Learners examine the similarities and differences between living organisms and fossils.  In this fossil lesson students reenact the process of creating a fossil.

Young scholars explore the adaptations that birds have.  In this adaptations activity students view a video and create a concept map of birds and their adaptive traits.

Students explore the four characteristics of an old growth forest. In this forest lesson plan, students research old growth forests and their inhabitants. Students work in four separate groups and create a mural for their characteristic...

Fifth graders investigate aquatic organisms. In this fishing lesson, 5th graders use can-fishing rigs to observe animals in their natural habitat. Students consider ways to solve a problem and discuss their findings. 

Students comb the beach and gather remnants of unfamiliar life forms to make speculations about the origins of their discoveries. In this environments awareness lesson, students work in groups to search for evidence of life on the beach....

Students study the diversity of marine life and their habitats.  In this aquatic ecosystems lesson students complete a lab activity and experiment. 

Students study animals. In this machines and tools lesson, students study animals to figure out how various tools were created for humans to use. They are read the story An Elephant Never Forgets its Snorkel to help spark ideas. They...

Learners predict the safest seashore substrate for animals. In this animal habitat experiment, students predict, test their hypothesis, and record data about how wave shocks affect animals living on either sand, gravel or rock. 

Students explore oceanography by completing science worksheets. In this tide pools instructional activity, students discuss the forces of the tide pools, the animals that live within them, and the impact they have on the rest of the...

Biodiversity in some areas is more diverse than one might think. Using a two-day instructional activity, pupils consider the biodiversity of the Hudson Canyon and the characteristics of one organism. They begin with an analysis of the...

For this science worksheet, 8th graders complete multiple choice questions on plant and animal cells, organisms, planets, and more. Students complete 70 questions.

In this science worksheet, students figure out the answers to 15 clues going across and down associated with vertebrate animals. Students fill in a crossword puzzle.

In this science learning exercise, students choose the multiple choice science term that best matches the 15 definitions stated. Students circle their answers.

Students study exponential decay and its application to radiocarbon dating. In this exponential decay lesson, students use candy to model the time it takes for something to decay. Students also graph the data they collect and...

Young scholars recognize that organisms depend on other organisms.  In this organism lesson, students understand symbiotic relationships and competition.  Young scholars explain food chains and food webs.  Students...

In this desert adaptations activity, students are given a water filled sponge which represents an animal. Students observe their "animal" for a 24 hour period and conserve the water in the sponge as best they can. They measure and record...

Students observe organisms found in the water. In this lesson plan on organisms, students collect water from local streams and tributaries in order to study the organisms found in the water. As a culminating activity, students create a...

Students answer 71 questions about a variety of topics in biology. In this biology trivia lesson plan, students use the internet to find the answer to questions about the systems of the body, their structures and functions, the different...

Students study the biodiversity in pond water. In this biodiversity lesson plan, students observe 3 samples of pond water using a pond water identification sheet. They record their findings and identify the organisms they find, the...

Learners observe and chart the body of earthworms. In this earthworm lesson plan, students each get their own earthworm to observe and play with. They then record the different body parts of an earthworm and the different behaviors they...

Students identify life processes and create their own creature. In this creative science lesson, students identify an organism's life processes and categorize them into groups. They then create their own creature and write about how it...

For this scale worksheet, students use the SI system to compare the sizes of some of the smallest and largest organisms on Earth. This worksheet has 7 problems to solve.

In this dissection webquest, students research information on the internet about dissections. Students compare the 4 websites to note differences in the definitions, explanations, and graphics presented of the term dissection. Students...

In this moon crash worksheet, students research information about the moon. In a given scenario, students decide which emergency supplies to take in order to survive on the moon.