Second graders explore floating and sinking and make predictions about whether certain objects are likely to sink or float. They read the story Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen. Pupils loacate rhyming words and discuss the events of...

Integrate science and literature by using the scientific method to test the veracity of the floating peach described in Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach. Clips from a Bill Nye: The Science Guy episode about buoyancy frontload...

Students explore water properties by conducting a class experiment. In this buoyancy lesson, students make predictions as to whether or not specific objects will sink or float in water. Students conduct the experiment and record their...

Students explore the concept of density and buoyancy. In this physics activity, students discover the different factors that affect an object's density and buoyancy in water. Students conduct several investigations to further...

Students design, build, and test the specifications (water displacement and load line) for a model boat. The lesson focuses especially on integrating design principles with inquiry-based experimental skills.

Students perform experiments to see if items will sink or float. For this sink or float lesson, students work in groups to make predictions, and record the results. After the experiments are complete students make a book of the results.

Students experiment with different objects to see if they sink or float. They can also choose certain colored items if more review is necessary.

Students design and construct a boat out of aluminum foil and a few other simple materials. The boats then be tested by floating them in water, then adding mass until they sink. They explore the various shapes of boat construction.

Students explore physical science by conducting an in-class experiment. For this density lesson, students define vocabulary terms dealing with physics and discuss their knowledge of density. Students conduct several "sink or float"...

Young scholars explore physical science by participating in a water properties experiment. In this surface tension lesson, students utilize pennies, water, a dropper and soapy water to test the different surface tensions with numerous...

Learners explore physics by conducting a class experiment. In this density lesson, students examine a list of items and discuss whether they will sink or float and then determine their density. Learners examine the objects over five days...

First graders write about vehicles that float using the interactive writing procedure.

Students observe earth science by examining results from an experiment. In this buoyancy lesson, students practice floating different items in two different liquids and identify why certain objects will float and others sink. Students...

Fifth graders investigate buoyancy by conducting a science experiment.  For this water properties lesson, 5th graders predict which of their different paper boat designs will float for the longest period.  Students conduct the...

Students perform experiments to examine if debris float, or blow in the wind. The effects of these characteristics on the marine debris are then discussed. They determine how a material can influence what becomes marine debris.

Students explore marine life by conducting a rubber duck experiment. In this water currents instructional activity, students practice identifying latitude and longitude coordinates on a map and define the currents of major oceans....

In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 10 multiple choice questions based on The Secret Sharer. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

For this earth science worksheet, students read a poem about the wind and learn why the wind blows. After reading the poem and informative paragraphs that follow it, students answer 2 questions regarding the information they read....

Students complete several cross-curricular activities to learn the letter Ff. In this letter recognition lesson, students complete activities that include geography, music, physical education, science, seasonal, space science, and online...

Students explore letter Ww. In this letter recognition lesson plan, students participate in country, state, food, literature, physical education, colors, careers, music, and game activities that are linked to the main lesson plan page....

In this grammar worksheet, students read about subordinate clauses. Students read about adjective clauses and adverb clauses.

Students research inventors and inventions and their impacts. In this invention lesson plan, students research inventions and their affects in good and bad ways.

First graders write about vehicles that float.

Familiarize young analysts with the relationship between words, meaning, and visual images. They consider the relationship between the painting Beach Poetry and the poem Sandpaper. They compose and illustrate an original a...