Students explore Ultraviolet detecting beads and conduct several investigations with them.  For this investigative lesson students participate in an experiment to see the harmful effects of UV light and discuss their findings. 

In this physics learning exercise, students design and build a power inverter given a schematic diagram. They answer 3 short answer questions about the circuit they created.

Students study angiosperms and their classifications.  In this investigative lesson plan students compare the sexual reproduction of angiosperms and seed formations. 

Students investigate graphing. In this graphing lesson, students survey the class and create graphs to reflect the data collected.

Fourth graders play a stand up version of musical chairs to find their sequencing partners. In this music and language arts lesson plan, 4th graders enjoy a game that requires them to organize a series of three pictures, then write...

Students explore solar power. In this solar power lesson, students build simple solar cookers after they study convection, conduction, and radiation. Students transfer their knowledge of how the solar cooker works to climate changes on...

Fourth graders determine, through laboratory activity, the presence or absence of glucose in a variety of plant leaves and stems. They work in groups and perform a three part laboratory which shows them how plants convert sunlighht to food.

Learners explore how water and waves erode the earth. In this erosion lesson students determine the processes of wave erosion and building.

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 explain the importance of water in our daily lives. In this aquatic science instructional activity, students identify different ways to purify water and make it potable. They design and construct a water filter based on...

Students explore Adenosine Triphosphate and how energy is released. They examine the basic process of cellular respiration and draw its chemical formula. After describing cellular respiration and photosynthesis, students compare and...

Students conduct experiments designed to detect the presence of CO2 by using a BTB that changes color (blue to yellow) in the presence of CO2. First, students experiment with the CO2 from combining vinegar and baking soda. In part two,...

In this pollution worksheet, students read about thermal pollution and how hot water affects wildlife. Then students complete 1 short answer question.

Students create paper bridges. In this geometry and architecture lesson, groups use legal paper and paper clips to design a bridge that will hold 100 pennies. Links to mini-lessons exploring stability of different geometric figures and...

Students calculate the calories in food samples and plan a meal based on the calorie amount. In this calories lesson plan, students also devise a work out program to burn off the calories.

Sixth graders study the effect of pollution in our food chains. In this plant biology lesson plan, 6th graders first experiment with pollution by placing a carnation in colored water. Next they use a food chain triangle to see...

Students list four ways to identify trees. For this tree identification instructional activity, students use tree identification techniques such as leafs, bark, wood grain, soil type, and climate to create tables and graphs.

In this quantifiers activity, 5th graders read explanations and examples of correct usage, then complete 34 sentences, with immediate online feedback.

Learners explore the characteristics that distinguish living things from nonliving things. Students examine video clips and still photographs to gather evidence and develop criteria to decide if something is living or nonliving.

Students construct a solar oven using cardboard, duct tape, aluminum foil and other materials. They use the solar oven to cook something and keep a journal of their project.

Students conduct a traffic survey and interpret their data and use graphs and charts to display their results.

Third graders complete water activities including vocabulary, visualization and performing activities. They study water vocabulary words in both English and Spanish. They listen to a read aloud of Jane Yolen's, Letting Swift River Go,...

Students engaged in practice for a physical fitness exam. The practice is beneficial for overall student fitness. The instructor measures key factors of health that include height and weight.