Young scholars use maps and mathematics to determine the appropriate panther population in a given area. In this Florida ecology lesson plan, students research the area requirements of male and female panther and use a map to help...

Students explore how a battery-powered light box demonstrates how to transmi timages.

Students investigate gravity.  In this weightless lesson students complete a lab activity about how a free fall might effect how one perceives gravity.

Students conduct an experiment to determine if water level is affected by a change in oxygen level or air pressure.

Middle schoolers compare rates to altitude. They conduct a class discussion about the results.

Students observe how an image falling on a CCD array is divided into individual pieces, by the property of persistance of vision.

Students discover that sunspots are the result of intense magnetic forces on the photosphere of the sun by observing images from the SOHO satellite.

In this forces in fluids worksheet, students answer questions as they relate to forces in fluids. Students complete a chart about atmospheric pressure.

Eighth graders use the scientific method to discover why a balloon is not inflated.

Students work in pairs to construct a simple stereoscope.

Students see the importance of primary sources in the study of history, but also the limitations of relying only on primary sources of taking the money, as it were, at face value.

Students move from fact finding to interpretation as they examine paper money from the time of the American Revolution. In the final exercise, they use the issue dates of the bills to construct a chronology of political changes during...

In this using infinitives in context worksheet, students read an article containing infinitives, then interactively complete 8 sentences with immediate online feedback.

Pupils explore Global Positioning Systems.

Students create maps of snow cover for each continent by conducting Internet research. After estimating the percentage of continental snow cover, they present their findings in letters, brochures or Powerpoint presentations.

Learners construct a simple spectroscope. They observe the emission spectrum produce by a source of light.

This unit of study explores the International Space Station through STEM experiences in space science education. Young scholars become a spacecraft crew and launch from Earth to discover how microgravity affects the orbit of the...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide provides a brief overview of satellites, shuttles, rockets, and space stations. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about types of stars and he life cycle of a star. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.

NASA offers games, animations, and projects to help kids explore earth, space, and technology.

Classes from around the country collect rock samples and send them in to be analyzed by NASA scientists.