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Light Gathering Power
Middle schoolers compare and calculate the light gathering power of lenses. They determine the ability of various lenses and mirrors to gather light.
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BOUND TO BE NEW HAMPSHIRE
Students identify neighborhood, town, and state boundaries. They distinguish between natural and man-made boundaries. They identify major state geological features and explain how NH boundaries have changed over time.
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Can You Dig It?
Learners investigate a fossil site and diagram a site map. They role play as paleontologists.
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Magnets
Second graders classify objects and formulate hypotheses regarding various materials and their magnetic properties. They complete a worksheet and watch a video.
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Prosthetic Design
Learners research characteristics of different body parts. Students design and sketch a prosthetic they developed. They share their idea with the class and complete a worksheet.
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Mapping a Stream
Young scholars map an actual local waterway. They create full color scale drawings that include windfalls, plant cover, streambed composition, and landmarks such as trees, boulders, and slumps. This is a long-term project that involves...
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Get Out in the Field
Learners visit a shoreline--of an ocean, a lake, a pond, a riverbank, etc., survey it and record what they find there. They map the shoreline and surrounding area and conclude where potential waterfront projects could occur.
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Gridding a 2 x 2 Meter Unit
Students use the internet to examine what happens at an archeological dig site. In groups, they practice measuring a 2x2 meter square unit and gridding it out as an archeologist would do. They review the possible solutions at the end of...
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Math: A Geometric Neighborhood
Pupils, as a final project, draw a picture of their ideal neighborhood on a sunny day. In addition to the sun, their drawings include homes, trees, streets, and selected objects. Each object in their drawing has a written description...
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Mapping the Local Community
Students review the symbols and legends of a map. In groups, they follow a set of directions to create a map showing the route to a specific place. They present their map to the class and review the basic components of a community.
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Exploration Activities
Students examine the stages in finding, removing, and processing mineral resources. They participate in the "Exploration Hunt" and "Leasing Mineral Rights" activities to better get a handle on their studying.
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Off to See the World!
Second graders use games that use the atlas and the globe. Students take a ride (journey). Students place their chairs as if they are riding in a car. The Teacher is the driver. As the students travel along they point out different sites...
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When Land Ice Melts
Students investigate what happens when land ice melts. They discuss how the melting of land ice is different than the melting of icebergs. Students observe what happens as the ice melts.
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Our State Road Trip
Students take a virtual tour of the country of China instead of a state. Using the Internet, they examine the differences between a political and physical map and use latitude and longitude to locate specific places. They also research...
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Collecting Fossils
In this fossils worksheet, students will read about the hobby of fossil collecting and the tools needed for collecting fossils. Students will complete 3 short answer questions based on their reading.
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Waldseemuller's Map: World 1507
Seventh graders analyze various maps. In this Geography instructional activity, 7th graders create a large map as a whole class. Students write a letter to Mr. Waldseemuller.
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Proofreading Practice #2
In this proofreading worksheet, students read a brief paragraph, find 5 misspelled words and write them correctly in boxes beneath the paragraph.
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Our Solar System to Scale
Students calculate the diameter of planets and their relative distances. In this space science lesson, students discover how small or big the planets are in comparison to each other. Students use cross multiplying fractions to find the...
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Inventions
Learners identify inventions made during Medieval times. For this technology lesson, students decide which one is the most useful for them. They pick one item from the teacher's list of inventions and illustrate it.
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What Shape Is It?
Students predict the shape of an unknown object by bouncing a ball on it. In this physics lesson, students relate this activity to how dolphins use echo-location to navigate. They analyze their lab result and discuss findings.