Curriculum unit enables students to carry out authentic research on smoking behavior and examines how genetic and environmental factors may influence this behavior.

Ninth graders read three informational texts to gain an understanding of how adolescent brain development influences teen behavior.

In this lab activity, students use brine shrimp as a substitute for krill to investigate how changes in environmental factors affect behavioral responses of krill in the unique environment of Antarctica.

Students review the process of science and then use the scientific process to design and carry out an experiment using pill bugs.

The teacher will begin the lesson by asking the question, "What behaviors do you have that affect your lifestyle in a positive way?" Allow students to respond. Then ask, "What behaviors do you have that affect your lifestyle in a...

A sample problem that utilizes frequency distributions to find the frequency, relative frequency, intervals and cumulative relative frequencies for the given problem. The example is worked through step-by-step with a great explanation...

Students are introduced to the concept of viscoelasticity and some of the material behaviors of viscoelastic materials, including strain rate dependence, stress relaxation, creep, hysteresis and preconditioning. Viscoelastic material...

Includes several sections, with charts and facts with information on alcohol use, alcoholism, youth drinking, and misconceptions and myths about alcohol and drinking. Though a "Teacher's guide," this website is suitable for students...

After conducting the associated activity, students are introduced to the material behavior of elastic solids. Engineering stress and strain are defined and their importance in designing devices and systems is explained. How engineers...

Students learn the relevant equations for refraction (index of refraction and Snell's law) and how to use them to predict the behavior of light waves in specified scenarios.

For this 9-12 lesson, students will explore the Arthurian codes of chivalry and courtly love as portrayed in art, modern films, books, and poetry. They will examine the way in which these ideals have influenced our modern concepts of...

Fifth graders will discover the difference between inherited traits and learned behaviors by bringing the traits to life in a game of charades. After that, the students will demonstrate knowledge of recessive and dominant traits as they...

Ever wonder where marine animals go? How fast they swim? How deep they dive? Electronic tagging has opened a new window into the world of the open ocean. Ocean Tracks gives you access to data collected by tags on real live migrating...

The following lessons help learners from grades 6-8 understand sleep and circadian rhythms. Lesson topics iinclude: day and night, seasons, sundails, clocks, sleep and sleep patterns and sleeping in space.

This site provides lesson plans, quick activities, a quiz and teaching guide designed to explore problematic online sexual behavior with 9-12 year olds.

In this activity, 5th graders are asked to examine the rationale behind a class visit to a museum or other cultural center, what happens during such a trip, and why museums have rules in place for their visit. After exploring images of...

The lesson will explore positive and negative team performance and behaviors.

A practical educational sexting resource that addresses and questions the sensitive issue of sending sexually explicit messages or photos electronically with 11-16 year olds. By asking young people to step into the shoes of the...

Ninth graders read National Geographic's "Teenage Brains" by David Dobbs and various informational texts about the development of the teenage brain to understand the factors that ultimately dictate teens' decision-making and behavior.

In this instructional activity, 5th graders learn about basic genetics and how genes can affect someone's behavior. They will write their own narrative about a character they create as a class in order to illustrate the effects of...

In this lesson, young scholars will be introduced to satellite tracking data. This data allows students to track the movement of marine animals over time. By the end of the lesson, young scholars will be able to answer questions related...

Sixth graders read a poem to see the importance of class rules and behaviors.

This site is filled with creative and educational activities for your unit on hibernation. These activities include hibernation clocks, KWL chart, hibernation mural and more.

Students are introduced to the similarities and differences in the behaviors of elastic solids and viscous fluids. Several types of fluid behaviors are described--Bingham plastic, Newtonian, shear thinning and shear thickening--along...