Students compare drip rates at several different locations throughout a cave. They observe, first hand, the heterogeneity in flow paths present in karst aquifers such as the Edwards aquifer.

Students discover the principles of solubility and phase state and their influence on chemical phenomena observed around deep-sea volcanoes. They describe the effect of temperature and pressure on solubility of gasses and solid materials.

Students describe chemical changes occurring in hydrothermal circulation systems. They make inferences about the significance of these systems to ocean chemical balance compared to terrestrial runoff.

Students study the geology and hydrology of Arkansas hot springs and how they contributed to the development of the city of Hot Springs. They create advertisements for the city of Hot Springs and the therapeutic effects of the waters.

Students discuss hatred toward immigrants, and what kinds of behaviors constitute prejudice, explore attitudes toward people from other places, and analyze where these attitudes come from, and discuss ways to avoid and reduce prejudice...

Students analyze sentences from Benjamin Franklin. They use their notes to state the same ideas in essay form. They compare the new work to Franklin's orginal work.

Students examine the historical Buddha and Buddhism through in-class discussions, visual artifacts, and the practice and performance of the play "The Enlightened One". Evaluation occurs after performance of the play.

Students explore groundwater and issues relating to groundwater. They discus the problems involving groundwater. Students write a newspaper story addressing groundwater problems. They create a comic strip addressing groundwater...

Eighth graders study the geology of Arkansas from 225 million years ago to 65 million years ago. They discover they types of strata laid down by the Gulf of Mexico. They examine the economic importance to the community.

Students practice kicking skills for Australian Rules Football. the drills are designed to improve ball control, kicking, and marking skills. In pairs. they kick or flip the ball to each other.

Students visit Time Machine's San Francisco Earthquake Era. They understand how the Earth's layers interact to cause changes in the Earth's surface. They review information about earthquakes and Earth's layers.

Third graders, in pairs, create math story problems on computers. Skills include multiplication or addition and subtraction in two-step problems. After devising their problems, 3rd graders type them and use pictures to illustrate them....

Students articulate a possible relationship between arsenic and gold deposits in a written statement using data to substantiate the relationship they describe. They use real data to determine the source of the arsenic in the drinking...

Students identify the law of superposition and it states that beds of rock in a series are laid down with the oldest at the bottom and younger layers on the top. They construct a legen for a block diagram and construct a block diagram...

Sixth graders examine what happens to the body as they age. After discussing factors that contribute to loss of fitness as individuals age, they plan an active activity for their family. They also plan a healthy snack or lunch so they...

Students read, analyze and critique the novel, "The Book Boy," by Joanna Trollope. They brainstorm if you can tell a book by its cover, construct a character map, explore cultural differences and investigate how a family hides a family...

In this language arts worksheet, students learn when to use the words "there" and "their." Students complete 10 sentences with the correct word, either writing it in the blank or cutting and pasting word cards. The word "they're" is not...

In this word endings activity, students complete a chart, sentences, and word search to help them learn words that have the 'ible' ending. Students also use the 'ible' words in sentences of their own.

In these Cold War worksheets, students read about the space race between the United States and Russia. Students also read about the first man on the moon and answer 8 questions about the texts.

In this crossword puzzle activity, students read the clues related to the Titanic disaster and who was to blame. Students complete the puzzle with 11 words.

Eighth graders examine conditions that can lead to the formations found and correlate the layers.  In this rock layers lesson students complete an activity that allows students to take their own "core sample".

Students diagram the spreading of the ocean floor. In this earth science lesson plan, students read an article on plate boundaries of the ocean. Students are expected to diagram the oceanic convergent boundary, and...

Students recognize common mental mistakes to improve their critical thinking. In this thinking skills instructional activity, students complete various activities to analyze mental mistakes.

Young scholars compare current geological map and the one from 1800's. In this earth science lesson, students discuss differences between the two and explain the factors that caused the change. They write an essay about how these...