Student Lessons
Animal Reports |
Sites and note-taking cards for 4th graders working on reports on Animals. This emphasizes language arts standards. Suggested Grade Level: 4 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Biographies of the Civil War |
Structured activities, selected resources and rubric to support student-produced biographies. Suggested Grade Level: 5 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Civil War |
Students learn about camp life for Civil War soldiers and use that information as the basis of a compare and contrast exercise. Suggested Grade Level: 5 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Documenting the Titanic |
Students gather, explain and cite pictures of important aspects of the history of the Titanic. Emphasizes language arts skills as well as skill in manipulating files and using pictures in word processed documents. Suggested Grade Level: 3 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Early Settlers in Delaware and Nearby |
This lesson can be used as part of a Delaware History unit. Students research historic sites in the Delaware area pertinent to the period prior to 1700. They write a letter describing a site a visiting aunt should see on her next trip to Delaware. Suggested Grade Level: 4 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Ecosystems Resources |
These resources were connected to provide a wide range of information for 3rd graders learning about ecosystems. Suggested Grade Level: 3 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Geography Links |
This page contains general links for students doing country reports, as well as country specific resources for Greece, Germany, Italy, Ireland, France and Spain. Suggested Grade Level: K Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Geometric Solids |
Using an online tool from NCTM, students explore the features of geometric solids and record their results and conclusions on a printable student worksheet. Suggested Grade Level: 5 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Goods or Services? |
Activities to learn the concept of goods and services with a supporting student worksheet. Suggested Grade Level: 3 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Honey Bee Resources for Middle School Students |
This page is a set of resources for middle school students to cull background material on honey bees. The teacher who first used the site was actually teaching a unit on writing poetry and the subject was honey bees. Suggested Grade Level: 7 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Life on the Farm |
This lesson helps students find and organize information about farm animals for a written report. Suggested Grade Level: 2 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Mixtures and Solutions |
Structured activity utilizing the Foss Mixtures and Solutions online application. Suggested Grade Level: 4 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Ocean Resources |
These pages were designed to provide background resources for a schoolwide (1-8) study of oceans. Suggested Grade Level: 4 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Presidential PowerPoints |
A simple research project culminating in a 3-slide PowerPoint presentation. Emphasis is on introducing skills in reading on the Web and creating a PowerPoint presentation. Suggested Grade Level: 3 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Rectangles and Parallelograms |
Using activates from the NCTM and guided by a printable student worksheet, students learn about the characteristics of rectangles and parallelograms. Suggested Grade Level: 5 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Reporting on the Iditarod |
Focusing on the Iditarod as a subject, students create a news article reporting on the event. Suggested Grade Level: 4 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Roller Coasters |
Using several different online applets, students explore the role of different variables on the functionality of a roller coaster. Worksheet is included for guided exploration. Suggested Grade Level: 5 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Sailing on the Titanic |
Students use information about the Titanic as the basis of a letter. Suggested Grade Level: 3 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Searching for Puffins |
An online aid for students developing KWL charts based on a story about puffins. Suggested Grade Level: 3 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Soil for 2nd Graders |
The first page is suitable for 2nd graders to use in their science investigations. The site also contains a link to teacher materials. Suggested Grade Level: 2 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Solar System Scavenger Hunt |
Resources for students to learn about the Solar System. Focuses on reading skills, notetaking and solar system information. Suggested Grade Level: 3 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Structures of Life |
Utilizes the FOSS Structures of Life activity to help students focus on the life cycle of various organisms. Suggested Grade Level: 5 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Tangrams |
A series of online activities supported by a printable worksheet for directing student work. Suggested Grade Level: 4 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Thanksgiving Hunt |
Simple scavenger hunt of Thanksgiving facts. Suggested Grade Level: 4 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
The Human Body |
Exploration of the human body using various web sites and activities. Suggested Grade Level: 3 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere |
Guided activity to help students compare the actual events of April 18, 1775 with the poem written about that night. Suggested Grade Level: 5 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
The World's Deserts |
Activities and resources to guide students in creating a report on a chosen desert. Suggested Grade Level: 4 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Touring Old New Castle - Letter Writing |
Using sites on historic New Castle, students gather information to create a tour of New Castle and write a letter of invitation to a friend. Suggested Grade Level: 4 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Using a Pan Balance |
Uses an online pan balance to draw logical conclusions about weights of unknown objects. Suggested Grade Level: 4 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Virtual Aquarium |
Supporting materials for the Foss Virtual Aquarium activity. Suggested Grade Level: K Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Water Cycle |
A series of web-based activities on the water cycle, including a printable student worksheet Suggested Grade Level: 3 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
Weather on the Web |
Very simple lesson to help students compare weather in Delaware, Disneyland and Disney World. Can be used as a whole class activity to support longer term observations. Suggested Grade Level: 2 Last updated: 3/29/2005 |
