Can you move like a photon? Young scholars use a maze to reproduce the straight line motion of a photon. The second in a six-part series of lessons on the sun has learners measure angle of incidence and refraction to determine the path...

How can nanoparticles be used in the battle against skin cancer. Class members take on the question as they gather information about electromagnetic radiation, specifically ultraviolet radiation. Pupils learn about the mathematical...

This is a stellar overview of everything light and quantum! There are 30 multiple choice questions, none of them requiring any mathematical computation. There are a few diagrams to analyze: light rays striking reflective and refractive...

The climate at the equator is hotter than the climate at the poles, but why? The lesson plan goes in depth, explaining how the angles of illumination relate to the heating rate at different latitudes and seasons. Scholars use a strong...

Students compare graphs of their data that was generated on a NASA website.  In this seasons lesson students complete a lab activity. 

Students are introduced to Chernobyl incident and the resulting environmental health impacts they watch a PowerPoint presentation, read articles and discuss what they have gained from these sources.

Learners explore how a nuclear accident can affect biological systems. They examine the case of the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown in 1986.

Students review the units of the metric system, and practice estimating measures before actually converting between the two systems of measurement. They participate in activities to visualize a concentration of one part per million....

Here is a stellar slide show for illuminating middle schoolers' minds on the topic of light! An interactive slide allows viewers to sort light sources by whether or not they are man-made. More objects are displayed and learners discover...

Learners investigate Australia's Great Barrier Reef and create oil paintings of it. After their research, they apply various painting techniques to depict air bubbles, sun's radiation, and color blending. For older students, the...

Explore the behavior of light with different materials. Collaborative groups determine whether certain materials absorb, reflect, diffract, or transmit light waves. They then measure the angle of incidence and angle of reflection.

Explore the behavior of light waves with a lab activity. Scholars build new vocabulary through experimentation and observation. Using different mediums, they model reflection, refraction, transmission, diffusion, and scattering of light.

Students explore the Chernobyl incident and the resulting environmental health impacts. They explore three different isotopes that were released into the atmosphere. Through inquiry, students determine the difference between types of...

Students list some of the health effects of radiation exposure. They are engaged in a unit on nuclear power by demonstrating the potential environmental health risks involved.

Learners investigate exponential decay.  Students explore the biological half-life of Cesium-137.  Learners investigate the Goiania Accident of 1987 which is considered one of the worst incidents in the history of the Atomic...

Learners explore diffusion or scattering of light. In this physics lesson, students explain why the sky is blue and sunsets/sunrises are red.

In this light and optics worksheet, students match the light and optics vocabulary with their definitions. Students match 21 words to their definitions.

Young scholars experiment with a virtual solar cooker to discover the mathematical relationship among reflection, transmission and absorption. Then they actually build and test a solar cooker of their own invention.

Students demonstrate the greenhouse effect. They recognize that relatively small changes to our environment can stimulate significant climate changes. They determine that the "scientific method" is a process of testing hypotheses and...

Students describe an isotope and radioactive isotope in a written essay. They describe how a specific country or region was affected by radioactive contamination and attempt to sympathize with those affected by these radioactive...

Learners learn the procedure for mixing secondary colors from primary pigments and observe the results of mixing two primary colors.

The background behind the nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island, and information about the lawsuit filed many years later by those affected by the nuclear accident.

Examine the events surrounding and impact following what was called, "the worst" nuclear accident in Unites States history.

NPR provides us with a slide show of information on the Three Mile Island crisis, the site of the worst nuclear plant emergency in American history.