Learners examine democracy and the role of a citizen. They contrast rights and responsibilities of individuals, groups, and organizations. Students identify two forms of democratic action and describe demoncratic values. Learners observe...

Students discuss photosynthesis. They explore and discuss surface tension, hydrogen bonding and capillary action with hands on experiments. They make journal entries and draw pictures of the different stages of the experiments.

Students partner work exploring turn taking and gestures. They access to stop when the music stops and listen to the leader's instruction. Students/teams meet at opposite sides of the room and decide their character. They practice moving...

Fifth graders take part in a mini-lesson on characterization, discuss roles for Literary Circles and meet for the first true session of their Literary Circles.

Young scholars examine the properties, limitations, and durability of a variety of materials, then evaluate which of the materials would be best for building a model house. If used in its entirety, this lesson could take several science...

Students assess the positive and negative affects of humans on the environment. The lesson explores ways in which individuals and societies can reduce the negative impact on the environment. By taking a "waste walk" around their campus,...

Students develop codes to guide individual actions and responsibilities as members of the team. They explore memories, journal entries, etc. about about teamwork. Through prompting questions, they translate these into a draft behavior...

Students study vocabulary in order to read an online article. They participate in word work before they read and discuss the article. They take an online quiz and a role play activity.

Students explore the interdependency between humans and the ecosystems. They examine how uncontrolled development threatens the rain forests. They discuss how human actions affect the rain forest.

Fifth graders create a KWL chart on discrimination and human rights. While reading different stories, they take notes on each character in the books. To end the activity, they discuss the forms of discrimination today and how African...

Students complete four activities to investigate how reef ecology can change. They perform experiments to show how sewage discharge can affect a marine ecosystem, look at substances that don't dissolve in water, examine wave action...

Students describe the decision-making process by listening to books being read aloud and completing worksheets. They write journal entries, complete motivating activities, and participate in a 5 Square Activity. As an assessment, they...

Students debate the main roles of the House of Lords and argue whether or not it is necessary. Teams debate the pros and cons of the House of Lords then take a class vote on which side argues it case most persuasively. Using the...

Students in a special education classroom identify pictures of various living things. In groups, they role-play different roles to help them with their social and communication skills. To end the instructional activity, they take...

Students develop the concept of supply and demand. For this economics lesson, students listen to a lecture and take notes on supply and demand. Students create a coherent set of notes about supply and demand.

Students create a video based on their own interests. In this language arts and technology lesson, students take pictures and compile them so as to create a storyboard on whatever each student wishes. Additionally, students edit...

Students investigate children's' rights. They examine what the rights mean, how they are violate and what actions students can take to protect those rights. They read and discuss a poem before investigating the United Nations and...

Consider how well high schoolers' favorite TV shows, movies and video games reflect the diversity of society. The lesson plan introduces your class to several media literacy concepts, such as how media conveys values and messages, as...

Students examine the impact of the nonprofit sector on society by researching philanthropic Websites. They role-play as minority groups that used alternative power structures to change society and write in their journals on a...

High schoolers promote philanthropy. In this service learning instructional activity, students create video documentaries based on service learning projects they completed and then share the video with their peers and community. 

Learners are introduced to the challenges faced by Afghanistan today as it begins the rebuilding process after years of war. They work in groups to identify the elements important to rebuilding a society. Each group assembles to...

Stereotyping and discrimination are explored in this social justice lesson.  Students listen to the book Dragon of Brog, in which mythical characters experience discrimination. Then, they sculpt a magical character out of plasticene...

Inspire scholars to reach for the stars with a handy two-page document that details why setting goals is important, how to begin the process, and three steps to set and meet goals. 

Pupils form opinions on common perception about oppression of women in the West. They read specific accounts and determine whether the treatment constitutes oppression. They recognize the danger of stereotyping all Muslim women as...