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THEMIS: A Magnetic Case of 'What Came First?'
In this magnetic reconnection worksheet, students solve seven problems using the data and graphs from the THEMIS satellite constellations, which show a series of events triggered by a magnetic reconnection. Students interpret the data in...
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Forces in Fluids-Science Puzzlers, Twisters, & Teasers
In this physical science learning exercise, students complete 7 questions in the form of puzzles, word problems, and brain teasers about forces in fluids.
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Stars
In this stars worksheet, students determine if 15 statements about stars, constellations, Polaris, light years and the position of the stars are true or false. If they are false, students change the italicized word in the sentence to...
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In the Eye of the Hurricane
In this science learning exercise, students read about temperature and thermal energy in a hurricane. Students also draw their own hurricane and label 5 different parts.
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Carbon Dioxide Emissions
In this emissions worksheet, learners will study a graph comparing biological and industrial carbon dioxide emissions over the years and another graph showing the geographic regions of carbon dioxide emissions. Using this information,...
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Standard 4 Review-Human Impact
In this human impact on the environment worksheet, students fill in the blanks to complete sentences about how humans have negatively affected the environment. They complete sentences about the actions taken to reduce and repair the...
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Under Pressure
In this pressure instructional activity, students read about Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure, about vapor pressure and about collecting gases over water. They answer 6 questions using the concepts of Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure and...
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Solar System Crossword 2
In this solar system activity, students fill in a crossword that gives them clues about the solar system. Students solve 41 clues for the crossword.
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Influential Scientists Vocabulary Quiz
In this science vocabulary worksheet, students match the names of 19 science professionals with the definition. Example: Ichthyologist (studies fish).
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Breaking News English: Cremation
In this cremation activity, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and more...
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A Star Sheds a Comet Tail!
In this comet tails and stars worksheet, students read about the star Mira and the vast clouds of gases it emits. They use a photograph from the Galaxy Evolution Explorer satellite to solve 5 problems about the scale of the image, the...
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Communicating Data
In this data worksheet, students match information with the best type of graph to display it. Students also make a chart and graph to display information in a given paragraph.
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Convection Currents
In this convection current worksheet, students experiment with hot water in a beaker and a colored ice cube to demonstrate how convection currents work. They record observations and answer questions.
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Other Objects in the Solar System
In this solar system worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle given 11 clues about objects in the sky such as asteroids, meteoroids, comets and planets.
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The Solar System Cloze Activity
In this cloze activity worksheet, students read the passage about the Solar System. Students use the 14 words in the word bank to help them complete the passage.
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Cloze Activity: The Water Cycle
In this recognizing the water cycle cloze activity worksheet, students use the words in the word box to fill in the blanks about evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff. Students write 23 answers.
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Ecology Vocabulary Exercise: Wetlands
In this ecology vocabulary exercise: wetlands worksheet, students read the definitions of 8 words, then categorize a species found in a wetland in their region. This page has numerous links to helpful web resources.
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Seeing a Dwarf Planet Clearly: Pluto
In this dwarf planet worksheet, students use images from the Hubble Space Telescope and they determine the scale of the image, they identify the largest features in the images, they calculate the volume of Pluto and they create a model...
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Having a Hot Time on Mars!
In this cosmic radiation on Mars activity, students study a radiation map of Mars taken by the MARIE instrument on the Odyssey spacecraft. Students answer 4 questions using the radiation map and they answer questions about the exposure...
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Land Reinforcement
In this land reinforcement worksheet, learners complete 7 matching questions, 2 short answer questions, and 1 essay question about key points from their chapter on land conservation.
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Is Global Warming Affecting Hurricanes?
For this hurricane worksheet, students use data charts showing the number of hurricanes and the severity of these hurricanes to determine if global warming is causing an increase in hurricanes. This worksheet has 2 short answer questions.
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Weathering
For this weathering worksheet, students investigate the effects of water and acid on limestone. They form a hypothesis for both and experiment to find the results.
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Ask Rustle the Leaf About...Acid Rain
In this acid rain worksheet, students read about acid rain from a leaf's perspective. They fill in the blanks with 9 terms to complete a paragraph about acid rain. They also are given 8 clues to complete a crossword puzzle. Their is a...
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What is the Relationship Between Radioactivity and Radon?
In this radon and radioactivity worksheet, students analyze the data of the isotopes of elements that occur in the decay series of uranium-238. Students answer 6 questions about the isotopes, their half-lives, their potential threat and...