Learners create an edible color wheel using cookies and frosting. They mix tints into frosting to simulate the color of the color wheel.

Young scholars select appropriate tools and technology to perform tests, collect data, and display data. They construct appropriate graphs from data and develop qualitative statements about the relationships between variables.

Young scholars explore the similarities and differences between ocean mammals and fish. The characteristics of the life forms observed are placed onto a graph. The classroom becomes the botom of the sea and is explored to gain the...

Learners role play the position of a scientist to gather information on Meriwether Lewis' death. They discover what he did after the famous expedition and how centuries affect the study of a body. They share their information with the...

Students as a class create a fountain using both coke soda, and mentos candy. In this science lesson plan, students test which combination of coke and mentos products produce the tallest fountain. Students use the scientific method to...

Learners analyze Gregor Mendel's discovery of a process of biological evolution. They also explore how recessive and dominant traits are passed from one generation of living organisms to the next. This lesson involves environment...

Students compare and contrast the various types of rocks on each continent. In groups, the calculate the rock ages and types to determine if the continents, in their opinion, were joined at one time. They develop two imaginary...

In this Vikings worksheet, students read about the Vikings and the Viking Age and then answer the 15 questions in the packet. The answers are on the last page.

In this classifying worksheet, students read about grouping similar objects into categories based on similarities. They determine how the groups are related and they draw a diagram showing categories and subcategories.

In this physics worksheet, students examine how phase-locked loop circuits works and answer 8 short answer questions about it. They explain how FM radio communication works.

Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this research skills lesson, students research the death of Meriwether Lewis using forensic evidence presented in primary...

Students examine the difference between "news" of earlier periods, and "news" as we know it today. They then go out into the school common areas and analyze news from the perspective of word-of-mouth storys and discuss what they can...

Students explore the recent research on dinosaurs.  In this dinosaur lesson students write a report on the new findings and how it has changed ideas on dinosaurs. 

Students investigate the magnitude of Earth's magnetic field using PASCO. In this physics lesson, students describe the features of the magnetosphere. They explain how atmosphere layers protect the Earth.

In this counting stars activity, students fill in the blanks to a passage, complete the questions, and write sentences with possessive forms. Students complete 3 activities.

Twelfth graders investigate the inheritance of traits through several hands-on activities that illustrate the transmission of genetic characteristics. Students study advanced topics including multiple alleles, polygenic traits,...

Learners explore CCDs or Charge-Coupled Devices. In this digital devices lesson plan, students examine how CCDs are constructed, collect light, and create a digital signal.

In this Cold War worksheet, students respond to 21 short answer questions regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, the Korean War, and the Chinese Civil War.

In this phone button boggle instructional activity, students identify the number of math words they can find on a phone keypad according to given directions.  This one-page instructional activity contains one problem.  Answers...

Students define sample, describe a random sample, and discuss what compromises a sample. They determine a sample size to estimate a population characteristic with confidence.

Students explore neurological disorders. They examine the presence and absence of discernible genes. Students describe neruological diseases and draw faces of affected persons. They play a human neurology disorders learning game.

In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Albert Einstein and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...

Students examine and discuss the seven multiple intelligences. They take an inventory to identify their own learning styles and design activities that utilize their intelligences.

Students discuss ways our environment becomes polluted. They make a list of ways to keep it clean.