Students identify needs and feelings. In this character education lesson plan, students read two passages about being shy and scared. Students create an ending to the story on their own.

Using a simple technique, learners practice identifying integers on a number line. As numbers, both positive and negative, are pointed to, they name them. This could be part of anticipatory set before a lesson on integers.

Students examine how to conduct simple investigations and use simple equipment to gather data.  In this magnet lesson students decide what types of objects are attracted to magnets. 

Students explore Ultraviolet detecting beads and conduct several investigations with them.  In this investigative lesson students participate in an experiment to see the harmful effects of UV light and discuss their findings. 

Students draw cells, make a cell, and list organelles in plant and animal cells. For this cells lesson plan, students create edible cells.

In this psychology worksheet, students complete a 5 short answer quiz on intelligence. They identify evidence on hereditary influences on intelligence.

Students develop procedures to explore the behavior of fish.  In this scientific experiment activity students from a hypothesis, write a question, identify different variables and controls in their experiment. 

Students discuss and conduct a food safety experiment which looks at bacteria and food poisoning. They swab the other area of some food and grow bacteria in an agar plate.

Students work collaboratively to explore the functions of the Robolab program and create a small moving robot out of Legos.

Students examine and modify a swinging apparatus. They describe the motion of an object by its position, direction of motion, and speed. Students measure motion using a graph.

Students work together to build tetrahedral kites. They must follow directions and the provided materials. They discover the engineering concepts needed to make the kite.

Students observe diffusion of glucose through a cell membrane and research the function of chromium picolinate in glucose uptake into a cell. They conclude and understand the role of insulin and chromium picolinate in the uptake of...

High schoolers examine tadpoles at various stages of development. They make careful scientific observations and compare the changes that occur at five different phases of a frog's life.

High schoolers are able to write a speech and create a slogan through analysis of current issues articles dealing with pesticide use. They put themselves in the position of one of the workers affected by the story they read.

Tenth graders engage in a lesson looking for the ideal conditions for microbial growth. The lesson is to be given once they have background knowledge about microbes. Students set up a lab in order to grow cultures over a period of two...

Students describe, draw, and classify shapes. They use the internet to research the X-36 aircraft. Students identify the geometric shapes in the aircraft. They calculate the number of sides in an x-36.

High schoolers list four ways to identify trees. In this tree identification instructional activity, students use tree identification techniques such as leafs, bark, wood grain, soil type, and climate to create tables and graphs.

Students explore how water and waves erode the earth. For this erosion lesson students determine the processes of wave erosion and building.

Students research how roller coasters work. In this physics activity, learners research the history of roller coasters and the safety factors in the design of a roller coaster on the website www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics. They...

Fifth graders use maps and music to learn the 50 states. In this US Geography instructional activity, 5th graders map out a region of the United States and practice singing the song, The 50 States that Rhyme.

In this An American Tragedy study help learning exercise, learners answer 15 questions about the plot, setting, and characters in An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser.

Students practice solving math equations by analyzing chocolate recipe measurements. In this chocolate baking math lesson, students read about the Hershey factory and recipes used to create chocolate bars. Students solve problems and...

Pupils collect real data on sound. In this algebra lesson, students use a CBL and graphing calculator to observe the graph created by sound waves. They draw conclusion about the frequency of sound from the graph.

Learners visit a multimedia online journal as a model for their research and journal about their own communities. They examine writing for themselves and writing for an audience as they study the community and present it in more than one...