Students draw animals using photographs and/or mounted animals. They apply details using shading techniques. They illustrate animals using geometric shapes.

Students explore and discuss name-calling, feelings and myths relating to homosexuality through labeling feelings and participating in a game.

Tenth graders produce a tri-fold brochure encouraging travel in a European country.

Young scholars work together and investigate the shapes of 50 states. They identify the states that they find hardest to recognize. The group then list the states in order from most difficult to just difficult to recognize and create a...

Young scholars participate in the Hare and Tortoise Game and the "Castle Warwick" problem (from an Addison Wesley text). They use the computer to practice resampling statistics and explore different approaches to their tasks. They...

Third graders build a periscope and experiment with it to determine how this tool helps them extend their line of sight.

Learners explore feeling about the natural world and how those feelings are being affected by human action. They write poetry after viewing images of swallows in action and listening to poetry about the birds.

Students explore basic building and engineering concepts by constructing a structure that supports weight. They demonstrate an understanding of basic business concepts by estimating the cost and value of a building.

Young scholars provide examples of Crane's treatment of the "manly virtues" associated with war using support from the text of The Red Badge of Courage. They describe the three published endings of The Red Badge of Courage and the...

Young scholars discuss the topic of trust. They work together to create their own song about the topic. They practice ways to trust each other in the classroom as well.

Young scholars practice writing letters of compliments and complaints about products they use. They use standard business format for the letters and are expected to have them reviewed by a peer. They mail the letters in and wait for...

Fourth graders examine written works dealing with environmental issues and resolutions during a 5 week unit. They create posters, poems, and rap songs demonstrating authorship and knowledge of the environment.

Students explore issues surrounding death penalty debate and participate in a values-clarification activity to help them form their opinions on this topic. They create a talk show to discuss issues involved with DNA testing and the death...

Fifth graders write rebus stories using technology. They share the rebus stories with younger students

Students practice using the English language to help them in instances where they have differing opinions. They practice paraphrasing language.

Students practice reading for the gist of a text, improving reading speed, and fostering interest in reading authentic texts. They explore the use of figurative language.

Third graders identify sources of salt water and fresh water that enter the Chesapeake Bay. They build a model watershed and describe how runoff enters the Bay.

Seventh graders collaboratively research the life and times of Charles Dickens as it relates to a character from the story, and write and present a first-person character analysis.

Second graders study commercials and determine which cereal they feel is the most nutritious.

Students are introduced to the online Atlas of Canada and they identify the lakes and major rivers of Alberta.

Students read Julius Caesar line by line. They discuss what is going on in a particular scene. Each student in a group takes the role of an assassin and comes up with a clear characterization and motivation. They share and watch within...

Third graders, after watching a demo by the teacher, fills in his own sample book report card on the computer. They also enter information into a database.

Fourth graders read on a daily basis to enhance their reading experiences, and record their reading activities in reading log database at least every two weeks to practice their keyboarding skills.

Fourth graders, after reading books in Language Arts, complete a database to assist them with book reports.