Students measure muzzle velocity, and predict range of a projectile device.  In this motion instructional activity students complete a lab and explain the outcomes of their experiments. 

Eighth graders study magnetism.  In this solar wind lesson plan students complete several activities on space and weather.

Students simulate how charged particles move in a particle detector. In this physics instructional activity, students observe how iron filings behave when magnetic marbles are passed underneath them. They record and draw their...

Students use the Internet to do research on the roller coasters at Magic Mountain Amusement Park. They must use mathematical formulas to calculate the highest and fastest coaster at the park.

Students describe, compare, and contrast major forces that drive ocean currents. They discuss the general effects of topography on current velocity. They discuss how velocity affects the ability

Pupils observe and record the corrosive nature of oxidation-reduction reactions, and determine the electro-chemical series of selected metals.

Students pick an animal native to Maryland and research how populations of that animal might be affected by land use changes over the past thirty years. They predict population trends for the next thirty years.

High schoolers examine the observation of "coronal holes," by x-rays, also about related fast streams and moderate magnetic storms that recur at 27 day intervals. They study NASA'S great observatories.

Students explore rotating frames of reference, focusing on the weightless environment in space and the Coriolis force.

Students describe how cosmic rays achieve high kinetic energy via conservation of momentum.

Students participate in a statewide Battle of the Books competition. They read books and answer questions about them to earn points for their school.

Students estimate and accurately measure the size of angles communicate with the appropriate geometric terms and symbols to describe and name angles, lines, line segments, rays

Young scholars study the concept of sedimentation, the process of silting as it effects a man-make lake such as the Kansas-Lower Republican Basin.

Students analyze the formula for speed and velocity. They explore and demonstrate how to calculate the speed of wind up toy pets, average the speeds and identify the correct units of measure of speed.

Young scholars determine what they know about hurricane formation. They experiment to explain hurricane formation and track a hurricane that forms in the Caribbean Islands.

Students examine how eating a variety of foods keeps them healthy. They also explore how similar foods are grouped together in food groups.

Students listen to the story Big News! They think of other physical activities that Mr. and Mrs. Legs and their little spiders may do together.

Students analyze the ways that their food choices can affect body composition and self-concept. They list the benefits of making healthy food choices.

Students discuss which foods they like to "pig out on" and how they feel after they indulge themselves. They explore the idea of eating foods in moderation instead of binge eating.

Students discover and articulate reasons for cultural change and public policy through study of historic artifacts and testimony using the waterfowl decoys collections in Harvesting the River Online exhibit.

Students examine cotton production and milling. They compete in a hand-ginning contest to realize how difficult it was to separate the seeds from the fibers of cotton. They discuss why Eli Whitney's cotton gin was an important invention.

High schoolers analyze the motion of an object as it moves through a complex path that includes rolling, falling, and bouncing. They answer questions related to what forces are acting at any given time.

Students express their opinions on the danger from HIV. They study appropriate speaking techniques and become aware what it feels like to learn that they have been infected with an incurable, fatal disease. The share personal...

Learners explore plate and barrel cams. They discuss the differences between the two cams. Students identify a base and prime circle and they draw a plate cam using the provided details.