High schoolers learn the procedure for mixing secondary colors from primary pigments and observe the results of mixing two primary colors.

Students read an online article in order to participate in a discussion and writing activity based on it.

Students research lakes of eastern Kansas. Students compile their information into a "sandwich" with each layer containing a specific list of information.

Students participate in a simulation activity that examines the economic impact of the construction of a reservoir-both the positive and negative side.

Students examine data supporting the increase in health risks due to obesity. They write letters to their future selves giving strategies for maintaining a healthy weight in adulthood by maintaining an appropriate energy balance.

Students examine watershed maps from the Columbia River. They practice using maps and create their own watershed map. They share their map with the class.

Students explore minerals and examine environmental impact of mining through simulation.

Students interpret the stories of school consolidation efforts. They explore what social and structural changes have occurred in rural schools. Students debate the plusses and minuses of school consolidation from several perspectives.

Students identify and explore ways being an FCCLA officer can improve leadership skills. In this FCCLA leadership lesson plan, students research the requirements to become an FCCLA officer using the national bylaws. Students then prepare...

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.

Seventh graders create a time line of significant dates in the history of their nation. This requires students to examine the entire history of a country and make informed judgments based on their historical knowledge.

Middle schoolers find number patterns in the generation of several different types of fractals.

Students are introduced to lines, rays, line segments and planes and study the differences between them. They also practice graphing lines, rays, line segments and planes

Students research the Cartesian Coordinate System and its many uses in the world of mathematics and algebra.

Students are introduced to plotting functions on the Cartesian coordinate plane seen several categories of functions, including lines and parabolas

Second graders complete a written activity as well as play a review game about the Eastern Woodland Indian tribe and the Plains Indian tribe - natural resources, food, shelter, clothing, transportation, etc.

Second graders discuss various types of music. They identify and explore Japanese music, and instruments. They make a koto.

Students review landform terms and review fact and opinion. They make fact and opinion statements and play landform BINGO.

Fourth graders use graphic organizers to differentiate between cause and effect. They read a story independently and write the cause and effects in the graphic organizer.

High schoolers relate solution concentration and saturation to color and compare methods of changing value and color intensity with paint solutions.

Sixth graders utilize their prior knowledge of the Woolly Mammoth to hypothesize what life was like for the Paleoindians. They write a story about a day in the life of a Paleoindian hunter.

Fourth graders sort trail mix by type and use that information to create different types of graphs for comparing.

Students melt old crayon stubs and mold them into interesting shapes and characters. They can add paper clips to created hanging ornaments!

Explore Marylanders, Eubie Blake, Billie Holiday, Cab Calloway, and Chick Webb.