Young scholars explore the basic skills guiding sound scientific invvestigation and methodology. They are introduced to a powerful scientific tool-the microscope. Students review the parts of the microscope. They discuss the inventor...

Sixth graders create three different sets of fraction strips using Excel by following a packet of instructions that taper off as the students gain confidence in their knowledge of Excel. They copy and paste the strips into Word so that...

Fourth graders investigate the paper usage in their classroom and in other countries by using estimation, counting, and measurement skills. They make paper from recycled paper.

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...

Students investigate the chemistry of coal. This lesson serves as a review of conservation of mass, simple reactions and equation balancing. During the lesson, students research chemical components of coal, as well as environmental...

High schoolers 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.

In this phone bills worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...

Students compare and contrast renewable and nonrenewable energy. In this environmental science instructional activity, students discuss the importance of going green. They identify the different components in a power grid system.

Students become familiar with the term audience after examining a story about the magazine Smash Hits and its decision to quit publication. After students study the magazine and methods currently used to receive music news, they design...

Second graders use technology to investigate the concept of an insect. They use Kidspiration in order to create an insect. Then research is conducted to match the picture with the correct insect. Then students write a report about the...

Students study of the First Amendment, Tinker, Hazelwood and the Colorado Student Free Expression Law. They discuss the ramifications on the student press and recite their memorized First Amendment rights. They discover what can...

In this literacy learning exercise, students find the words that are related to the concepts that are the theme of the word search. New vocabulary is the focus of the puzzle.

In this matrix reactions worksheet, students fill in the blank about the process of glycolysis. Students also draw an organelle- mitochondrion and label the parts with the given names.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] When a baby girl is born, her ovaries contain all of the eggs they will ever produce. But these eggs are not fully developed. They develop only after she starts...

Students trace the generation of the formed elements of blood from bone marrow stem cells, and then learn the role of hemopoietic growth factors in promoting the production of the formed elements.

The advantages and disadvantages of hydrogen fuel cell technology as a source for energy production are outlined. There is still much to be done in research and development before this energy source can be marketed widely.

As part of the study on Life Processes, the learners will watch a video clip at Cells Alive to see a model of the cell and its components. The students will use edible products to create an animal cell. Each product will represent a...

This simulation can be used as a virtual lab for photosynthesis, cellular respiration, and primary productivity.

Explains what happens during glycolysis in eukaryotic cells, what the products are, their composition, and their properties.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This Flipchart will go over the basic parts of a cell.

[Free Registration/Login Required] The students have to drag the different cell organelles into the cell. The activity is a fun and engaging way to help students remember the main cell organelles.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is intended to introduce plant and animal cells to fifth graders. Pictures, a web link, and several opportunities for student participation are included. An end-of-lesson assessment is...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart presents various types of cells, their structure, and function. There is an assessment section included.

For an organism to function, substances must move into and out of cells. Three processes contribute to this movement - diffusion, osmosis and active transport. Diffusion is the process by which useful materials and waste products move in...