Language Arts

Click, Clack, Moo!
How does asking questions help us better understand an author’s message?

The Same or Different?
How are Jan Brett's books The Hat and The Mitten alike and different?

The Moral of the Story is...
Fables are short narratives that convey hidden messages to the reader about human behavior. What are the common elements found in Aesop’s fables? How do we learn to interpret the meaning of various fables? How can we apply that meaning to our lives today?

Notice It, Name It, Try It: A Lesson in Descriptive Writing
How can we use the good traits of writing that we notice in published work to help us improve and revise our own descriptive writing?

With This Heart or Hand Poetry
How can learning more about each other help us to become more tolerant? How can writing poetry help us share important beliefs that will help others understand us better?

"Who Said That?"
Why is the use of quotation marks important in our writing? How do quotation marks help us as readers? Why and where would I use quotation marks in my writing?

The Answer is on the Web
How can I use the web to get good information?

Paper or Plastic?
Every time your family goes shopping at the grocery store they hear the same old question! Paper or plastic? Which one do you think is best to choose?

Mates
How does this artist tell a story through her painting?

New York Times: Snapshot of the Day
How is my life connected to everyday world events?

Science

Insects
How do insects adapt to their environment?

The Rainforest Tree
How do living things respond to their environment? Which physical characteristics or behaviors do they use to protect themselves?

Hurricanes
When you compare hurricanes during the past century, which hurricane was the worst of them all? What traits make a hurricane especially damaging?

The Elephant, the Feather and the Skydiver
Does the earth's gravity act the same on a feather, an elephant and a skydiver?  How do the different physics properties influence the acceleration of a moving object?

Conservation Energy
As a skier moves down a ski slope, how is energy being transferred from one form, potential, into another form, kinetic?  How is energy added and removed from a system?

Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
How acurate is the poem "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow? What are the essential differences? Why do you think these differences exist? Why did Longfellow change some of the events that really happened in his poem?

The First Thanksgiving - What is Wrong With These Pictures?
What was the first Thanksgiving really like? Of course, there were no cameras to take pictures of the real event. Many artists have created paintings and drawings of what they believe the first Thanksgiving really looked like. Many of these pictures contain inaccuracies. Can you find the things in these pictures that are in correct?

Population Pyramids
How can population pyramids be used to discover vital information about countries in the world? What inferences can be made about labor forces, infant mortality, and quality of medical services to help countries plan for future needs?

Evaluating a Photo - Soldier Boy
Learn how to anaylze historical photographs from the perspective of three different authors - the author in the photo, the photographer and you.

Evaluating a Photo - Hopeful Future
Learn how to anaylze historical photographs from the perspective of three different authors - the author in the photo, the photographer and you.

Life in the Middle Ages
What would it have been like to live during the Middle Ages? How was life different in the Middle Ages than it is today? How might it be similar? 

Mail Delivery
How do geographical/geological features of our region affect how we live in the United States? How might mail be delivered in different regions of our country?

Math

Where in the World?
How are geometric shapes used as real-world objects in our environment?

Patterns and Geometry in our World
Why are certain shapes and patterns present in nature and man-made objects?

Using Equations to Evaluate a Photo
How can we describe some of nature's shapes and patters using mathematical functions?
How can we describe some of the man-made shapes and patterns using mathematical functions?

The Product Game
How can you put together the proper strategies and apply your knowledge of products to win the product game? The Product Game is a fun interactive game that exercises your skill with factors and multiples.

The Factor Game
How can you put together the proper strategies and apply your knowledge of products to win the factor game?

Resources for Designing your own Lessons