In this popular, trade, or scholarly article worksheet, students read and review at least three given articles.  Students identify the type of article and give reasons for their choice. Students are given a list of questions to...

Students perform a play about the early explorers to America.

Students have a better understanding of another culture other than their own. This help them to see that there were other people living in this region before us.

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.

Students identify the plant parts and bee structures that are involved in pollination. They simulate pollination in a group activity and process the information.

Learners identify geographical information about landscapes found in student literature, demonstrate an organizing tool, developed around geographical themes, for the recording of information, and share uses of this approach.

Students investigate the events that led to the Civil Rights Movement and the attributes of the movement that led to its success using the Jigsaw method.

Students read and write poems for two voices about the Civil Rights Movement.

Pupils explore cubing as a graphic organizer to better explain the key concepts of the Civil Rights Movement and take positions on key concepts regarding the Movement.

Students research how mitochondrial DNA is used in determining familial relationships. They complete a worksheet in which they attempt to help solve the identity of bones found in Africa.

Pupils prepare cross-curricular lessons based on the experience of traveling the Oregon Trail.

Seventh graders complete a unit of lessons on Native Americans. They analyze Native American cultures, create a Native American artifact for a Living Museum, and develop a tour of the museum using a digital camera and a Powerpoint...

Students research areas of Australia and other parts of the world characterized by a tropical wet and dry climate.

Second graders identify and explain the symptoms of head lice. They also examine the ways to treat the lice and the many ways to prevent the lice from spreading.

Students examine the cause-and-effect relationship between tides and the rocky coast ecosystem. They complete a worksheet that illustrates the intertidal zone.

High schoolers view a television program that traces the use of the assembly line in mass production and the subsequent conflict between workers' rights and management. They analyze and discuss the portrayal of the American worker over...

Learners view a short film about the rise of prosperity after World War II. They examine the role of status symbols and owning vehicles. They compare and contrast advertisements from the 1950's with those from the 1990's.

Students, after listening to a lecture, examine Nigeria from slave trading to the Civil War as well as listen to the Arrested Development song about slavery. In addition, they create a circle diagram for essay #1.

Young scholars participate in a national survey of biological indicators of climate change by gathering and submitting data on local plants and animals.

Students identify artifacts from Chinese immigrants that are common to other immigrant groups, describe how American society discriminated against the Chinese, describe contribution of Chinese immigrants to American society, discuss two...

Students examine gospel music including the lyrics and instrumentation. They explain the meaning of the lyrics and how they are related to the cultural values associated with the music. They differentiate between gospel and spiritual music.

Students identify and connect themes of selected nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and art to Harlem Renaissance jazz. They compare and contrast historical and fictionalized versions of the jazz scenes of the Harlem Renaissance. They...

First graders are introduced to the ecosystems of savannas throughout the world. Using new vocabulary, they identify and describe the characteristics of a savanna and the animals that live there. They also describe the Earth's physical...

Students examine photographs taken of immigrants during late 1800s and early 1990s in America, and identify factors involved in immigration through examination of primary documents that include statistics, trends, graphs, photographs,...