Students explore convection. In this lesson on heat and energy, students investigate how heat moves in convection currents. They use their finding to better understand how convection currents effect the movement of tectonic plates.

Pupils explore the lives of bgeahvers. They identify the physical and behavioral adaptations that help beavers survive in their environment. Students compare and contrast how beavers influence the ecology of both forest and aquatic...

Students explain how the food chain works. They contrast predators with prey and describe their function in nature. Students discuss how the food chain aids in keeping nature balanced. In small groups, they play a game that simulates the...

Students illustrate the order of operations and evaluate expressions using the order of operations. They create and correctly at least 3 out of 4 expressions using the order of operations.

Fourth graders create more complex sentences by adding specified parts. They play a game where they be making sentences sound better by adding new words or phrases. They use worksheets imbedded in this lesson to give them lots of ideas.

Students assess their daily use of water and write stories about how water is used in their lives and communities. Students read about water usage in Ghana and Kenya and compare and contrast water usage and resources between the countries.

Students identify the Earth-Moon relationship and the phases of the Moon. They participate in an activity that illustrates why the Moon has so many different looks within a lunar cycle. They discuss solar and lunar eclipses.

Students recall word problems that involve place value along with conversion of decimals to fractions. Included are hundreds, tens, units, tenths, hundredths and thousandths. They independently work on a variety of equations converting...

Students study watersheds and use topo maps to help explore where they are located.  In this watershed lesson students delineate their watershed on their own. 

Second graders examine a collection of coins to discover their value. In this value of money lesson, 2nd graders identify the amount of money represented by each coin. Students use a worksheet to complete story problems involving...

First graders listen to a story, manipulate flannel board figures, and cut soft cookies and paper plates into equal parts.

Learners show reflection, translation and rotation of a simple coordinate graph picture which they have created.

Students, in groups, estimate and check the weights of classroom objects using coins as the standard of measure.

Learners investigate the rights that students possess while examining human rights in relation to bullying. They develop ideas and advice for conflict resolution between learners.

Young scholars examine the issue of ozone depletion. They define key vocabulary terms, take a pre-quiz, discuss the quiz questions and answers, read an article, and answer discussion questions.

Second graders examine the skills they need to have in order to function successfully in a family unit. They look at how families are different from one another and at the dynamics that exist in the families in this unit of lessons.

Students view various work-related magazine pictures, choose picture randomly from stack, pantomime worker shown in picture, and answer yes or no to questions asked by classmates as they try to identify type of worker student is...

Second graders identify how to tell time to the quarter hour. Then they complete a worksheet of twelve problems on their own given ten minutes and getting at least eight correct. Students also practice telling time as a class while the...

Students identify the structures that actually assort independently. They are taught how gene maps are produced. Students compare the processes of mitosis and meiosis. They are shown their (mitosis and meiosis) significane to sexual...

Students disassemble and rebuild computers. In this computer hardware instructional activity, students learn to refurbish computers, then donate the rebuilt computers in their community.

Students plan a service project to contribute to their community and then reflect on their experience. In this service project lesson, students help in a food pantry or donation center in their community. Students then write statements...

In this there is/are worksheet, students use the correct form of either "there is" or "there are" to fill in blanks at the beginning of sentences. ESL appropriate but not exclusive.

Students formulate an impromptu speech about a given topic. In this public speaking lesson, students choose a topic from a deck of pre-written index cards and quickly present an impromptu speech. Students use a rubric to review the...

Students investigate thinning trees and why they are important to the forest.  For this sustainable environment lesson, students role-play as if they are trees in the forest and simulate the overcrowding and inability to move...