Chronicles of Courage: Pearl Harbor On December 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launches a surprise attack on the U.S. military stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Stuart Hedley is a sailor on the USS West Virginia and witnesses the horror of the attack firsthand. “Chronicles of Courage: Stories of Wartime and Innovation” is a co-production of Vulcan Productions and NBC Learn. <a href="http://www.nbclearn.com/courage/cuecard/109257" target="_blank">NBCLearn</a> Grades: 7, 8...

Leaders and countries involved in World War II Basic introductory presentation of leaders and countries involved in WWII used with Elementary class. Includes maps; images of leaders and brief info about each. Grades: 4,5 Disciplines: Geography, Social Studies Download Lesson Plan

Periodic Table Battleship Players take turns calling out a period number and a group number on the periodic table of the elements to try and guess the location of their opponent’s ships. The first player to guess the exact locations of his or her opponent’s ships wins. Grades: 6-8 Disciplines:  Science Download Lesson Plan

Float a Boat Students draw upon their understanding of buoyancy and density, as well as potential and kinetic energy, to design and build a floating vessel with its own propulsion system that will carry cargo across a wading pool. As students iterate through the design challenge, they gain firsthand experience in the design process. Grades: 4--8 Disciplines: Science Download Lesson Plan

24 Hours in a Day A lesson plan to teach military time using a 24-hour clock. Grades: 8 Disciplines: Math MilitaryTime

Civilian & Military Time Conversion Time arriving and time departing from checkpoints on the Iditarod Trail is reported in military time. Students can understand the positives and negatives of both the military and civilian time clock by examining “why” Iditarod chooses to post using the military clock compared to the civilian clock. Students will use examples from the race to practice converting time from military to civilian and civilian to military. At the conclusion of the conversion...

What time is it? Students will demonstrate an understanding of latitude and longitude by identifying locations by degrees. Students will learn and use the meanings of a.m. and p.m. appropriately. Students will become familiar with a 24-hour (universal/military) clock. Students will demonstrate an understanding of time zone changes by calculating the time at different degrees longitude. (Mrs. Temoshok’s Lesson Plan) Grades: 4-6 Disciplines: Geography, Math Download Lesson Plan

Gravity and Tides This kinesthetic learning activity will help students learn about the Earth’s tides by acting them out. Students will learn about the gravitational forces of the sun and moon, lunar phases, and vocabulary describing the tides. (NatureBridge) Grades: 4-8 Disciplines: Geography, Math, Science Download Lesson Plan

Where Does All The Water Go? Students will aim to complete a project investigating and researching tides. Each student should seek to develop an understanding of what causes tides and why sea levels change between high and low tide. Investigate and become familiar with tides as a natural feature in the local environment. Explore ways in which tides affect the behaviour of plants, animals and people. Grades: 5, 6 Disciplines: Geography, Science Download Lesson Plan

The Ocean in Motion Students will use a simple model to investigate the Coriolis Effect – that is, the curving of motion caused by the Earth’s rotation. In the discussion, students will relate this concept to the movement of wind and currents in the ocean. For more information, please visit: www.windows.ucar.edu/ocean_education.html. Grades: 4,5 Disciplines: Geography, Math, Science Download Lesson Plan