The Printing Press 08/22/00
[ Arts and Humanities, Literature, Social Studies I Grades 3_5 I Laurie Donnelly ]
This lesson emphasizes the importance of the invention of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press during the Renaissance era.

"Lighthouses" 06/23/00
[ Language Arts, Social Sciences | Grades 3-5 | Joanne Hughes ]
In this lesson the students will learn about the differences between fiction and non-fiction books. The students will listen to the book Beacons of Light by Gail Gibbons and work in cooperative groups to identify different characteristics and facts concerning lighthouses and their history. Once the students listen for information they are ready to play a trivia game.

Make a Great Web Page!  05/05/2000
[ Social Studies, Ed. Technology | Grades 6-8, 9-12 | Submitted by Thomas R. Brown]
Students and teachers learn how to make a Web page.

It's a Puzzle!  05/05/2000
[ Ed Technology, Social Studies, Special Ed | Grades 6-8 | Submitted by Heidi Slavin]
Students put together puzzles created from pictures of items related to current courses of study.

Underground Rails: The New York City Subway System 03/22/2000
[ Social Studies, History | Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 | Submitted by Raymundo V. De Jesus ]
Students explore the New York City subway system as a link to the people and places of New York City.

Welcome to My Community! 03/02/2000
[ Social Studies, Language Arts, | Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8 | Submitted by Tasha Noe ]
Students create a "Welcome to Our Community" brochure to display in the classroom.

Self-Esteem/Class Pride 12/27/1999
[ Mental Health, Social Studies | Grades 3-5 | Submitted by Kimberlee Woodward ]
This is a lesson plan to bolster student self-esteem and to build class pride. It would be a great way to start the school year!

Presidential Election 2000 08/17/00
[Civics, Government, Current Events | Grades 9-12, Advanced | Debbie Wooten ]
As a class, students examine the presidential candidates and their election platforms. Some students may be eligible to vote within a few years. The activities will help them learn to ask the kinds of questions that result in making informed choices.

Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances 03/02/2000
[ Social Studies, Civics, Current Events, Government | Grades 9-12 | Submitted by Glenn Day ]
In this introductory lesson, students will recognize the importance of understanding how the separate powers of the three branches of government work together, in a checks and balances system, to form a single unit of government.

Presidential Election 2000 08/17/00
[Civics, Government, Current Events | Grades 9-12, Advanced | Debbie Wooten ]
As a class, students examine the presidential candidates and their election platforms. Some students may be eligible to vote within a few years. The activities will help them learn to ask the kinds of questions that result in making informed choices.

Writing Newsletters! 06/23/00
[ Language Arts, Current Events, Arithmetic | Grades 3-5 | Joanne Hughes ]
Students listen to the teacher read the book Deadline! by Gail Gibbons and learn about newspapers. The class brainstorms differences between newspapers and newsletters. The students are then asked to choose a favorite topic and create the front page of their own newsletter.

How Are You Doing With My Crusade? 03/06/2000
[ Current Events, Language Arts | Grades 6-8, 9-12 | Submitted by Terrie Lynn Bittner ]
Students learn about women who fought for change and explore the current status of the battles they fought.

Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances 03/02/2000
[ Social Studies, Civics, Current Events, Government | Grades 9-12 | Submitted by Glenn Day ]
In this introductory lesson, students will recognize the importance of understanding how the separate powers of the three branches of government work together, in a checks and balances system, to form a single unit of government.

Create Your Own Business! 07/27/00
[ Language Arts, Economics | Grades 6-8, 9-12 | Clyde Winters ]
In this lesson students learn how to work in cooperative groups to create their own businesses.

Mapping a Garden 07/31/00
[ Geography | Grades K-2 | Gretchen Siembak]
The purpose of this lesson is to have the students gain an understanding of maps. The students learn the components of a map, particularly the legend, the key, the symbols and the area. The students develop their own map of a garden they will be planting in an upcoming science lesson. The students have background knowledge in mapping from exposure to maps in previous lessons.

G'Day Mate! A WebQuest on Australia  06/23/00
[ Geography, Government | Grades 3-5 | Betty Carle ]
This is a WebQuest on the country of Australia. Students in third grade will work with a partner on the computer and explore the web links, which are available on the WebQuest, to find out the topics they are interested in. Once their research is collected, they will put their information into book format using the software program called EasyBook by Sunburst.

Awesome Adjectives Postcards 05/09/2000
[ Language Arts, Geography| Grades 3-5, 6-8 | Submitted by Mitzi L. Vicars ]
Students create a postcard by illustrating a place they would like to visit and using ten adjectives in a short message describing the pictures.

Web Trails: An Online Adventure 03/22/2000
[ Language Arts, Ed. Tech., Geography | Grades 6-8, 9-12 | Submitted by Kelly Ickes ]
Students research Iowa's parks and trails, plan a day trip to one of the places they learn about, and write a fiction story based on the information they find.

A Walk Through the 20th Century 03/02/2000
[ Literature, Geography, History | Grades 6-8, 9-12 | Submitted by Tammy Bunton ]
Each student reviews the people, places, and events of a particular decade of the 20th Century, writes a report about that decade, and creates a booth of memorabilia, music, dress, pictures and other artifacts representing the time period. Students share their booths with their classmates, and then invite the entire school to a "Celebration of the 20th Century."

Should We Celebrate Columbus Day? 12/27/1999
[ Language Arts, Literature, History, Geography, Regions/Cultures | Grades 6-8, 9-12 | Submitted by Trevor Shaw ]
Students will use inquiry-based learning to gather information about Columbus' impact on the Americas.

Presidential Election 2000 08/17/00
[Civics, Government, Current Events | Grades 9-12, Advanced | Debbie Wooten ]
As a class, students examine the presidential candidates and their election platforms. Some students may be eligible to vote within a few years. The activities will help them learn to ask the kinds of questions that result in making informed choices.

G'Day Mate! A WebQuest on Australia  06/23/00
[ Geography, Government | Grades 3-5 | Betty Carle ]
This is a WebQuest on the country of Australia. Students in third grade will work with a partner on the computer and explore the web links, which are available on the WebQuest, to find out the topics they are interested in. Once their research is collected, they will put their information into book format using the software program called EasyBook by Sunburst.

Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances 03/02/2000
[ Social Studies, Civics, Current Events, Government | Grades 9-12 | Submitted by Glenn Day ]
In this introductory lesson, students will recognize the importance of understanding how the separate powers of the three branches of government work together, in a checks and balances system, to form a single unit of government.

If I Had Been at Ellis Island 08/10/00
[ Language Arts, World History | Grades 3-5 | VaReane Heese ]
Students explore and share feelings about what it might have been like to enter the United States as an immigrant.

My Hero -- A Class Mural 06/09/2000
[ Special Education, History, Our Bodies | Grades 6-8, 9-12 | Submitted by Linda Scudder]
Students discuss heroism and make a collaborative black-and-white mural of a hero.

Reading Without Seeing: Louis Braille and the Braille Alphabet  05/05/2000
[ Special Education, History, Our Bodies | Grades 3-6, 6-8, 9-12 | Submitted by VaReane Heese]
In this lesson, students explore the Braille alphabet and the contributions Louis Braille made to society.

And the Streets Are Paved With Gold  05/05/2000
[ Language Arts, American History | Grades 6-8 | Submitted by Brenda Dyck]
Using the links provided, students explore the immigrant experience at Ellis Island, New York, at the turn of the century, and answer questions that challenge them to use thinking skills from various levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.

Treasures of Egypt  05/05/2000
[ History, Regions/Cultures | Grades K-2 | Submitted by Gwyndolyn Lomax]
Students match pictures of Egyptian culture with their descriptions then create Egyptian resource posters.

What's Black and White and Read Later?  05/05/2000
[ Arts and Humanities, Language Arts, History | Grades 6-8 | Submitted by Denise Dejonghe]
In this WebQuest, middle school students learn what makes 'lasting news' as they work in groups to create a newspaper about the year in which they were born (1986, 1987 or 1988).

Underground Rails: The New York City Subway System 03/22/2000
[ Social Studies, History | Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 | Submitted by Raymundo V. De Jesus ]
Students explore the New York City subway system as a link to the people and places of New York City.

A Walk Through the 20th Century 03/02/2000
[ Literature, Geography, History | Grades 6-8, 9-12 | Submitted by Tammy Bunton ]
Each student reviews the people, places, and events of a particular decade of the 20th Century, writes a report about that decade, and creates a booth of memorabilia, music, dress, pictures and other artifacts representing the time period. Students share their booths with their classmates, and then invite the entire school to a "Celebration of the 20th Century."

Create a Living Museum 02/28/2000
[ Language Arts, Social Sciences, Visual Arts | Grades 3-5, 6-8, | Submitted by Sharon Sumner ]
Students research famous people from Missouri, or from their own state, and share the information by portraying that person in a "living museum."

Should We Celebrate Columbus Day? 12/27/1999
[ Language Arts, Literature, History, Geography, Regions/Cultures | Grades 6-8, 9-12 | Submitted by Trevor Shaw ]
Students will use inquiry-based learning to gather information about Columbus' impact on the Americas.

HOLIDAYS

Celebrate Mardi Gras  05/05/2000
[ Holidays, Regions/Cultures| Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8 | Submitted by Tonya Wagoner ]
Students learn about Mardi Gras by experience some traditional activities of the holiday.

PSYCHOLOGY

Left Brain vs. Right Brain -- Which Side are You On? 06/15/2000
[ Mental Health, Science, Psychology | Grades 9-12 | Submitted by Glenn Day ]
Are you left-brained or right-brained? Does it matter? Check out this lesson to find out!

Solve a Problem; Build a Boat - 6/01/00
[ Psychology, Science | Grades 6-8 | Submitted by Sherrell Bailey ]
Students build a boat that will float and hold as many pennies as possible, then discuss the process of building the boat and relate the experience to experiences they encounter in life.

REGIONS / CULTURES

Treasures of Egypt  05/05/2000
[ History, Regions/Cultures | Grades K-2 | Submitted by Gwyndolyn Lomax]
Students match pictures of Egyptian culture with their descriptions then create Egyptian resource posters.

Celebrate Mardi Gras  05/05/2000
[ Holidays, Regions/Cultures| Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8 | Submitted by Tonya Wagoner ]
Students learn about Mardi Gras by experience some traditional activities of the holiday.

Take a (Virtual) Trip! 02/14/2000
[Social Studies | Grades 9-12 | Submitted by Bonnie R. Ott]
Students will use inquiry-based learning to gather information about Columbus' impact on the Americas.

Should We Celebrate Columbus Day? 12/27/1999
[ Language Arts, Literature, History, Geography, Regions/Cultures | Grades 6-8, 9-12 | Submitted by Trevor Shaw ]
Students will use inquiry-based learning to gather information about Columbus' impact on the Americas.