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Dealing with DNA Controversy
Pupils research controversial statements about biological applications and write a persuasive essay. In this biology lesson plan, young scholars are assigned a controversial statement as a research topic, then they use this topic to...
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Magician Squares
Elementary school learners investigate the attributes of a square. They discover that squares are polygons and examine squares found in everyday life. They concentrate on connecting the word, square, with the shape. As an...
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Graphs to Represent a Data Set
Here are the number of animals Jackson saw at the zoo; scholars organize data into bar graphs using this worksheet. Encourage labeling, but consider having scholars do these on another sheet because there isn't room for the x-axis to be...
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Scientific Classification
In this scientific classification worksheet, students read about classification and the questions scientists ask in order to classify, then read about features of different classifications of animals. Worksheet is informational, no...
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Major Functions
Seventh graders investigate the basic characteristics and needs of living things. They identify the major parts of plants and animals by making lists. Students focus upon one living thing and speculate how if one part is changed how it...
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Living Things Depend upon Each Other
Students research animals. They identify the animals' struggle for survival, and internalize the importance of preserving an ecosystem with animal life.They collect information and write a report on their findings. Additional cross...
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Ghettos & Deportation and The Camps
In this Holocaust worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by filling in details about the conditions, consequences, and choices regarding ghetto life and deportation of Holocaust survivors
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Worming Your Way Through the Soil
Students study soil, living and non-living particles in the soil, and learn about composting. In this soil study lesson, students study soil samples and discuss the living and non-living components of the soil. Students classify the...
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A Planet Full of Animals
Students explore a variety of animals that live on our planet. The shapes, sizes, colors, movements, and coverings of the animals are observed. The similarities and differences in the animals are grouped according to common traits.
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Food Web Relationships
In this food web worksheet, students create a food web matrix and answer short answer questions about the food chain according to the matrix. Students complete 7 short answer questions.
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Making Pictures from Smaller Shapes
Students investigate shapes. In this dimension and orientation of shapes lesson, students identify and color shapes, use shape stamps to form animals, glue shapes together to make other objects and describe how shapes are used.
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Build-A-Horseshoe Crab
Students discover many facts about horseshoe crabs. Students identify the main body parts of horseshoe crab. They explore the habits of the horseshoe crab and their importances to the ecosystem. Adaptations for younger students are...
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Shadow Know-How
In this science activity, students identify 11 bird species by their shadows or silhouettes. Students write the name of the bird in the box under the shadow. Answers are provided upside down at the bottom of the page.
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Technonumbers: Computers in Preschools
Students explore recognizing, counting and sequencing numbers 1-10. In this primary math introduction instructional activity, students participate in 6 computer sessions that integrate short films, music and drawing in order to bring...
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Frog and Toad
Second graders use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast buttons after listening to the story, A Lost Button.
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Holey Clamshells
Students analyze data to make hypotheses and conclusions regarding the predator/prey relationship between moon snail and surf clams.
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Have I Been Hacked?
Students investigate how effective SNEAK strategies are in detecting hackers. In this technology instructional activity, students explain the ethical issues about hacking. They graph and analyze their experimental results.
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Pigs
Students read books, learn about the letter p, and eat pigs n mud all to learn about pigs. In this pigs lesson plan, students also dance with pink ribbons and make pigs out of construction paper.
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What Do You Know About the Birds Around You?
Students compare and contrast various species of birds. After participating in a brief discussion of the characteristics of birds, they view birds in their natural habitat and in pictures with a focus on the similarities and differences...
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Invertebrates
In this invertebrates instructional activity, students read about the characteristics of the different groups of invertebrates. Then students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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Matter: Three States of Matter
Students discover characteristics of each of the three states of matter: solid, liquid and gas.
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Fable Writing--Inter-disciplinary Approach To Social Sciences
Students recognize the elements of a fable and write an original fable. They make connections with morals and other law-related concepts.
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WHAT IS A JAPANESE FAMILY CREST?
Students become familiar with family crests in general and Japanese family crests in particular. Students become familiar with the history of Japanese family crests.