Students complete activities to learn about changing air temperature. In this air temperature lesson plan, students study various ways to measure air temperature and learn factors that influence temperature. Students study the weather in...

Students study volcanoes including rock fragments, ash, aerosols and gases.  In this volcano lesson students divide into groups and build models of the three major types of volcanoes. 

Students' temperature is measured using an instrument called a thermometer.

Students explore convection and how it happens in the earth's atmosphere.

Students are introduced to tree structure and use. They identify their special tree using all senses except sight. Students identify six different internal parts within a cross section of tree trunk (bark, phloem, xylem, cambium,...

In this science worksheet, 3rd graders focus on the weather. Students respond to ten fill in the blank questions regarding specific terminology used in weather.

Students trace back through time to see how the nutritional value of food consumed was enhanced.  In this nutrients lesson students complete several activities that show the mass of food, and its PH value.

In these word choice worksheets, students read the sentences and determine whether or not to complete the sentence with the word it's or its.

Learners sequence the steps leading to the formation of rain, and design a model to represent these steps. This task assesses students' abilities to classify, generalize, infer, interpret and communicate data, and construct a pictorial...

First graders draw an erupting volcano. They learn the components of an erupting volcano.

In this weather worksheet, students and their families search for weather news in the newspaper, media or Internet. Students record a list of weather words. Students then research and write down a one week forecast for their city.

Students explore the concept of air. In this gravity instructional activity, students perform various experiments that deal with gravity, air resistance, and air pressure.

In this weather words worksheet, students read 10 definitions of words pertaining to weather. Students match these definitions with the words they go with.

In this thermometer worksheet, students make a thermometer out of a straw, juice bottle, food coloring and more. Students also answer 3 questions about it.

In this early civilizations worksheet, students read 4 paragraphs about great river civilizations and then label them Nile, Tigris and Euphrates, Indus, and the Huang He River Civilizations. Student also complete a writing prompt on the...

Pupils investigate the greenhouse effect. In this environmental lesson, students investigate why the greenhouse effect changes the climate through an experiment. Pupils use vinegar to simulate how acid damages the environment.

Students explain that molecules are in everything living and nonliving. They explain that molecules are too small to see but we can watch their movement.

Students explore how density can cause things to sink or float by experimenting with a jar, oil and corn syrup.

Third graders identify a cloud and explore how they form. They create an acrostic poem about clouds.

Students observe a combustion reaction and deduce the components necessary for the reaction to occur. They also identify and interpret the relationship between pressure, volume, and number of molecules for gasses. Finally, students use...

In this climate worksheet, students review the components that make up climate including temperature and precipitation. This worksheet has 8 true or false and 2 short answer questions.

Seventh graders complete two experiments to learn about harmful and helpful microorganisms. In this microorganisms lesson plan, 7th graders read background information about fungi, yeast, and club fungi. Students then complete two...

An experiment in density where colored water, both hot and cold, are poured into containers of water at room temperature. Students will observe that the warm water rises and the cold water sinks due to their different densities.