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Hot Air

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers conduct an experiment to determine how hot air affect the path of laser. In this physics instructional activity, students explain why stars appear to twinkle at night. They discuss how light travels from space to Earth.
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Spectroscope

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how to apply conservation of energy and properties of matter to a spectroscope.  In this energy instructional activity students build their own spectroscope and observe three kinds of spectra.
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Mirror, Mirror

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the Law of Reflection and how light travels.  In this reflection lesson students produce data from their experiment then create a pencil tracing.
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Daniell Cell

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explain how Daniell cells work. In this electrochemistry activity, students conduct a variety of experiments to explore the different types of cells. They create a model of Daniell cell.
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Benjamin Franklin - Master of Electricity The Kite Experiment and the Invention of the Lightning Rod

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners study Benjamin Franklin including who he was, what he invented and his experiment.  In this inventive instructional activity students follow the steps of Ben Franklin and build a Leyden jar.
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Geometry In Space

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students Fulfill the requirements of Texas Standards as it relates to math and science. In this circle lesson, students identify the arcs and angles of a circle as it relates to Pi. They solve real life scenarios using space as an example.
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Pilgrim Immigration Lesson Plans: Then and Now

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Pilgrim immigration lesson plans offer more than a study of these early settlers. It gives students an insight into modern immigration.
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Using Technology in Science

For Teachers 4th - 6th
You can spice up your science content by incorporating technology into your lesson plans.
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Robotics

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Get students thinking about ways to use robots to improve our daily lives with these hands on lesson plans.
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Finding Fungi in the World Around Us

For Teachers 4th - 8th
These lesson ideas will help your students explore the diversity of Kingdom Fungi.
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Breaking News English: World Toilets

For Students 5th - 10th
In this world toilets worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
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Have Fun With Technical Report Writing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use Clarisworks Word Processing and Spreadsheet, Quick-Take Camera and Software, and produce a publishable technical paper.
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Humans Leave Bob Bat Homeless!

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this science worksheet, students read an "interview" with a bat who has been displaced from his home in the rainforest. Using a word bank, students fill in 20 missing words from the script. Students then answer 10 questions about...
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Worm Watching

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the role earthworms play in building soils. They discuss worms and what they do with soil, make predictions and draw pictures, and observe their worms in soil over a two week period.
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Junie B.'s Muscle Mania

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this muscles worksheet, students fill in the names of 5 muscles from a word bank (with clues) in a diagram of a runner. This is related to the Junie B. Jones series and the directions are written in Junie-style language.
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Breaking News English: Human Bird Flu Spreads to Western Turkey

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Human Bird Flu Spreads to Western Turkey," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Growing and Harvesting Fruits and Vegetables

For Teachers K
Students learn the various parts of a farm and what is grown on a farm. They also match fruits and vegetables to locations where they are grown.
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Rapid Ecological Assessments

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students conduct an ecological assessment of a small area on school property. They inventory plant and animal life of a sample area and make calculations to determine implications for a larger area.
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Lesson Plan to Accompany Psalm of Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze the poem, "Psalm of Life," by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. They create a Footsteps Quilt, developing quilt squares to represent each goal and gift they would leave as a gift to humanity.
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Alaska Challenge

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Alaska learning exercise, students complete 10 multiple choice questions about the state of Alaska. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Alaska Vocabulary

For Students 4th - 5th
In this vocabulary activity worksheet, students read the statements associated with Alaska. Students then complete the statements with a word from the word box.
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Congress: The House of Representatives

For Students 10th - 12th
This simple worksheet could accompany a text (as it indicates a chapter and section), but could also be given as a guide to independent research. Basic concepts of Congress are prompted through matching and multiple choice. This could be...
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Do These Properties Matter?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders rotate between three property stations, the solid station, the gas station, and the liquid station. They experiment with each activity until the teacher gives the signal to change.
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What Trout Need

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners investigate the important components for a healthy trout habitat. In this fish habitat lesson, students discuss how the aquarium will simulate a trout's environment in nature. Learners complete a trout information sheet to set...

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