Students complete several worksheets about machines.  In this machine instructional activity students complete several handouts that describe the different machines  and how pulleys work. 

Students examine electricity.  In this circuits lesson students complete an activity that shows them the configuration of circuits. 

Young scholars study kinetic energy and how it works.  In this investigative lesson students divide into groups and attempt to break a board with their hand. 

Young scholars measure shadows and explore the altitude of the sun.  In this sun lesson plan students will graph the length of shadows and solar altitude against time. 

Tenth graders examine chemical reactions.  In this chemistry lesson students choose an investigation that they wish to perform based on their interest.

Students explore video taping.  In this science review lesson, students create a video of an assigned science unit as a peer study tool.

Students study an article on Gamma Rays.  In this investigative lesson plan students study the energy and wavelengths of gamma rays and the theories behind them. 

Students explore electrolysis and Redox reactions.  In this exploratory lesson plan students demonstrate an example of electrolysis and how it brings on a chemical change. 

Fourth graders complete activities to study the sources of energy and forms. For this energy lesson, 4th graders discuss the origin of energy and define it. Students participate in several experiments to further study energy including a...

For this environmental awareness worksheet, students become aware of home energy conservation and recycling. Students answer 10 short essay questions about the energy used in daily life.

Learners identify ways to save energy. In this electricity lesson, students identify things in their house that use electricity and discuss ways to reduce the use of energy.

In these energy and environment worksheets, students learn about energy sources and the role they have with the environment. Students complete an 18 page packet for the activity.

In these saving energy worksheets, students learn about energy and how to conserve it. Students complete a 22 page packet for the activity.

In these transportation worksheets, students learn about the various modes of transportation, the energy they use, and ways transportation affects the environment. Students complete a 15 page packet for the activity.

In this energy worksheet, students analyze a detailed realistic picture of a rural farm scene during a thunderstorm. Students identify all the ways that energy is being used and discuss them as a class.

Students actively listen to an overview of the electric power industry in the United States. In this electric power lesson plan, students learn about energy sources and how they effect the environment.

In this bicycle worksheet, learners learn how the gears of a bicycle transfer energy. This worksheet has 2 short answer questions and 5 problems to solve.

In this energy and electricity worksheet, students, with a partner, discuss  a variety of questions associated with electrical appliances, energy and electricity.

In this energy word search puzzle, students identify types of energy and related terms. They identify 18 words from a given list. An answer sheet is provided.

Students investigate the atom and how it is formed. They conduct research using a variety of resources and then construct a model of the atom. Then students have class discussion. The lesson includes background information for the...

Students investigate the meaning of c2 in E=mc2 by measuring the energy delivered by an object falling at different velocities. They state that kinetic energy is the energy of an object in motion. Students illustrate how kinetic energy...

Students investigate the concept of energy and focus upon the usage and the cost associated with it. They conduct research using a variety of resources while working in cooperative groups. Students graph the usage of energy as estimates...

Third graders examine the power of solar energy. In groups, they create their own pizza box solar oven to discover the power of the sun and how it is a source for heat and light. To end the lesson, they use the internet to examine...

Students identify and analyze what energy is and how they feel after moving around a lot. They identify other ways that they can acquire heat and if there is some sort of mechanism for storing energy. Finally, students construct their...