Fifth graders explore electrical concepts and host a guest speaker. This lesson sets up guidelines for students to follow when they have a guest speaker. Students are primed to become actively involved in a lecture or discussion, while...

Students build plankton models and compete to see which sinks most slowly. They write, or orally present ,the adaptations they incorporated to slow the sinking rate of their organisms. Race results can be grounds for some prizes!

Students come to understand vocabulary words through pantomime. In this vocabulary lesson plan, students first review several vocabulary words and their meaning, then they work in groups to pantomime the definitions.

Students examine a variety of environmental and industrial roles of bacteria. explore where bacteria can be found and distinguish bacteria from other organisms.

Students use egg cartons to construct models of coral colonies showing many aspects of the coral's natural history - including the structure of coral polyps and the coral colony's colonial life style.

With instructions to adapt the activities for any grade K-12, any teacher can incorporate the concept of scale into the classroom with a simple, yet effective lesson.

Students discover the various ways in which tree rings can give information. After a brief disucssion of concentric tree rings, they use cross section cut outs of tree rings to identify the time and type of various naturally occuring...

Fifth graders research dinoflagallates of the Bioluminescent Bay. They research the Internet for pictures of the Bio Bay and discuss the difference between ecosystems and ecoregions. They research a marine ecoregion and create a poster.

Fifth graders explore osmosis as they watch organisms divide.  For this organism lesson, 5th graders use potatoes to experiment with the effects of salty water in the body.  Students discuss what osmosis is and record what...

Students investigate examples of animation made from a flipbook technique in order to learn how to create their own flipbook and to learn how this process looks like an animated cartoon. In this animation instructional activity, students...

Students investigate the role of sponges in our oceans.  In this biology activity, students create a diagram visualizing how sponges bring food into their bodies through a filtering process.  Students discuss the connections...

Students participate in an experiment to understand how robotic systems can estimate distances.  In this robotic ranger lesson, students measure the the time it takes for and object to move back and forth.  Students will use a...

In this organism worksheet, students review the characteristics that determine if something is alive or not. This worksheet has 5 fill in the blank and 7 matching questions.

In this muscles instructional activity, students review the characteristics of the 3 types of muscles: smooth, skeletal, and cardiac. This instructional activity has 7 matching and 4 short answer questions.

Students will observe the differences between photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Then they observe the links due to climate changes and relate how climate change affects their lives.

Students of all ages can explore the question "how do seeds grow?", design an experiment to answer the question, predict the outcome of the experiment then conduct the experiment.

Students identify the different organ systems found throughout the human body. Using a model, they explain and draw the flow of blood and name the parts of the circulatory system. They create their own circulation city in which to show...

In this bacteria quiz worksheet, students complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions covering a variety of concepts related to bacteria. A reference web site is included for additional resources.

Students examine how a seed grows, and design an experiment to explore this concept. They make predictions, conduct the experiment, record the results, and interpret the results.

Learners explore DNA structure using materials such as Twizzlers, small colored gumdrops and/or toothpicks.

Students complete activities to study decomposition. In this decomposition lesson, students work in pairs to observe a decay buffet experiment. Students keep compost bag journals. Students define and discuss the process of decomposition.

Students read information about the internal organs and body systems. In this organs and systems lesson, students read descriptions of the heart, lungs, stomach, small and large intestine, and liver and gall bladder. Students study...