In this moving continents learning exercise, learners review the different types of plate boundaries, what causes earthquakes, and where volcanoes are formed. This learning exercise has 10 fill in the blank and 9 short answer questions.

Young scholars observe how to distinguish observations form inferences.  For this examining inferences lesson students list observations relating to the activity and discuss the importance of them. 

Students investigate the dirt in the air. In this air quality lesson plan, students use aluminum foil and petroleum jelly to discover if there is dirt in the air. Students discuss results.

Fifth graders find the area and volume of buildings. In this architecture lesson, 5th graders look at the drawings of three historic Tennessee buildings. They use these to help find the area and volume of the building. 

First graders understand that gases take up space even though you can't see or smell it. This is done through many experiments like trapping air in different sized bags, using balloons and plastic bottles, and blowing bubbles. They...

Students explore the pattern of the unit cell. In this science lesson, students color the unit cells on a worksheet and create a pattern using unit cells.

Pupils create original examples of the ancient Chinese Folk Art technique of Paper-Cutting in this middle-level lesson highly adaptable for either the Art classroom or a Social Studies class.

Fourth graders review their prior knowledge on the concept of pi. Using broken pieces of pottery, they calculate the circumference from a section of the circle. In teams, they compete against one another to get the most accurate...

High schoolers are introduced to planetary research and familiarize them with the planets and their features. They see that each planet has unique features. Planets have some common features and that images can be used to study the...

Fourth graders, acting as foresters, determine timber volumes as sawtimber or pulpwood for marketing. They find the marketable value of a tree using its diameter and volume.

Students use a microscope and observation skills to compare and contrast several physical properties and develop a classification system.

Students visit a site which provides images to be analyzed. Notes are taken and planets are named based on observed features and observations. Using peer review, they try to determine the identity of the planets. They are free to browse...

Students create "catchers" that collect dirt particles from the air. They observe the particulate matter that is collected from the air and discuss the effects and causes of air pollution.

Students discover the background and properties of minerals. They examine fluorite and record data after testing it. They use the internet to help them discover information about minerals.

Students use bearing measurements to triangulate and determine objects' locations. Working in teams of two or three, students must put on their investigative hats as they take bearing measurements to specified landmarks in their...

In this lesson on solid shapes, students will learn to identify three-dimensional shapes by their attributes and learn to recognize them in the real world.

Predict which solid shape constructions would be unstable as shown at this one page website. Solutions are available right at the website.

Students read the clues to determine the shape the clues are describing. If they choose the correct shape a smiley face appears.

Practice identifying 3D shapes.

In this lesson, students will create a shape mobile of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes made from geometric shapes.

Join Allegro in his street orchestra and learn about 3D shapes.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems on identifying faces, edges and vertices of three dimensional shapes.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems on identifying and naming three dimensional figures.

In this lesson plan, students will identify 2- and 3-dimensional shapes as well as create shape drawings and sculptures. Teacher materials are available.