Dive in, play around, and enjoy the challenge and the learning!

These interactive activities are embedded in longer lessons. As you'll see, most activities offer classic "learning by doing" opportunities, which develop a true understanding of a lesson's ideas and principles.

Be sure to also check out our sample lessons for grades K–8 and 9–12. And try our mobile applications for all grades!

Interactive Activities from K-8 Lessons

Betsy's Flag	Cradles of Civilization	Mozart's Variations	Richter Scale
Postcards from Around the World	The Fisherman and the Genie	The Road to Rome	Where in the Roman World?
Karate Practice with Alexander the Great	Comparing Collections	Counting Engine	Building Expressions
Morris DeCode	Ocean Explorer	Rocks of the Grand Canyon	Harp
Mystery Item

Interactive Activities from High School Lessons

Axis Aggressions Students review the aggressions perpetrated by the Axis powers in the late 1920s and early 1930s leading up to World War II.	Observing Mitosis Students explore cellular mitosis while experiencing an authentic scientific experiment using a virtual laboratory to reproduce a traditional biology lab.	Sound Lab Students investigate the nature of sound waves by conducting a classic scientific applied physics experiment in a virtual laboratory.
pH Indicator Testing In Chemistry, students use the interactive lab to test the pH of a solution.	The Coriolis Effect This animated tutorial shows the Coriolis Effect and informs students about the important dynamics of Coriolis forces on meteorology.	Identifying Functions Students learn about functions, how to identify them, their domain and their range.
How to Solve a System of Equations This tutorial teaches students how to solve linear equations using a calculator.	Marketing an Era Students apply their acquired knowledge about nationalism (1815-1824) to create a brochure that identifies some of the architecture, opportunities, and changes during Madison’s and Monroe’s new nationalism.	Characters in American Literature The roles and personality traits of the characters in The Glass Menagerie are highlighted and explained in this student interactive.
Mars Orbit from Earth This visual tool traces the path of Mars through the night sky over several months and explains the looping pattern created.	Planet Distances The relative distances between the planets in the solar system are compared to those of points on the map of the United States.	Skydome Earth Simulator Students learn the relationship between the paths the sun takes across the daytime sky through the course of the year.