Fourth graders are introduced to the techniques to determine if the information they gathered was the best available. In groups, they discuss how having the best information can help them make important decisions. They also participate...

Students research events, trends, and phenomena of specific years in the twentieth century, then design "time capsules" to commemorate those years.

Young scholars further their understanding of the United Nations inspections in Iraq. They develop flow charts to organize ideas for interactive scenarios about the inspections in which the choices made determine the outcome.

Students examine, discuss, and research the Bill of Rights. They, in groups, develop a presentation about their amendment for the class.

Students consider what a hurricane is and how it impacts both land and people, explore the speculations surrounding Hurricane Isabel, research potential target sites and create maps illustrating how Isabel may affect them.

Young scholars explore recent research linking economic status with student behavior. They design their own studies that investigate how different variables are related to student performance in particular subject areas.

Students examine their family's particular spending habits for a holiday they celebrate, research the financial expectations of retailers during the holiday season and at other times during the year.

Pupils consider words that reflect their knowledge and opinions about Israel, Palestinian Authority and the Gaza Strip. They develop annotated timelines about the history of the region in the 20th century and create collages that express...

Fourth graders identify major components of a "Cinderella" story in order to create a database.

Third graders use two days to create, collect, display and analyze data. Classroom activities and practice build greater understanding to a variety of forms used to display data.

Learners examine the impact and importance media has in shaping public views by examining poll surveys, comparing video clips and participating in a role-playing exercise.

Students share their prior knowledge of WMD, discuss how the U.S. has responded to this threat and what changes, if any, the US should take for the future. They role-play as national secruty advisor while participating in a fictional WMD...

Students research how television news shows reported on the War in Vietnam. They describe how television news shows reported on the Iraqi War and compare the two coverages. They contrast how are they similar and how they are different.

Students investigate the history behind The New Deal through using primary source documents. This allows students to discover history with limited background knowledge. They answer questions and receive further clarification with the...

Students explore the boundary between membership exclusivity and illegal discrimination in private organizations by examining a recent case of alleged discrimination in a college.

Students explore different forms of communication via the Internet and the effects these electronic mediums have on social relationships. They compose e-mail messages and predict the gender of authors of anonymous e-mail messages of...

Students identify narrative procedure. For this narrative procedure lesson, students analyze a recipe and visit the website www.ehow.com. Students discuss narrative procedures and answer questions. students make a list of the procedures...

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A wonderful collection of 650 writing prompts organized into categories and issues, e.g., role models, family, memories, race, gender, sexuality, social media, etc. Each prompt is linked to an article on that topic. W.9-10.10 Write...

This writing assignments asks students to assume the voice of a character from a novel they are reading. Focusing on a topic or belief the character shows passion about in the novel, the students write an essay modeled after NPR's "This...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This collection of worksheets will engage kids in writing their own opinions and identifying their reasons for these opinions. Graphic organizers for opinion writing and prompts with "I would rather"...

After giving young scholars the writing topic "A Special Day that I Remember, give students ten to fifteen minutes to write on the topic. Then tell them they will be revising their "Special Day" prompt writing, but first they will listen...

This exercise was designed to serve as a pre-writing activity for one of their three designated fifth grade practice prompts for the state writing exam. The prompt is: Think about a time when something special or unusual happened at...

This exercise assists fourth grade Nevada students in preparing for their fifth grade Writing Exam. This exercise was designed to serve as a pre-writing activity for one of our three designated fourth grade practice prompts. The prompt...