Have a hopping good time teaching your class how to collect and graph data with this fun activity-based lesson plan series. Using the provided data taken from a frog jumping contest, children first work...

Learners use origami frogs to experience the scientific method. They define different scientific terms. Also they test a hypothesis and draw conclusions from observations to go through all the steps of the scientific method.

Students make origami frogs to race. After the race they measure the distance raced, collect the data, enter it into a chart. They then find the mean, median, and mode of the data. Next, students enter this data into Excel at which time...

Eighth graders list the steps of Darwin's natural selection. They demonstrate the process of natural selection in a predation activity. Students create paper origami frogs to race across the floor and analyze the differences in the...

Follow along by reading the steps and looking at the pictures. Soon you will have a frog to jump across your desk.

A brief history of the art of Origami by Joseph Wu. Basic techniques, types of paper, and terminology are discussed.

Choose from dozens of simple crafts including activities for the holidays, animal crafts and much more.