First graders explore how smoking and tobacco are made of harmful substances.

Fourth graders investigate the attraction between two different charges to explain the concept of lightning in a thunderstorm.

Students explore the ways in which wind is formed and how it affects our weather.

Students see that understanding how sound is produced makes it possible for us to manipulate it so we can decrease the number of unpleasant sounds we encounter. They make a drum to explore the concepts of force, pitch and volume.

Students solve a mystery of the identification of a unknown organism by comparing its morphological characteristics to those in a tree of life classification poster. They compare the observable characteristics of the specimen and...

Fourth graders explore the basic needs of living things. They observe a variety of living things and identify the basic needs of each living item. Students create food balls of peanut butter and nuts to feed animals. They hang their food...

Fourth graders study the properties of heat in this series of lessons. They discuss sources of heat and experiment to determine its properties. They identify insulators and conductors by measuring temperatures, and graphing their data....

Students use common household and classroom objects to generate static electricity and study its effects. They discuss the video Science Rock CD called Electricity, Electricity. The video explains many things about electricity.

In this classification of changes worksheet, middle schoolers identify each example as either chemical or physical changes. Students also classify other examples as either element, compound, solution, colloid, or suspensions. In the...

Students study the vocabulary of the states of matter. In this states of matter vocabulary lesson, students investigate and study the meaning of the words solid, liquid, and gas. They experience demonstration lessons that give them...

Students explore the science of sound. In this sound lesson, students craft drums from various materials and respond to questions regarding pitch, force, and volume.

Students observe water as it changes form.  In this water lesson students observe, measure, and describe water as it changes state. 

Students create a simple paper parachute. In this parachute design activity, students examine the effects of the wind and make napkin parachutes.  

In this AP Calculus AB Exam worksheet, students answer sixteen multiple choice questions in preparation for the AP Exam.  These questions include many topics covered on the exam.

In this prefixes worksheet, students fill in words to a crossword that contain prefixes. Students complete 12 words in the crossword on this worksheet.

Students write and explain why an object sinks or floats.  In this buoyancy lesson students demonstrate how items float or sink and graph the results. 

Students review factors that threaten survival of different species. this lesson is part of a multi-segmented unit on animal survival.

Learners research and experiment to discover the lifting power of helium gas.

Students determine if the particles are coming from above, below, or from one side or the other by using a circular array of scintillators

Students pick an object of their choice based on their ability to kick. The object is not to touch the ground. Group sizes vary within the lesson.

Students complete activities to measure temperature. In this temperature lesson plan, students read Geoffrey Groundhog Predicts the Weather and make a KWL chart about predicting weather. Students discuss folklore about temperature and...

Students practice the overhead volley, using the proper cues.

Fourth graders watch an experiment that demonstrates the causes of wind. They design and make an original weather craft.

Students identify the different types of friction. In this physics lesson, students explain how weight affects friction. They calculate normal force and coefficient of friction using a mathematical formula.