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What Is Electricity?
Students investigate vocabulary words associated with electricity. In this electrical instructional activity, students utilize the Internet to research what electricity is and how it works. Students create an actual circuit in class...
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Static Electricity 4: Static Electricity and Lightning
Students explain concepts related to static electricity, based on a single example: lightning.
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Static Electricity 3: More About Static Electricity
Students reinforce the concept that static electricity is a phenomenon that involves positive and negative charges.
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Water and Ice
Students examine water. In this chemistry lesson plan, student examine the physical properties of water and how it changes from a liquid to a solid or a gas. This lesson plan contains links to a second and third complimentary lesson plan...
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Amazing Water Changes
Students explore the properties of water and how it changes states. In this kindergarten to 2nd grade science lesson, students pair a hands-on science activity with two suggested books. This inquiry lesson has extension activities to...
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Answers for Elements and Compounds Crossword Puzzle
In this chemistry worksheet, students are provided with the answers to a 28 clue crossword puzzle about elements and compounds.
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Atomic Structure
In this atomic structure learning exercise, students select answers to 8 fill in the blank questions on subatomic particles from the drop down box.
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Electricity and Magnetism
Fourth graders compare electricity and magnetism. In this science instructional activity, 4th graders discuss the concepts of electricity and magnetism and brainstorm examples of electrical and magnetic forces.
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The Periodic Table
In this periodic table instructional activity, students review the elements and how they are organized in the periodic table. This instructional activity has 10 fill in the blank, 6 multiple choice, and 5 short answer questions.
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Chapter 22 - 25 Review
In this chemistry review worksheet, students explore their knowledge of solutions, acid and bases, nuclear reactions, and radioactive decay as they answer 33 matching, fill in the blank, and short answer questions.
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Elements of Chemistry: The Periodic Table
Students examine the atomic structure of elements. In this chemistry lesson plan students organize elements of the periodic table according to their atomic mass, and compare their order within the periodic table.
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Static Electricity
In this static electricity worksheet, students use balloons, flannel cloths, and a plastic bag to create static electricity. Students then fill out 3 tables and answer 3 short answer questions.
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Magnetism
Students study magnetism. For this science lesson, students participate in an activity to discover how electrons in a magnet move. Students identify items around the classroom that are magnetic.
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Connection to Language Arts-Hidden Meanings
In this etymology worksheet, students read about the history of naming words and how words are named. They think critically by answering three questions about the meaning of words, etymologies and the derivation of words.
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Advanced Paragraph Correction #8
In this paragraph correction instructional activity, students read an 8 line passage. Then students respond to 8 multiple choice questions regarding grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors within the paragraph.
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What Are Elements?
Students investigate elements by by defining scientific terms. In this Periodic Table of Elements instructional activity, students utilize a glass of water, and powdered fruit drink to perform a lab activity demonstrating properties of...
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Grade 9 Science Review
In this 9th grade science review activity, students complete 63 true or false questions on topics such as atomic notation, isotopes, covalent bonds, Ohm's law, and electric circuits.
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Periodic Table Lesson Plan
Students describe how elements are arranged on the periodic table. They compare metals, nonmetals, and metalloids based on their properties and on their locations in the periodic table. Students describe the differences between a...
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SURVIVING A COSMIC INVASION
Pupils read periodicals relating to radioacitivity and interpret a Geiger Counter. They work in small groups, share information and help each other explain the Geiger Counter. They discover the relationship distance to bombardment/contact.
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Elements and the Periodic Table
Learners are introduced to the elements on the Periodic Table and what is meant by element. Using the Table, they identify the name, atomic mass, number and symbol of each element. To end the lesson, they discover the characteristics...
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The Periodic Table
Students examine the periodic table and how it was developed. In this chemistry lesson students identify common properties and uses of elements within a family.
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Periodic Table Basics 2
In this periodic table worksheet, students create cards for a annotated periodic table then use it to answer 16 short answer and fill in the blank questions.
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Absolute Ages of Rocks
In this ages of rock instructional activity, students review the processes involved with determining the ages of rocks which includes the radioactive decay of carbon-14. This instructional activity has 5 matching and 5 short answer...
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Bonding
In this word search learning exercise, students locate 12 words related to molecular bonding. Words include molecule, ions, forces, polarity, partial, and particles.