In this paramecium worksheet, students sharpen their science skills as they color the parts of a paramecium according to the instructions and then respond to 15 analysis questions.

Students explore biotechnology. In this scenario-based lesson, students take a survey on what they know about genetic engineering, view a PowerPoint, and conduct a web quest. Students will then be placed in groups, and produce one of the...

Fourth graders explore the plant life cycle. They discuss the sequence of events in the life cycle of the plant and illustrate how the life cycle never ends. Students explore the importance of water, sunlight, and nutrients during the...

Fifth graders explore electricity. In this electricity lesson, 5th graders experiment with open and closed circuits. Students determine how to properly connect a battery and bulb to illuminate the bulb.

Students define the hydrologic cycle, define transpiration, name the three parts of the hydrologic cycle, and record the amount of moisture given off by several green plants.

In this biology worksheet, students complete short answer questions about botany, animals, plants, DNA, and more. Students complete 15 short answer questions.

In this food web worksheet, learners create a food web matrix and answer short answer questions about the food chain according to the matrix. Students complete 7 short answer questions.

Students explore nutrition. In this science lesson plan, students identify and describe the main nutrients in our diets that are needed by the body as a source of energy.

Students discover dangers to human health by researching what's in our drinking water.  In this water purification lesson, students discuss the conditions of water in undeveloped countries and why it is unsafe to drink....

Students experiment with the cyclic process of convection and apply the principal to everyday events.

Students examine how and when rust and corrosion occur.  For this corrosion lesson students complete an experiment to see why metals rust. 

In this alcohol fermentation worksheet, students design an apparatus to study the alcoholic fermentation of yeast. Once complete, students answer 8 short answer questions.

Fifth graders build and experiment with electric circuits using easily available materials. They hypothesize what may happen if a part is changed.

Students explore the role, functions, and conditions in which lactic acid is produced. They share ideas to complete a KWL on the vocabulary for the lesson then research these ideas futher on the internet using a set of prompting...

In this respiration learning exercise, students complete a crossword puzzle by figuring out the vocabulary words associated with the 16 clues given.

Students explore the process of fermentation through the process of making Sauerkraut. Students use their observational skills and their five senses to create an articulate description of their lab created sauerkraut. They discuss the...

In this DNA learning exercise, students access a website to learn about how single-celled organisms function successfully. Then students pretend they are a bacterium and determine how to transport lactose across their cell membrane for...

Students research chemical components of coal, as well as environmental health impacts of mining and burning coal. They discuss conservation of mass as it relates to combustion of organic compounds.

Learners study fungi and its parts.  In this exploring fungi instructional activity students fill out a worksheet that includes a diagram of fungi and questions. 

Students examine protein, what it is and how it functions in the body.  In this protein lesson students study the food pyramid, what a protein is and what it does. 

Students are given a history of electricity and its development into the modern age lifeline upon which we so depend. The methods of power generation are introduced, and further discussion of each technology's pros and cons follows. ...

Students review vegetables and their nutrient values and production. In this vegetable production worksheet, students read information about the nutrients in vegetables and how they are grown. Students participate in a game of Twister to...

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Students investigate the components of chlorophyll. They use paper chromatography to separate the many pigments of chlorophyll from one another.