Learners examine organizational patterns as they pertain to reading and writing skills. In this organizational patterns lesson, students write a paragraph about their weekend using the specific organizational patterns reviewed. Learners...

Learners are introduced to the vocabulary related to the male and female reproductive organs. In their journals, they write down the importance of knowing the correct terms of these organs. To end the lesson, they complete a crossword...

Second graders receive a general overview about how maps are made and used, how specific information can be derived from them, and how a student can gain personal information about their surroundings from examining them.

Students examine a list of societal needs and select one to research. After brainstorming a list of institutions that try to meet that need, they select two to examine in detail. Through interviews, students collect information and...

In this instructional activity, students properly use a taxonomic key to identify benthic organisms. Students go onto collect aquatic macroinvertabrate and then ennumerate all organisms colelcted. The culminating activity is the Project...

Young scholars identify and consider what it means to sacrifice time and effort in helping others. Then they decide areas where their help may be needed, and pursue this area in the local community. Students also search the World Wide...

For this digestion worksheet, students review the organs involved in the digestive process along with the function of these organs. This worksheet has 5 fill in the blank, 8 short answer, and 7 matching questions.

For this graphic organizer worksheet, students use the timeline graphic organizer to organize events from a text in the order they occur in the story.

In this fill-in-the-blank worksheet, students identify specific details of the first two chapters of The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton. Graphic organizers are provided for two of the questions in order to help the student organize...

Students dissect organisms and take photographs to create a PowerPoint dissection library. In this anatomy instructional activity, students dissect organisms that interest them and photograph the process while identifying structures....

Students identify the main ideas or topics of a lesson or unit using the plus, minus and interesting graphic organizer. For this main idea or topic lesson, students examine the use of the PMI graphic organizer. They describe the item...

In this critical thinking worksheet, students fill out a graphic organizer about a story they read including predicting, main idea, values, and more. Students complete 5 sections in the graphic organizer.

Students discover that news and documentaries are never completely objective because, like all other visual messages, they are the result of a process of selection and organization. They study the headlines from a variety of newspapers...

Learners explain the differences and time relationships between the past simple, present perfect (continuous) and present simple tenses when speaking about the past and present. They use a graphic organizer before speaking.

Students identify how water use is part of life and culture. Students record their daily water usage and compare results with classmates. Students complete the graphic organizer on water and children. Students compose an essay, which...

Students listen and restate facts from a text. They gather and organize information as a class. They create a report and present it to their classmates.

Students research Harriet Tubman via an Underground Railroad website in cooperative groups. They identify Tubman's first route to freedom and organize information gleaned from the research in a visual display (created in KidPix.)

Pupils explore volcanoes, locate them on maps, record general information about volcanoes, and organize information on a fact sheet.

Learners explain the role of government in protecting consumer rights and the role of private organizations in protecting consumer rights.

Fourth graders examine patterns that influence population density in the various regions of California. The unit's three lessons utilize graphic organizers for the interpretation and presentation of data.

Students are introduced to the culture of the Kumeyaay. Using their text, they discover how they used their native flora and fauna in San Diego. They participate in a matching game and examine the types of organisms who make their home...

High schoolers explore the respiration rate of a mealworm. Through experimental means, they determine the average volume of oxygen used and discuss factors that affect the respiration rate of an organism.

Second graders examine the different relationships within communities. They discover the need for rules and organization. They identify their role in the local community as well.

Students study the trial of Dred Scott. They investigate the New York Times reporter and simulate writing about the trial for a newspaper. They identify the 5Ws from the play using a graphic organizer and present their findings to the...