Fifth graders begin the lesson by identifying the different types of natural resources. As a class, they discuss how environments are destructed and how the loss of one natural resource can affect the economy. Using a map, they label the...

For this agriculture worksheet, high schoolers take a multiple choice exam that focuses on the use of beans in different aspects of agriculture and society.

In this scientific notation activity, students review how to write a number in scientific notation and then how to write a number in standard notation. Then students complete 5 problems.

Learners discuss deep-sea chemosynthetic communities then create a poster of a three-dimensional tubeworm.  In this creative lesson students create their own tubeworm and write a written report on it. 

Eighth graders recognize the natural resources used in an energy web.  In this consumerism instructional activity students identify solutions to over consumption and the impact of consumerism. 

Students develop a better understanding of the need to conserve our renewable resources.  In this water cycle lesson students take notes, complete a guide sheet and illustrate the water cycle. 

Fifth graders diagram and label the parts of a tree. For this lesson on how trees obtain food, 5th graders diagram and label the parts of a tree, and determine the diameter, height, and age of a tree.

Students identify the climate and type of land that is in Australia.  In this Australian climate lesson students create a poster that displays the uniqueness of a specific region in Australia. 

Fifth graders explore U.S. history by viewing video clips in class. In this dust bowl era lesson, 5th graders identify the impact of giant dust storms on the U.S. agriculture systems and the U.S. economy in the 20th century. Students...

Sixth graders discover an appreciation for the benefits of trees. In this tree instructional activity, 6th graders explore the benefits of trees by playing a word classification game. Students study the variety of uses for trees.

Students understand the uniqueness of the rice plant and how it grows. Students compare rice growing in Indonesia and California, observing the steps common to the process everywhere. Students comprehend the concepts labor-intensive and...

Young scholars explore different aspects of packaging design use these guidelines in their own design prototype project.

Students investigate the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance in such menacing diseases as tuberculosis and influenza. They take on the role of staff at a public health agency who are trying to communicate the problem to the public.

Learners observe brine shrimp eggs, create an appropriate environment for their survival, and observe their growth.

Young scholars see that energy is everywhere in nature - in the light of the sun, in wind, in falling water and erupting volcanoes. Without energy, there is no life. This activity provides many good ideas across the curriculum to study...

Learners analyze how a dichotomous key helps us explain and identify unknown organisms. They design and construct a dichotomous key, developing a list of three observable characteristics per organism.