Students research the causes and effects of world hunger on children. In this world hunger lesson, students discuss causes and effects of hunger around the world and research a specific area affected by hunger. Students prepare a...

Students discover the geography of Earth by analyzing water currents.  In this oceanography lesson, students create visual references on a map of the globe where and why major ocean currents are moving water.  Students conduct...

Students investigate organisms and animals by examining a nearby pond. In this ecosystem lesson, students participate in a field trip to a local pond where they utilize a net to gather animals, plants and pollution items, Students...

Students explore the DNA of strawberries. In this science instructional activity, students extract the DNA of strawberries. Students complete a lab report.

Students study society's needs and altruism within communities. For this altruism lesson, students identify and categorize the basic needs that human beings have and define altruism. Students complete research on altruistic...

Young scholars explain the role of the school of fish as the prey and the shark as the predator, as they participate in the game Sharks and Fishes. They demonstrate quick physical movement, and trickery, by sucessfully staying away from...

Pupils prepare a slide of Paramecium cultures and observe (through a microscope) the organism's thin transparent membrane and what happens as they "feed" them stained yeast cells. They sketch the path the ingested yeast takes as it...

Pupils conduct a lab (with water, guar gum and sodium borate) and carefully record physical and chemical properties and changes throughout the session, and experiment with weighing by difference.

Students participate in this program that heightens their awareness and curiosity of nature as well as their sense of adventure and exploring new surroundings. They identify and choose an object from nature after exploring it with other...

Students generate words and pictures to show their thankfulness. In this Thanksgiving art lesson, students draw various circles, labeling and illustrating the things for which they are grateful.

Students investigate the purpose of each ingredient in a quick bread.

First graders, with a goldfish as a class pet, practice the proper way to care for a pet and have responsibilities when it comes to taking care of the fish. As a class, the teacher reads the book "Fish Out of Water".

Students explore chemical changes. in this lesson about the properties of chemical changes, students do experiments, observe, and record results. Students complete four experiments in order to observe chemical changes. In each experiment...

Young scholars learn what happens when bleach comes in contact with various cloth fibers, chemical colors, nature and synthetics.

Young scholars investigate the changes that occur at the molecular level when a liquid becomes a solid. They freeze water in baby jars and observe the changes that occur in the process.

Young scholars design their own job communities. In this art and career exploration lesson, students are placed into groups to create models of business areas based on job types.

Students compare and contrast different spider species that they capture and maintain in the classroom for several days. They identify and research the species characteristics and living requirements then conduct an experiment on spider...

Learners identify and examine characteristics of a specific country, as well as what it would take to organize a trip there.

Students participate in an inquiry activity. They relate the structure of an appendage to its function. They describe how a deepwater organism to its environment without bright light.

Fifth graders examine how anatomical adaptations make it possible for a bird to survive in various habitats. They discuss and list birds and their unique characteristics, and create an imaginary bird, illustrating the environmental...

Students discover the origin of the Great Ocean Conveyor. They participate in a demonstration showing how salinity and temperature affect water density. They also examine the new sea ice that forms every winter.

Learners comprehend that hot water rises up through cold water but cold water does not rixe in hot water. They comprehend that water at temperatures above 4oC decreases in density with increases in temperature. Students answer lab...

Students create paper by adding a few small scraps of paper into the blender pitcher and adding just enough water to thoroughly soak paper.

Students gain a better understanding of the worm and its role in the recycling of organic materials into simpler forms by constructing worm bottles and observing for 60 to 90 days.