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Science: Liquid Matter
Second graders examine the properties of liquids and their classifications. They compare and contrast cups of different liquids and record their findings in journals. Students observe how liquids flow at various speeds and that unlike...
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Circles and Clocks, Shapes and Time
Learners work in groups to research clocks and practice telling time. In this telling time lesson, students use the computer program ProQuest to study circles, including radius and diameter, and practice drawing circles using a compass....
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Geometry in Tessellations
Students examine tessellations and their geometric properties. Students also develop a better understanding of lines, planes, angles, and polygons.
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Recognizing High and Low Pitch
Students distinguish a high pitch from a low pitch, and demonstrate high/low pitch recognition by creating contrasting movements to high and low music, and use instruments to represent the characters in The Three Little Pigs.
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Using the Variation Approach
Students explore and explain geometrical applications, and how to apply these applications to real life.
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Facts of Matter
Pupils make group decisions about matter as they explore and interpret many types.
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Color Dots 3
Students make simple observations, test mixtures, and make generalized inferences from their observations. They observe bleeding of colored inks with water.
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Hey, Look Me Over!
Students make observations about mealworms using hand lenses, rulers, and cotton swabs. Students complete their own mealworm observation chart, then they share their observations with the class. This is one station out of five in an...
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Simple Machines
Third graders listen to a short story entitled, "Phil's Adventures" from a book called Animal Stories. They stop at each obstacle in the story and do a quick write about how they would overcome the obstacle and draw a picture to...
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San Diego Architecture
Eighth graders study the cultural and architectural history of San Diego. After study they create a design of a home based of features from historical and modern homes found in their research.
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Compiling and Weighing Evidence
In this evidence learning exercise, students read about how scientific theories are developed and how evidence is gathered to support the theory. This learning exercise has 2 graphic organizers and 2 short answer questions.
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The Nature of Mathematics
Young scholars work in groups to describe plants using numbers. In this number lesson, students use numbers to define plants and then use numbers to write descriptions of themselves.
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How Big Is Your Heart?
Students complete a performance about the heart. In this heart lesson plan, students learn about the heart functions and then perform them.
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Snacks 'R Us
First graders experiment with fat content by analyzing snack foods. They learn what makes up a nutritious snack.
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Geometry: Fractal Scavenger Hunt
Learners experience an Internet fractal scavenger hunt. They write a report on fractals using the Internet and recording the sites where they are located.
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Food and Fiber: Helping the Environment and You
Fourth graders explore the many uses of corn-based products and the importance of water resources. They consider how biodegradable products help to keep water clean. They perform experiments to observe how corn pellets dissolve while...
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Pottery Analysis
Students study how archaeologists analyze artifacts to answer questions about past cultures. They explain why pottery is important to archaeologists and how they use classification to answer their research questions.
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Classification
Second graders sort insects into groups by determining similar characteristics. They role play as Entomologists to sort insects.
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Tango's Story
Fifth graders listen to "Grandfather Tang's Story" and use tangram pieces to create animals described by the main character.
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"How to Think Like an Archaeologist" - Suggested Pre-Visit Activity For Historic Jamestown
Students examine how archaeologists use artifacts to explore other people and their cultures. They discuss types of artifacts, analyze receipts for clues, and discuss how what the items bought reflect about people.
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Sadorus Photograph Collection Activity: Analysis of an Historical Photograph
Students retrive social, cultural, and historical information from a photograph by analyzing the contents. Data about the subject's culture, people, events, and place is explored.
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How To Think Like An Archaeologist
Pupils take a field trip to historical Jamestown. Using artifacts given to them, they must identify them and discover who would have used them and for what purpose. They create a database to organize the information and share it with...
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Congruent Shapes
First graders view congruent shapes on a white board and define what congruent means. In this congruent shapes lesson, 1st graders recognize which shapes are congruent and which aren't Students complete a giant worksheet in...
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Clean Sweep
Students organize and conduct a cleanup of a local beach, lake, or stream. They keep track of the types and amounts picked up and analyze this information in the classroom.