Students explore and analyze different ways to work through various distractions while studying even in the quietest of areas. They practice concentrating on strategies that assist them in controlling the distractions in their study...

Learners explore fractals and draw fractal curves. To assist in remembering the methods, they sing a song about fractals, watch a video, and create images of fractals on dot paper. Students observe and discuss a comic strip about...

Students use KidPix to describe their view on technology. They share their work with others in the class. Students brainstorm ways teachers use technology with students. They differentiate between productivity and instructional tools....

Students practice keeping quiet while standing in line. They play Simon says with the teacher to identify the parts of their muscles, bones, or other body parts such as hair, knees, and eyes. Students complete movements only if they...

Pupils incorporate language from Twelfth Night into their own skits.  In this Hamlet lesson, students use a handout to assist them as they dub over the skits created earlier with specific language from Twelfth Night. 

Students explore/examine danger/warning signs in the United States as well as those in other international countries. In addition, they review a lengthy vocabulary list to assist them with pictures and products to insure safety and...

Students research facts about illegal dumping sites and write an editorial exposing the effects of the site from their point of view and persuades readers to take action. Students brainstorm ideas that could be included in the editorial,...

In this recreational worksheet, students study on how to assist a young boy in catching fish in a fishing maze with the boy on one end and the fish on the other end.

In this mazes worksheet, students analyze the best route to assist a spotted sandpiper find some food through a maze of fun. Students share their routes with each other.

Third graders will research the Ring of Fire and be able to share their findings with their partner. They will also demonstrate volcanic eruptions using a baking soda and vinegar volcano model. Then they will discover how continental...

Fifth graders, in groups, conduct an experiment in which they measure ground level ozone levels using an ozone measuring kit. They analyze and compare the weather conditions and locations where ozone readings are highest and lowest.

If a field trip to the summit of Mount Everest isn't in your school budget, make the trek virtually! An interactive lesson allows class members to follow Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's trail up the mountain, and provides...

Advocate for the environment! With the short story included, learners are prompted to think about radon (the odorless and colorless gas) and possible ways to get donations or raise money to purchase detection equipment. The plan spans...

This challenge game activity focuses on not just following directions, but on active listening as the players receiving the directions are blindfolded. The players giving directions need to be clear and concise in telling the blindfolded...

Learners set up their own composting bin. They observe and record their findings during a period of time. They describe the decomposing process as well.

Students analyze how successful job seekers got their jobs and consider which strategies they might use. They access stories about young adults who have successfully mainstreamed into the world of work.

Students participate in a baseball game in which they answer questions related to air pollution. They answer true and false questions as well. They discuss the impact of air pollution on the environment.

Students identify solid waste and water pollution concerns. They discuss how to prevent water and air pollution as well. They describe any behaviors they have that would be considered environmentally irresponsible.

Students identify qualities of clean water and develop an awareness of people in the community who keep our water clean.

Students conduct an experiment to show how water gets contaminated through neighborhood runoffs.

Students perform a play that presents the causes and effects on people and the environment of the eight major air pollutants.

Students work together to identify items sent to landfills. They summarize percentages of the different items found in landfills. They create a pizza pie graph of all of the components found in landfills.

Students work together to build a trash city. They collect items that would go into a landfill to help them build their city. They discuss ways to cut down on garbage.

Students examine the issues surrounding air pollution. They discover how it affects peoples health and the government's regulations. They complete a word search activity to practice the vocabulary.