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The Great Depression: Impact over time: In this lesson students listen to oral history excerpts from Stan Hyatt from Madison County and evaluate how the Great Depression affected one North Carolina family over time.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Vocabulary surprise: This lesson focuses on prediction skills and vocabulary development. Students predict what is in a box from information they are given. In order to determine the contents of the box, vocabulary must be deciphered through contextual meaning. The activity idea could be used in all areas with a few modifications. Science would be easily integrated. Cooperative learning is also used.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts); By Jennifer J. Murphy.

Graphing quadratic equations: This lesson will help students quickly graph a quadratic equation. It will also help them to understand the purpose of completing the square.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Mathematics); By Kathy Schadt.

Inside a baby seed: Students will identify the three main parts of a seed after the bean/seeds have been soaked in water overnight.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Science); By Thelma Pike.

Spin away: Children will work in groups using spinners with 4 colors to make predictions about probability, gather and record data, and make conclusions about outcome.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics); By Gloria Wilson.

Science is a puzzle: Lessons in observation: Simple, fun activities using observation to introduce students to the scientific process.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); By Cindy Ellis.

Project Groundhog: The students will determine the groundhog prediction of either six more weeks of winter or an early spring and see if the prediction was accurate by recording daily weather data for six weeks. Over that six week period the students will be comparing their weekly data with schools around the USA and Canada using the Project Groundhog website.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics and Science); By Jane Diamond.

Measuring the waters: This lesson plan uses an excerpt from an oral history about measuring flood waters during Hurricane Floyd to teach students about the many ways measurements can be taken. Students are given an opportunity to practice measuring with a variety of tools and evaluate their effectiveness.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Does one cup of everything weigh the same?: The student will predict whether one cup of everything weighs the same. Next, the student will estimate the mass of several cups of materials. Then, using a primer balance the student will find the actual mass of each cup of materials in grams. The students will order the cups from lightest to heaviest by mass.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics); By Christy Bunch.

Be the meteorologist: Students use internet data to plot the path of a hurricane over several days. At designated points, students will decide which areas of the coast to put under a hurricane warning and will justify their decisions. This lesson uses real weather data and allows students to "be the meteorologist."; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)

Directed reading lesson: Dear Mr. Blueberry: This plan is a directed reading/thinking activity for the book Dear Mr. Blueberry with questioning and a follow-up written activity that focuses on the story elements. Another activity involves discussing facts about whales in the story and, then, finding other facts about whales that are used for a writing activity.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts); By Candace Hall.

Magnetic magic: Students will explore and experiment with a magnet's mysterious invisible strength by rotating through five hands-on centers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science); By Thelma Pike.

Novel study: Lucky Charms and Birthday Wishes: Although this is a unit developed for instruction in language arts, it has a curriculum focus for healthful living. The unit usually takes about 4–5 weeks to complete. A major piece of this unit focuses on identifying and listing characteristics of people.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts); By Michael Miller.

Soooooo tall!: Students will build a figure out of Legos. There are two groups, and each group is competing with the other. Students build their tower of Legos as high as they can and then measure with a ruler or yard stick. The tower has to be free-standing so the children have to think of ways to keep the tower standing by itself.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Mathematics); By Beverly Rose.

The Great Gilly Hopkins: Characterization and prediction: In the final chapters of the novel, Gilly's grandmother learns she has a granddaughter and decides to take Gilly out of foster care. Many of my classroom readers are often dismayed by this unexpected conflict and its outcome. In this lesson, the classroom becomes a courtroom where students predict the outcome of this conflict.

This activity can be used at the end of the novel, but I like to use it after reading chapters 10 and 11 so students can compare the courtroom decision to the end of the novel.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts); By Emily Vann.

Think like a scientist: Written to accompany a sixth-grade science lesson, this article explains important concepts in scientific inquiry, including observation, inference, prediction, classification, model-making, and communication.; Format: article; By April Galloway and Christine Scott.Edited by Julie McCann.

Homerun hoopla: This lesson is designed for students to gather and analyze data about baseball figures. The student will use the Internet or other resources to collect statistical data on the top five home run hitters for the current season as well as their career home run totals. The students will graph the data and determine if it is linear or non-linear.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Mathematics); By Anne Walters.

Exploring colors: The learner will develop the ability to use science process skills through exploration with primary colors.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Visual Arts Education); By Kristin Gray.

Using inquiry skills: In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 3.1; This lesson for grade 6 introduces students to important scientific skills such as observation, inference, prediction, classification, and communication. Students practice some of these skills and discuss how they may be used in various careers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); By April Galloway and Christine Scott.Edited by Julie McCann.

Sound properties and careers in music: In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 3.8; This lesson for grade six uses a hands-on lab to help students understand key concepts in the properties of sound, and how they can be applied to careers in music.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Music Education and Science); By April Galloway and Christine Scott.Edited by Julie McCann.

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