In this Trail of Tears instructional activity, students fill in the blanks with words given to the Trail of Tears. Students fill in 19 blanks on this instructional activity.

In preparation for an introduction to chemistry exam, play Chemistry Jeopardy with your class. The categories include molar relationships, phases of matter, atomic structure, chemical nomenclature, and scientific investigation. If the...

Words are kind of like a train, with affixes as the added cars. Practice prefixes, suffixes, and root words with these worksheets. Learners add words on to the beginning and end of words, practice with some roots, and use the words in...

Explore the connection between operations with scientific notation and the laws of exponents. Scholars work on a set of word problems involving operations with scientific notation. Along the way, they consider how the laws of exponents...

In this metric worksheet, students fill in missing numbers in units of length comparisons, complete tables and write their rules, and solve 1 word problem. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.

Namely through discussion, get your opinionated scholars examining the roles of government- is it even necessary? They analyze the quote: "To be free, one must be chained," writing what it represents and then sharing. Consider...

When do you use quotation marks around titles? Review the rules at the top of the page, and then let learners decide if the sentences that follow use the quotations correctly. An answer sheet is included. 

Students analyze the engraving of Paul Revere to make a judgment about the time period of the Boston Massacre. The objective is that one creates an account of the event from the perspective of a British soldier.

Learners examine both the Preamble of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. They work in small groups to connect the two documents and analyze how the documents are important to their lives today. They create a poster that visually...

Students analyze antitrust enforcement. In this American economics lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the details of the free market system and antitrust laws. Students respond to discussion questions...

In this days of the week learning exercise, students copy the days in the correct order, unscramble from a "word snake" and copy, correct spelling, color the days according to instructions, complete short answer questions and play a...

Fe, phi, fo, fum. This activity leads pairs to find the ratio of consecutive terms of the Fibonacci sequence. The pairs find that the Fibonacci sequence can be found in many places. A discussion with the class shows that the ratios...

Students complete a unit of lessons on the documents, symbols, and famous people involved in the founding of the U.S. government. They create a personal bill of rights, write a found poem, design a flag, conduct research, and role-play...

Middle schoolers examine the Preamble to the Constitution. For this government lesson, students read the Preamble of the Constitution and define the meaning of unknown words. Middle schoolers write about examples of how the Constitution...

Students participate in technology-rich activities with the common goal of strengthening Students' understanding of simplifying expressions that involve exponents. They work in heterogeneous groups to discover the laws of exponents.

Middle schoolers relate the division of monomials to multiplication. In this division of monomials lesson plan, students divide monomials by factoring and dividing common factors from the originals. They check their answers by...

Whether you are new to the mock trial format or have extensive experience with the program, you'll find much to learn from this teacher training manual that includes strategies for teaching the various aspects of court room trials.

Analyze the significance of George Washington's letter to his cabinet in which he sets forth a tradition of neutrality in wartime for the United States.

Who has the final say in matters dealing with the rules under the United States Constitution? The case Marbury v. Madison brings to light the issue of judicial review. Learners investigate the Supreme Court's opinion in the case with a...

Students determine that air pollution control is caused by a combination of market incentives and government regulation. They realize that businesses exist to make profits for their owners and that governments make rules for individuals...

Middle schoolers examine the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights. During a visit to the George Bush Presidential Museum, they watch a video about the Texas v. Johnson flag burning case. In groups, they discover the role of the Supreme...

Students read about the changes in the "new money" and then create a graph to represent various combinations of currency produced.

Class members adopt the role of Law and Order history investigators and examine primary source documents to determine the legitimacy of Marco Polo's claim that he traveled to and traded in China. A cleverly crafted...

First graders learn vocabulary in regards to laws, courts, and policeman. They read and discuss the book, The Value of Respect: The Story of Abraham Lincoln. An attorney visits the classroom and discusses the roles of judges and juries.