Students explore letter Aa. In this letter recognition lesson, students participate in country, state, food, literature, physical education, colors, careers, music, and game activities that are linked to the main lesson page....

Learners complete several cross-curricular activities to help them examine the uses of the letter Ee. For this letter Ee lesson, students complete geography, phonics, art, seasonal, science, animal science, physics, and online activities...

Students explore electricity by creating an alarm. In this circuitry lesson, students analyze a diagram of a circuit based alarm which detects sunlight. Students utilize electrical equipment to recreate the circuit and practice using its...

Students discover how to cradle, throw and catch and scoop in order to play Lacrosse. They also need to know the simple rules of the game.

Students practice their agility and dexterity with bean bag challenges.

Students analyze the decision-making skills. In this character education instructional activity, students read a comic book and identify the superhero. Students then analyze the types of decisions the character makes throughout the story...

Students examine microscopic life by conducting a scientific investigation. In this cell analysis instructional activity, students define the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and discuss their word origins. Students view each type of...

Students practice accurately kicking a ball. In this gross motor skills lesson, students practice kicking a ball through the legs of a classmate, who is the "goal".

Students explore animal characteristics by researching the animals in a zoo. In this video documentary lesson, students view the local zoo and create a documentary about a single animal they found at the zoo. Students present their...

Students use their sense of touch to describe an object in the mystery box. For this mystery box lesson, students use linguistic abilities to describe the object. Students give as much detail as they can as to what they feel that object...

Students identify the different types of batteries available in the market. In this science lesson, students discuss how to select the right batteries for a car.

Students explore how activity and lack of activity has an effect on a persons' heart rate. They receive instruction and practice in taking and recording their pulse rate. Students also incorporate a variety of music while taking their...

Students are read a variety of books and observe the weather in the different seasons. In groups, they compare and contrast the type of activities people are doing. They also discuss how they adapt to the changes in seasons by the...

Pupils perform activities that involve color and shape discrimination. They play games to practice memory skills. Students recognize body parts to participate in activities.

Students create letters and words with jump ropes to reinforce language arts work in the classroom. They make a letter with their body and then with a jump rope. Students perform alphabet and spelling activities with a jump rope.

Students integrate the concept of recycling in to an aerobic activity. After being divided into two classes of students; recyclers and litterers, students participate in activities related to their designation. Students practice...

Students create their own bird study in their own schoolyard using the scientific method (see Testing a Hypothesis in Join the Project). Students do research in the library, at a local college, or on the Internet to determine the...

Groups rotate through a series of stations and work with a partner to observe sound waves. Children describe sound in terms of pitch, volume, and frequency. To apply their new knowledge, the class considers how these observations can...

Differentiate between temperature and thermal energy. Your class will build a thermometer using simple materials and develop their own scale for measuring temperature. Discuss with your class and consider why engineers need to understand...

Students play a game.  In this basketball skills lesson, students work in teams to see whose players can all make a basket the quickest.

Students examine the physical geography of Minnesota, work cooperatively to design a map of Minnesota and develop spatial and relative location of Minnesota landmarks and physical characteristics.

Students compare the physical and human characteristics east and west of the 100th meridian to answer twelve questions. They write a summary of their findings.

Third graders search TDC database for images of physical geography maps, weather maps, natural resources maps, and old travel brochures. They create a new travel brochure of an area of their choice using the information they gathered.

Ninth graders investigate the physical changes in the Aral Sea from the year of 1960. They conduct research to find information. Students compare and contrast the changes caused by human activity over the years. They create their own...