Welcome! Sign In or Try it Free!
Search Over 150,000 Teacher Reviewed Lesson Plans and 75,000 Worksheets
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
- Rating
Students examine stereotypes that they may have regarding scientists. They read and discuss 'Scientist at Work: High Seas Hunter Pleads for Preservation of Fish' and reflect on the work of a Marine Conservationist. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
- Rating
Students, in groups, research famous and not-so-famous scientists. They present what they learned to the class in their choice of presentation method. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 6th
- Rating
Students use the Internet to examine the life of George Washington Carver. They participate in online activities and explore potatoes and peanuts. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd
- Rating
Students explain the importance of individual action and character. They explain how heroes from long ago and the recent past make a difference in others' lives. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
- Rating
Students examine how science is interpreted based on social environments. They watch and discuss a video, identify scientists and locate their countries of origin on a map, explore various websites, and complete a handout. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th
- Rating
Students use research skills to explore conservation of natural resources. They explore methods that scientists use to learn about the world and design their own explorations. Students also research the way natural resources are used and conserved, and conduct a conservation simulation by experimenting with energy in a battery. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 7th
- Rating
Students examine the lives and contributions of people who have worked in the fields of genetics and biotechnology. Students work in small groups and read a biography of a person associated with genetics. After filling out a comparison chart for their scientist, students share their information with other groups. Students complete the comparison chart on the other scientists then write a biography about a hypothetical geneticist of the future. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
- Rating
Students research the careers of African-American scientists and inventors. They uses both Internet and print resourses for their research. They design a slideshow presentation on five of these significant individuals. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
- Rating
Students create a time line of scientists involved with E = mc2. They describe experiments that led to an understanding of energy, mass, the speed of light squared, and the equivalence of mass and energy. Students relate challenges scientists have faced as they pursued their research. They participate in activities to discover formulas. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 8th
- Rating
Students identify and analyze famous female scientists and gain an understanding that science is for girls also. Then they list their names, their accomplishments and identify what was so important about these people. Students also identify how might the world be different today and in the future because of these women's accomplishments. Full Review »
Link to This
Email This
Share