Students explore how much trash they create. For this recycling lesson, students define stewardship and conduct an experiment to see how much trash the class produces in a week. At the end of the week the students propose ways to...

Students understand that the rotation of the Earth is responsible for the seasons. In this seasonal cycles lesson, students learn how the rotation of the Earth affects the seasons. Students answer questions about the rotation, the...

In this graphs lesson, students read stories and present story situations on a graph.  They explore distance and diameter and explain graphs.  Students create their own stories to fit graphs.

Students examine the use of a sundial to tell apparent time. In this sundial lesson, students watch a teacher demonstration using a flashlight to create shadows. They discuss what happens to shadows of different objects as the position...

Students build their own nation in groups where they create a name, flag, declaration of independence, form of government, mathematical layout, and more. In this nation lesson plan, students also provide a scale drawing of their nation...

Students explore employment by analyzing the newspaper. In this wanted ads instructional activity, students identify the importance of job selection and job growth while reading entries in the wanted ads for employment opportunities....

Students evaluate trash. In this Science lesson, students collect and weigh trash from their classrooms. Students categorize the trash and the corresponding weights, recording the information on a data sheet.

Students view objects sorted by one characteristic and name that characteristic.  For this sorting rule lesson, students explore to find a new characteristic and write a description of that rule.  In early grades the rule might...

Fourth graders identify the different types of renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. In this ecology lesson, 4th graders create models of wind mills and hydropower. They discuss the pros and cons of using alternative forms of energy.

Students pantomime new climate vocabulary words.  In this climate lesson plan, students go over new vocabulary words and their meanings.  Students form groups and pantomime these word's definitions.

Students calculate the area of different polygons. In this geometry lesson, students draw shapes using different scale factors. They calculate and make sure there is enough room for te soccer arena through their calculations.

Students study various objects and determine plastic and non-plastic.  In this creative lesson students get into groups and create a diorama to show the different properties they discovered. 

Students explore seeing things from a bird's eye view. They listen to the book, "As the Crow Flies," view various objects from eye level views and standing on a chair, create a drawing of an object from both views, and read "Ben's...

Students bring an object to school that is of significant sentimental value to them. They arrange the objects in a class display, examine each other's artifacts and discuss the implications and cultural bias of the word 'beauty'.

Learners share what they think of when they hear the word beautiful. Individually, they bring in an object they believe is beautiful based on its relationship to a person, idea or event. They view each others object and write down...

Students examine how to conduct simple investigations and use simple equipment to gather data.  In this magnet instructional activity students decide what types of objects are attracted to magnets. 

Learners explain that there are limits to what the eye can see and that a magnifying glass can help extend those limits. They examine an object with the magnifying glass and draw the size and shape of what they see as accurately as they...

Third graders examine the San Francisco oil spill and the effects it has had.  In this investigative lesson plan students view a demonstration on oil clean up and how it works.  They see how wildlife is rehabilitated, how the...

Seventh graders investigate how fossils are formed and discuss how scientists determine the appearance of ancient plants and animals. They make fossils of everyday objects for others to identify. They make spreadsheets to display fossil...

Students use hypsometers to measure tall objects.

Students discuss the importance of using sensory words to describe objects; talking about words that refer to size, shape, texture, sound, smell, etc. They select a few objects around the classroom and use sensory words to describe.

Second graders observe the properties of Oobleck. For this science and observation lesson, 2nd graders examine Oobleck and make a list of 10 properties that they notice. They explain their observations.

Young scholars discover the importance of using descriptive words in good writing. They brainstorm words to describe elephants and dogs then watch a video that describes different items. Each student writes a paragraph using descriptive...

Young scholars study polymers and what they are used for.  In this investigative lesson students view a video on ploymers, and research on the Internet specific polymers and processes.