Students investigate the historical figures of World War II that focuses on the fight in the South Pacific. They conduct research using a wide variety of resources. Students use the information to communicate a report in written and oral...

Fourth graders research and identify the different layers of the forest. As a class, they observe real-life trees or analyze a poster, and discuss the characteristics of each forest layer. Students then draw a forest and label the...

Students explore freedom of speech. Individually, they complete a K-W-L chart. Students participate in a "Stand If You Can" activity where they make statements regarding the freedom of speech. Students stand if they agree with the...

Pupils engage in a study of the community and specifically look at the organization National Council For Jewish Women. They conduct research about the gathering of funds for worthy causes. Students define what a worthy cause is and what...

Third graders create a graphic organizer about bats in cooperative groups. The graphic organizer is used to illustrate the information that has been researched. The specific graphic organizer is the KWL.

Sixth graders explore various web sites to find information about rainforest animals. They research basic concepts such as animal diet, habitat, adaptations, and endangered species, and complete assigned questions.

Students write a journal in response to literature. The story that is read is about prairies. The subject of prairies becomes an object for research. The culminating activity is the making of a map where prairies exist in the United States.

Middle schoolers engage in a lesson of writing story problems about the capitol building. They conduct research using the internet to find data involving numbers to build a resource bank to draw information for the writing of problems....

Students investigate the concept of energy and focus upon the usage and the cost associated with it. They conduct research using a variety of resources while working in cooperative groups. Students graph the usage of energy as estimates...

Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the facts surrounding water. They conduct research using a variety of resources to gather facts for the game of trivia. The information is used also to create a group presentation.

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,...

Students explore the messages presented through propaganda posters for the Bread and Roses protest of 1912 and define their role in women's emancipation. In this women's history lesson, students research propaganda sources and complete a...

Students analyze content area vocabulary. In this content area literacy instructional activity, students list math words they are unfamiliar with and identify morphemes found in those words that are found in other words. Once they have a...

Students examine the historical, social, cultural and economic context of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's story, The Yellow Wallpaper. Students determine the place of the middle class woman and her role in society.

Learners read excerpts from the novel "Little Women." Students work in groups to research, analyze, and answer the questions included in the lesson. After research, learners write a paper and include a bibliography. The students also...

Students research the Judiciary Act of 1789 including why it was needed and what it provided. They write a paper using all steps of the writing process outlining their findings.

Eighth graders engage in the discovery of the meaning of Sacred Landscapes. The religious concept is researched for its impact upon the practices of Native Americans and the geographical regions. They write reflection papers upon the...

Students learn about the Sanitarium Times as they look into how they lived, what they ate, how they were entertained, etc... In this Sanitarium Times lesson, the students do research and create papers as well as look for living members...

In this online interactive diction worksheet, students choose which multiple choice answer best answers 11 questions concerning diction in grammar sentences.

Students examine issues of gun control, the right to bear arms, and the overwhelming seriousness of gun related violence. They examine what can, and has been done to redress the situation using the Million Mom March as a reference point.

Young scholars use information from a variety of media to evaluate different artists' views on the human relationship to nature. From these sources, class discussion, and personal experience, students will synthesize a thoughtful,...

What are the characteristics of a good purpose statement for a speech? Of a thesis statement? After considering the characteristics of good and bad opening statements, viewers identify the best example in a series of models.

Review concepts of cloning and genetic engineering and participate in a round-table discussion based on the ethics and potential of cloning with your class. Each learner then writes a formal essay on the topic, stemming from the debate.

Contemplate what music learners listen to and why they listen. Can they find poetry within music lyrics? Specifically hone in on blues lyrics and ruminate upon the social issues prevalent in the themes. Particular song lyrics coincide...