Students identify how plants affect the survival of a caterpillar and what plants need to survive. They plant three bean seeds in the three containers, placing two containers at a sunny window and the third one in a dark closet and label...

Students research the phenomenon that is living in a small tree. They develop their own conclusion on what they believed is occuring. They answer discussion questions to end the lesson.

Middle schoolers examine a closed box with wires and try to guess where the washer is. They experiment by pulling out wires to determine the location of the washer. They complete discussion questions to end the activity.

Students pour water into a "magic" box and examine how it comes out with a much larger volume of water. They, working in small groups, design a volume exchanger and explain its design to the whole class.

Middle schoolers create and design posters reflecting the types of litter harmful to aquatic wildlife. They explain the dangers of fishing line to aquatic wildlife, plastic bags to dolphins, and fish nets to fish. They design a poster...

Scholars explore the Earth science topic of the Earth's basic structure. The tutorial consists of definitions and pictures about the Earth's crust.

What is evolution? This thorough site provides the basics of evolution focusing on the history of life, processes of evolution, microevolution, macroevolution, and more.

Scholars explore concepts in Biology about symbiosis. The tutorial consists of definitions, examples, and pictures about interliving as a basic pattern of life.

Learners examine the biology topic of cell energy. The tutorial consists of definitions, pictures, and the basic sequence of photosynthesis.

Basic information about cells in an outline form. Gives good information in an abbreviated format.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] DNA is located in the nucleus. Proteins are made on ribosomes in the cytoplasm. Remember that information in a gene is converted into mRNA, which carries the...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will investigate the habitats of different organisms and the dependence of organisms on their habitat and recognize that organisms have specific traits that help them adapt so they can carry...

The Energy Systems and Solutions unit brings students through the exploration of science and engineering concepts as they relate to energy issues in everyday life. Issues surrounding energy production and energy consumption provide a...

This program uses a scenario with fictional detective characters to present plant growth to students. While the unit focuses on the basic needs and parts of plants, the topics of plant classification and adaptations, soil formation and...

This 4th grade unit introduces basic concepts of the Great Depression of the 1930s, and to historical analysis processes. Following a trade book and video documentary overview of the 1920s and 1930s, learners examine photos, letters,...

This resource offers an outline of basic virus characteristics, including the reproductive process for viruses.

Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to the concept of algorithms. Students are at first given a string of cells (one-dimensional), and then told to iterate the cells according to a couple basic...

In this video segment from NatureScene, observe dragonflies and mayflies near Cedar Creek at Congaree Swamp National Park. [5:25]

An introduction to our solar system: the planets, our Sun and our Moon. Students begin by learning the history and engineering of space travel. They make simple rockets to acquire a basic understanding Newton's third law of motion. They...

In this life science classroom activity, students will use cooperative learning and whole class discussions to be introduced to the concept of energy flow through organisms, and understand the basic processes of photosynthesis and...