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Congressional Scenarios

For Teachers 7th - 11th
In this U.S. government worksheet, learners read 12 scenarios pertaining to government intervention and determine what to do as lawmakers in response to each of the scenarios.
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Women’s History

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the "Cult of Domesticity." In this women's history lesson, students visit the specified Web sites to engage in research related to the characteristics that were thought to represent true womanhood as well as information...
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Fugitive Slaves and the Underground Railroad

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders consider the impact of the Underground Railroad. In this slavery activity, 11th graders examine primary documents as they conduct independent research to explore the role of the Underground Railroad during the fight for...
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Thanksgiving Holiday

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore American culture by participating in arts and crafts activities. In this Thanksgiving lesson plan, 1st graders listen to music based upon the Thanksgiving tradition and examine images of the first Thanksgiving....
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Advertisers Tread Lightly; Quietly Encouraging Consumers To Spend Again

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners analyze how one national company responded to the tragedy incorporating special message into its advertising. They are to attain knowledge of advertising as it relates to current events.
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The Design Company

For Teachers 10th
Studentrs must Design and produce a 4/4-color tri-fold brochure to promote the new technology department being developed by the Business Opportunity Group. The design should look and should resemble stationary and web site that is still...
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Inquiry and the Nature of Science

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners identify questions that can be answered through scientific investigations, design and conduct a scientific investigation. They also use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret data.
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Free Printables: Place Value

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this place value worksheet, students cut out the 10 arrows on the page, each of which contains a number between 0 and 9 and then three 0s after that number. The students then insert a decimal in the right spot to make the correct...
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Helping Disabled Dogs

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read a story called Carts Give Mobility to Disabled Dogs and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current events lesson plan, students respond to literature by answering questions, recalling details,...
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Parts of a Plant

For Teachers K
Students record observations about parts of plants including leaves, roots, stems, and flowers. They use Kid Pix to draw a picture of a plant and to label the parts of the plant.
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Black Hawk and the Black Hawk Trail

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the American Indian tribe of Black Hawk and its trail. They use computers and a variety of technology resources to find information and put together a multimedia presentation. The end result is a storyboard...
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Personal Culture

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate personal culture. They go throughout the community taking pictures and saving the images to create a personal photo book. The information can be displayed in either a digital or hard copy. The goal of the lesson is...
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Senior Project

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders create a multimedia component of their senior project. They choose multimedia to effectively enhance their oral presentation. They present a five to ten minute formal oral presentation.
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The Art of Making Paper

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover the materials used to make paper in the late Middle Ages and coompare that to papermaking today. In groups, they analyze and compare the effectiveness, cost and value of the various materials available. They discuss the...
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Tour of Our Century

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students will research the politics, arts, social climate, technological and scientific advances of the 1900s. They will work in cooperative groups to identify the most significant advances of one decade then use a computer to create a...
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Art for Protest or Persuasion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine Chicana/o and earlier prints made for protest and persuasion. They compare characteristics of different processes and distinguish multiple original prints from mass-produced reproductions of artworks.
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Webbing the Food Chain

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students compose a visual representation of the food chain cycle using Inspiration educational software.
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An Extraordinary Woman

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research a famous woman from a previous lesson. They develop a chant about her and her accomplishments. They share their findings with the community.
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Steamers Lesson 1: Background Information

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discover the use of steamboats in North Carolina. After reading background information, they take notes on their reading and participate in a class discussion. They complete a KWL chart and share what they have gathered...
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Ed Tech

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students access and evaluate authority of electronic resources. They synthesize data from multiple sources. Students compose a Works Consulted page. They prepare and deliver an informative speech on a disease or medical condition.
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Tolerance: Gender Issues

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils explore why some professions have been gender-dominant in the past. In this lesson, students identify some professions that have typically had one specific gender employed in the past, then research that job to see when it became...
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Math Nutrition

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use nutritional knowledge to plan balanced meals and use grocery store flyers to calculate costs of the meals. They create word problems using these flyers.
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Creature Feature

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students research an animal, and create a video to share their information and pictures with the class.
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Teaching about Aquatic Respiration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore respiration in a lake ecosystem by experiment and research.