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- Amazing liquid conductor
- Students will mix a variety of liquid solutions together to see if they will light a light bulb in a electrical circuit. They will be able to identify liquid electrical conductors and nonconductors. Also they will be able to identify that liquid solutions that contain a noticeable amount of acid or salt are good conductors of electricity. Each group of students will make a closed circuit to test their solutions.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science)
- By Martha Martin.
- A perspective on inquiry
- In this interview, Norman Budnitz, cofounder of the Center for Inquiry Based Learning, talks about inquiry and how to teach with it in a K–12 classroom.
- Format: article/best practice
- By Waverly Harrell.
- The learning cycle
- A three-part model of scientific inquiry that encourages students to develop their own understanding of a scientific concept, explore and deepen that understanding, and then apply the concept to new situations.
- Format: article/best practice
- By David Walbert.
- Creating and understanding circles and their parts
- This lesson will offer a hands-on opportunity to explore and construct circles. Students will develop a definition for identifying the parts of a circle such as the center, radius, diameter, chord, and circumference. Students will use compasses and rulers in constructing these parts of a circle.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics)
- By Patricia Tingen.
- A Ram Sam Sam: A Moroccan tune with a twist
- Students will enjoy singing, playing rhythm instuments, reading notations, and performing a Moroccan tune in two different musical styles on student keyboards.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Music Education)
- By Marie Batten.
- Termites, ink pens and pheromones
- Students will investigate the behavior of termites to understand and use the scientific method.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- By Jacki Clark.
- Describing Japanese screens and scrolls through images
- The second part of a larger unit on talking and writing about, as well as creating, Japanese screen and scroll paintings. The purpose of this unit plan is to introduce descriptive aspects of art criticism, while teaching the art and culture of Japan. Students create illustrations of classmates' descriptions of Japanese screens or scrolls.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education)
- By Michelle Harrell.
- Solar sizzlers
- Group projects of building solar cookers or collectors provide arena for learning about energy sources and transformation. Gathering data for comparison and analysis exercises students' graphing skills and thinking.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Information Skills and Mathematics)
- By Larry Parker.
- Jewelry: Then and now
- This lesson integrates fifth grade social studies with the visual art curriculum through a study of jewelry, both of the present and the past. Students will assemble a necklace from the beads and pendant that they create.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education)
- By Michelle Morris.
- Montessori
- The Montessori philosophy is a holistic view of children that builds on natural curiosity and develops a love of learning by creating environments which foster the fulfillment of children's highest potential. History of Montessori In her medical practice,...
- Format: article
- By Heather Coffey.
- Float, sink, flink!
- In this lesson, students will learn to make things flink, meaning they neither float to the top nor sink to the bottom of a fluid. They will discover that whether an object floats or sinks depends not only on the properties of the object itself, but also on the properties of the fluid (either gas or liquid) in which it is situated.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science)
- By Erin Denniston.
- Hands-on biology
- Hands-on science exploration clarifies difficult concepts and engages learners who have difficulty in more traditional classrooms. This article looks at an inquiry-based classroom that meets the needs of all of its students.
- Format: article/best practice
- By Waverly Harrell.
- Reading primary sources: An introduction for students
- A step-by-step guide for students examining primary sources, with specific questions divided into five layers of questioning.
- Format: article/learner's guide
- By Kathryn Walbert.
- Reading is for the boys (and girls)!
- This WebQuest for teachers looks at the difficult issue of how to get — and keep — boys interested in reading. It guides you through the research, then looks at text selection and pedagogy and helps you find specific strategies for narrowing the adolescent "literacy gap."
- Format: article
- By Kimberly Bowen.
- Not your mother's math teacher
- North Carolina's 2001–2002 Teacher of the Year, Carmen Wilson, talks about real-world math and teachers' roles as professionals.
- By David Walbert.
- Science students get their hands dirty
- Enter Carol Swink's classroom where students become scientists by conducting hands-on, inquiry-based investigations. By saving the textbook reading and lectures for last and doing experiments first, students master not only science content but math content too.
- Format: article/best practice
- By Waverly Harrell.
Resources on the web
- Helping Ladybug Hide with Arrows and Angles
- Students use a Java applet to hide a ladybug under a leaf. This requires experimentation, planning, and understanding of spatial relationships and visual memory. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics and Science)
- Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Inventing and presenting unit 2: Effective speeches and building the invention
- Students read about inventors, propose inventions to solve problems they have identified, and build and test their inventions. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Science)
- Provided by: IRA/NCTE
- Inventing and presenting unit 3: Persuasive speaking and invention promotion
- Students read about inventors, propose inventions to solve problems they have identified, and build and test their inventions. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Science)
- Provided by: IRA/NCTE
- The little transistor that could
- The purpose of this lesson is to explore the nature of technology through the history of the transistor. In this investigation students will look at the development of a technology that has had a huge impact on modern life—the transistor. Students... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 Science)
- Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
