Students name and locate countries where radiation from the Chernobyl accident traveled, describe how air pollution travels from one area to another and list the travel of radiation in chronological order.

Students identify the parts of the egg and observe the composition of the egg parts.

Students design a "container" for his/her egg to determine whether the egg remain intact when dropped from a predetermined height.

Students use survival stories as the theme for written assignments and a photography presentation.

Learners examine various videos and books about Harriet Tub man, Annie Oakley, and Wilma Rudolph. They conduct research, participate in games, and write stories involving these three women.

Fifth graders evaluate data from a circle graph that compares time spent on various activities. They use the computer to manipulate their own data as they compare, examine, create and evaluate data using circle graphs.

Tenth graders demonstrate an understanding of the food groups by categorizing foods in the proper area. Given the six food groups in the food pyramid each student is given twenty pictures of foods and asked to place them under the...

Students explain why the election of 1824 was called the corrupt bargain and develop a better understanding of the Electoral College and see some of its flaws.

Students read Hilburt The Halibut, and discuss the verbs in the story. Using the overhead projector, and a copy of the story on a transparency, the class examine the verbs and identify all the past tense verbs within the story.

Students discuss and determine what is zero, what is infinity, and where do these numbers come from?

Students explore Geometry with Twizzlers Candy, pipe cleaners, paper, pencils, and protractors. They manipulate these items to create different angles introduced by the teacher.

Students create a watercolor painting of a color or an object that make the student feel a certain way. They describe how this color makes them feel through writing a short poem.

Students examine why a negative number subtracted from another number changes the operation to addition.

Third graders examine "Compleaños Feliz" and the symbolism of the pinata associated with birthday parties.

Students examine how waves are generated by wind, create a model that uses wind to create waves and conduct an experiment that demonstrates the effect that waves have on the coastline.

Students define what a cloud is and what fog is. After a lecture/demo, students participate in an experiment on how clouds and fog are formed. In pairs, they perform the experiment a second time, record their results and present to the...

Students recognize several Indian goddesses, identify the symbols representing aspects of divinity in India, and appreciate how the goddess represents both creative and destructive forms of power.

Students investigate Mendelian Genetics by studying the history of Mendel and what it was like to be a 19th century scientist. They read a pieces of fiction during this investigation.

Learners complete activities that lead to greater understanding of the variety of natural disasters that occur all over the world.

Young scholars compute and estimate using mental mathematics, paper-and-pencil methods, calculators, and computers. They measure and compare quantities using appropriate units, instruments and methods. They utilize worksheets imbedded in...

Students collect as much information as possible about their egg and record the information in a systematic way. They prepare a description of the egg your team was given that enable you to distinguish your egg from everyone else's egg.

Second graders determine the ways in which deciduous trees lose their leaves by investigating fallen leaves and how the weather changes throughout the seasons. They obtain knowledge about why and what causes the weather to change...

Students define a set of common homonyms, such as mail and male. They use these definitions to write sentences with each word.