Students examine the importance of good quality safety gear. In this investigative lesson, students will tests various polymers, collect data, and analyze the data to determine which polymer is best for safety helmets. They will design a...

Here is a fascintating lesson which relates how the motto "In God We Trust" came to appear on all US currency. It turns out that a man from Arkansas came up with the idea and petioned his congressman and President Eisenhower himself to...

A review of a full unit on energy and matter, this slide show starts with basic definitions of states of matter and their mass. It then develops the ideas of the forces that that matter can exert. Details about bonding within matter and...

Students explore how to assess and weigh the risks and benefits associated with innovations in science and technology.

In this matter worksheet, students answer ten questions about matter including the phase of matter, mixtures and how they are different from compounds, the physical and chemical properties of matter and the difference between homogeneous...

Students research lightning paying particular attention to how it is formed, where it is most likely to occur, and how most people struck by lightning survive.

Students research and discuss the risks and benefits of cell phones and driving. They analyze the mechanical and administrative causes of the accident of the Space Shuttle Challenger. They write an essay explaining the risks and benefits...

Students research "risk." They complete a guided worksheet to help them find relevant answers. They complete an analysis of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Students determine pros and cons of technology

Students explore the world of apes. In this reading skills activity, students complete a jigsaw reading activity (the reading material is not included) regarding orangutans.

Students investigate how crickets behave in cold temperatures. In this life science lesson plan, students explain the beneficial and harmful effect of pests. They research ways to properly manage them.

Gives lots of examples of convection and instructions for a simple experiment that looks at convection currents in a fluid.

Describes examples of thermal energy in the natural world from the Sun, the oceans, and the Earth.

Describes examples of commensal relationships in the natural world.

Learn what deductive reasoning is and look at examples of how to apply it.

Gives examples of chemical interactions occurring in the human body, in the world around us, in foods, and in products we use.

Explains what is meant by a tertiary consumer in a food chain and provides examples.

Learn how pulleys work and their many uses in everyday life, industry, recreation, and other activities. Includes many pictures of pulleys and pulley systems.

Explains what osmosis is and provides a variety of examples.

Explains what a single replacement, or displacement, reaction is; describes the two types - cation and anion replacement reactions; and gives examples of chemical reaction equations for each.

This resource lists the different types of chemical reactions and gives examples of chemical changes that are seen in everyday life.

Explains what a primary consumer's role in a food chain is and provides examples.

Discusses the destructive forces unleashed by volcanic eruptions, and the movement of water, wind, ice, and tectonic plates.

Discusses the constructive forces resulting from volcanic eruptions and the movement of water, wind, ice, and tectonic plates.

Explains what the golden ratio is and its relationship to the Fibonacci sequence. Gives interesting examples of the golden ratio in plants, seashells, astronomy, weather, the human body, insects, DNA, and animals.