Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fish Eyes - More than Meets the Eye

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Inform your class about the adaptations in fish eyes: cones, lens size, endothermy, and speed of vision. The adaptations are related to diving behavior. Junior marine scientists compare the adaptations of four different fish species to...
Lesson Plan
Consortium for Ocean Science Exploration and Engagement (COSEE)

Life Cycle of Blue King Crabs

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The blue king crab and the red king crab live in the same range but never in the same region. The third lesson plan in the series of five focuses on the blue king crab and the impact the changes in water temperature is having on its...
Lesson Plan
Nuffield Foundation

Observing Osmosis, Plasmolysis, and Turgor in Plant Cells

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Create the perfect conditions for osmosis. Young scholars use a microscope to observe plant cells exposed to distilled water or sodium chloride. They observe how osmosis creates turgid or plasmolyzed cells.
Lesson Plan
Growing Minds

Growing Minds: Cabbage Exploration

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
It's all about cabbage in this scientific observation resource! After reading a related story, learners explore three varieties of cabbage. They observe the leaves using a leaf diagram, predicting what the middle might look like. They...
Lesson Plan
Starry Night Education

Comets and Meteors

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Comets are also known as dirty snowballs or icy mud balls. With your super scientists, create a model comet nucleus to discover how they are made and take part in a scientific discussion to learn how it behaves.
Assessment
University of Washington

Kepler’s Laws

For Students 9th - 12th
Introduce your physics or astronomy class to Kepler's laws of planetary motion with this straightforward worksheet. It covers the basic concepts of each and has learners answer questions to demonstrate their grasp on them. You could use...
Lesson Plan
NASA

Rover Races

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Operating a vehicle remotely can be difficult, especially when the vehicle is on another planet. Young engineers get a feel for some of the real-world challenges as they work to program their rovers (blindfolded group members)...
Handout
National Institute of Open Schooling

Adsorption and Catalysis

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Adsorption, not absorption, is when atoms stick to the surface of an object, like water sticking to a grain of sand. An informative lesson delves into adsorption, teaching physical and chemisorption and the factors that affect them....
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Fortune Properties

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
Complete identity and equality property problems in hands-on activities. Smart cookies identify the identity and equality properties. They complete a review of order of operations, watch an online video, and make a foldable with the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson Plan fo The Magic Eyes of Little Crab

For Teachers K - 2nd
Interested in a "how and why" story to read with young students? In this storytelling lesson, readers will discuss sea creatures, focusing on practicing new terminology through retelling the story. This resource provides a list of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graphing And Data Presentation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers engage in a study of science and mathematics with the practice of creating graphs. A guest speaker comes to the class to share statistics from the community and the students are shown how he uses the coordinate system in...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-If You Made A Million

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils read If You Made A Million by David M. Schwartz. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of earning, saving and spending money. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wavelengths of Light

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Explore physical science by participating in a visual spectrum experiments. Budding scientists identify the colors in the color spectrum and view the colors in class by utilizing cellophane, flash lights, and other arts and crafts...
Lesson Plan
Growing Minds

Growing Minds: Cucumber Exploration

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
After reading a picture book about planting and harvesting cucumbers, learners get a chance to examine some cucumbers of their own. First, they see photographs of a cucumber on a vine, and learn that it is part of the gourd family....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ocean Floor

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify ocean floor features. In this earth science lesson, students predict the object inside a close box to make them realize the difficulties scientists faced then. They label the different zones of the ocean floor after the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Time-Lapsed Observations

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore timed observations for science investigations. They record ideas on a chart related to a classroom closed terrarium. They repeat their observations for several days and time observations for changing shadows...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Burnaby Lake Field Trip

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify different organisms found in the lake ecosystem. In this life science lesson, students discover the predator-prey relationship through a game. They explain how beavers adapt to the environment over time.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Runaway Universe

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students complete a hands on activity to determine how scientists use indirect observations to define problems that are not directly measurable. They complete an associate student handout.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Our Five Senses Box

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars discuss how their five senses help to identify objects. They select items from a mystery box and with their eyes closed they attempt to identify the object. They give answers in complete sentences.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rocket Design: Aerodynamics, Trajectories

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use science inquiry skills to build and launch a simple rocket, from several wooden launch pads of various angles, to determine what trajectory angle carry a rocket the greatest distance.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Green Leaves

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders, after having conducted one experiment three times, record their observations results in a chart. They predict what hidden colors they believe that a leaf holds. Students record their predictions in their science note books...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Radial Solution, Hydrogen Wavefunction

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students study the radial solution of hydrogen activity. They illustrate eigenvalue problems in applied mathematics. Students explore Schrodinger's equation and particle wave duality.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Secrets of Lost Empires I

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate how levers can be used to lift objects. They participate in hands-on activities to explore the distance a load is lifted when comparing the amount the lever arm was pushed down. Students discover the how...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Carbon Dioxide: The Heat is On

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the greenhouse gases affecting the atmosphere. In groups, they participate in activities in which they examine the effects of heat on the atmosphere and phytoplankton. They research how the phytoplankton differ in warm...