Students examine various polymers. For this polymers lesson, students perform three experiments with polymers to identify them and observe their interesting properties.

Students perform locomotor skills such as throwing balls while counting up to 100. For this 100th day of school physical education lesson, the students play a Hungry, Hungry Hippos game to perform the throwing technique. There are...

Students become familiar with Australian "dot paintings." In this Australian Aboriginal Lizard painting lesson, students make illustration of three types of lizards and complete pictures using "dot painting." Students recognize the...

Students explore animal drawing.  In this cross curriculum drawing, photography,  and animals activity, students combine computer drawing and freehand drawing to create an animal and its environment using a photograph of their...

Young scholars study patriotic symbols of America. In this American history lesson, students construct a KWL chart on United States symbols and examine visuals of the Great Seal and bald eagle. Young scholars create another symbol for...

Learners make a book about kindness.  In this character lesson, students read a story about kindness and discuss how it applies to life.  Learners complete a kindness counts page and then assemble them into a book. ...

Students discuss acts of kindness. In this character education lesson, students use a large sheet of poster paper, tempera paint, and markers to create a graffiti wall. Students write down their ideas of kindness and share their wall...

Students present their family shield or crest that was created during the first part of this lesson. In this historical arts lesson, students present their family shield to their classmates and are graded based on the included...

Students investigate air pressure by researching parachutes.  In this physics lesson plan, students participate in three separate experiments utilizing air pressure and paper products to test theories on parachutes.  Students...

Learners examine soil. In this soil composition instructional activity students participate in soil sedimentation and filtration activities. The learners discuss what non-living and living things are in soil and why it is so important.

Young scholars explore how plants move in response to the environment. In this plant lesson, students engage in three different experiments to investigate how plants grow and move. Resources available in English and French.

Students explore our ecosystem by researching animal eating habits. In this food chain instructional activity, students identify the links between predator and prey and the energy that passes between organisms based on what their diet...

Students become familiar with the products made from various plants.  In this plants lesson, students experiment with natural dyes from plants.  Students complete a list of things made from plants. Students answer...

Students examine nurse logs with hand lenses and identify animals.  In this ecosystem lesson plan, students gain understanding of the rainforest by studying nurse logs.  Students become familiar with vocabulary through their...

Students investigate the growth of trees. In this tree growth lesson plan, students discover that trees make a ring each year they live. Students use new voabulary such as bark, phloem, and cambuim to talk about tree parts. Students...

Students examine the needs of trees and plants. In this forest ecosystem activity students use seedlings to investigate the basic necessities of plants. They discuss the consequences of these basic needs not being met.

Students review the parts of the plant and recognize the parts that are important for pollination.  In this pollination instructional activity, students illustrate and label the parts of a flower.  Students compare different...

Students examine the journey of the Pacific salmon. In this salmon species lesson, students review the stages of the salmon life cycle and conduct an experiment to determine how the water and habitat changes during each stage.

Students explore the ecosystem and food chain by researching Pacific Salmon. For this fish habitat lesson, students discover the life cycle for salmon, where they spawn and what they eat to survive the harsh elements. Students...

Students explore oceanography by researching migrating fish. For this Pacific Salmon lesson, students participate in a board game activity in which they move a salmon through their annual journey to the spawning habitat upstream....

Second graders become familiar with the parts of the microscope and how it works.  In this microscope instructional activity, 2nd graders experiment with different light and settings.  Students answer questions based on...

Students explore liquids and solids by conducting in class experiments. In this matter activity, students define the properties of matter and how heat can change those properties. Students experiment with heating objects such as butter...

Students experiment to find which liquids are more dense.  In this density and mass lesson, students predict and then test objects to observe and measure their density. students observe which items sink and float. Students complete...

Students explore matter by conducting an in class demonstration. In this liquid mixture lesson plan, students identify the difference between a solution in which a solid dissolves into liquid, and a suspension where the solid doesn't...