the...

In this halogen chemistry worksheet, students complete a practical to gain experience making observations of inorganic halogens and their salts. Students make observations of changes that take place in each chemical reaction and they...

In this chemical reactions worksheet, students experiment with reactions between 4 different metals with water, acid and air. Students make observations of copper, iron, zinc and magnesium with water, acid and air. They write an analysis...

In this chemistry in action worksheet, students read about sulphuric acid, the use of metals, the production of titanium and the detection of chemical elements and compounds. Students are given 8 statements about what they should...

Young scholars explore the concept of waste management. In this environmental stewardship instructional activity, students consider the trash generated by people per day and discuss what steps they can personally take to reduce waste.

Students study the life cycle of the frog. For this life cycle lesson set, students listen to a read aloud of Frogs, A First Discovery Book, and make a sequencing booklet that shows the four stages of the frogs life cycle. They observe...

Students create a river. For this water flow lesson, students predict how they think their river will flow and then construct a river box. Students create a landscape for the river to flow through, let the river flow and record...

In this sentence variety worksheet, students learn that modifier placement can make sentences more interesting. Students read 10 sentences and add an initial, mid-sentence or terminal modifier as directed. This is an on-line interactive...

First graders read a story. In this seeds instructional activity, 1st graders read The Tiny Seed and make their own seed house. Students write down their observations and complete a worksheet.

In this recognizing meanings of idioms in context worksheet, students fill in the blanks with the correct idioms for each sentence. Students write 23 answers.

Learners investigate aircraft design to learn many concepts of physics. In this aircraft design lesson, students use balsa wood and styrofoam to build an aircraft based on their study of wing designs, aviation, and through the use of an...

Students research the Gullah people and their impact on South Carolina. In this South Carolina history activity, students study, locate, and color the region of Africa the Gullah people came from. Students listen to Gullah music and...

Students create pine cone owls. In this visual arts lesson, students use a pine cone, acorns, glue, and feathers to create an owl pine cone. Students may use paint to decorate their project.

Young scholars examine the color wheel and work with watercolors. In this color lesson, students go over primary, secondary, and intermediate colors before watching a demonstration of watercolor brush techniques. They choose a shape to...

Students identify shapes. In this geometry lesson, students cut out various shapes and create a "Shape Collage Pizza." Students glue their shapes onto a pizza template.

Students experiment to determine the best watering schedule to use when growing grass. In this grass watering lesson, students examine rye grass seeds and discuss the role roots play in keeping grass healthy. They grow rye grass in clear...

For this math quantities worksheet, students utilize a variety of strategies to strengthen their concepts between two quantities while experiencing family road trips. Students calculate miles per hour, cost of gasoline per gallon,...

Students edit and critique essays. In this editing and critiquing lesson, students examine a sample essay and edit it. Students read the essay aloud to determine the areas that need to be revised. Students then write their own essay for...

Students study the rocks and fossils associated with the geologic landscape of Iowa. In this rocks and fossils lesson, students examine fossils that would be found in the Iowa landscape that show evidence of marine invertebrates such as...

Students become familiar with George Gist and his life as a Cherokee.  In this Cherokee lesson, students research the ways people have communicated in the past and presently.  Students recognize that better communication could...

Young scholars investigate how seeds are dispersed on land.  In this plant biology lesson plan, students use a dissecting microscope to study strawberry seeds and dandelion seeds, they draw what they see, then create a hypothesis on...