Unit Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Understanding Tsunamis

For Students 9th - 10th
Come and learn more about the devastating effects of tsunamis. This site features video segments revealing the devastation tsunamis can cause and how tsunamis are formed.
Website
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Lewis Howard Latimer

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent biography of Lewis Howard Latimer. It discusses his joy of learning throughout his entire life, and also includes additional links to help illustrate the topics presented.
Activity
University of Washington

Neuroscience for Kids: Reflexes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Site provides interactive activities to use in the classroom to test one's reflexes. Also includes more reaction time experiments as well as links to more fun activities.
Activity
Cyberbee

Fingerprinting

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn everything you ever wanted to know about fingerprinting! Provides links to a brief history of fingerprinting, FBI Kids site, a lesson in classification, fingerprinting identification and a game.
Activity
PBS

Pbs: Rough Science: Island Power Plant

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to create electricity and your own electrical gadgets! Site provides users with information on how to make a battery, flashlight, buzzer an electric motor.
Unit Plan
Next.cc

Next: Air Quality

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn why clean air is necessary to a healthy life by completing these five activities.
Unit Plan
Next.cc

Next: Bicycles

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how riding a bicycle helps the environment and your health by completing these four activities. Explore further by clicking on one of the numerous links provided.
Unit Plan
Next.cc

Next: Oceans

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the importance of oceans and their connection to weather by completing the five activities. Explore further by clicking on one of the numerous links provided.
Unit Plan
Next.cc

Next: Prairie

For Students 3rd - 8th
Complete these three activities to learn about prairies and where they are located. Includes links to explore related material.
Website
University of Washington

Neuroscience for Kids: Biological Rhythms

For Students 9th - 10th
Site contains experiments students can do in the classroom to enhance their understanding of biological rhythms.
Lesson Plan
HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Science Experiment: Carrot Tops

For Teachers 6th - 8th
"Can a plant grow from just the top of a carrot?" Students will engage in this lesson plan to find out.