Students compare cat calls. In this wildlife lesson, students listen to cat calls and compose their own raps that feature the calls of Florida panthers.

Students make a cordage and use an activity sheet to experience a skill that ancient Native American in North Carolina neded for everyday life.

Students study the history in obstetrics and pediatrics.  In this investigative lesson students research and present information about winners of the Nobel Prize. 

Students analyze the sliding of boxes along a warehouse floor. In this algebra lesson, students connect math and physics by calculating the friction created by the sliding of each box. They develop faster method to move the box, based on...

Show your students how to make their work easier. The first lesson in a series of 10 introduces the class to work and the way simple machines can be make work easier. The simple machines scholars can find in everyday items are...

Compound machines, nothing more than a combination of simple machines working together, are the focus of an activity that asks class members to use the provided information to take a look at the way innovators combine simple machines to...

What was the Untied States like in 1938? What were the concerns of Americans in the post World War I era? What were their fears? What were their sources of news and entertainment? To understand the reaction to Orson Welles' radio...

Students discuss the importance of population growth rates. They examine mortality and survival curves and participate in an experiment. They record their observations and discuss.

Sixth graders investigate how fossils are formed. They analyze a photo of the Grand Canyon, and create a fossil cast and mold using plaster of paris and shells.

Students use the Internet to gather information about dinosaurs. They practice navagating through the different websites. They also practice listening to directions and also explore how to fill out a KWL chart.

Eighth graders study how an embryo develops into a fetus by undergoing many physical changes which they observe on a poster. They examine the metamorphosis of fruit flies as they develop through a series of changes. They record the...

Students investigate how to create secrete messages through filters. They view pictures with red and green filters and discuss what they observe. They select the color filter that works best to read secret messages. They view pictures...

Students engage in the study of nutritional food choices that include fresh greens. They investigate the benefits of using simple planting techniques. The lesson plan also includes recipes for students to try out the habit of eating more...

Students observe, measure and sort leaves.  In this leaf activity students divide into groups and observe the different kinds of leaves. 

Second graders examine compost piles and what invertebrates help decompose the organic matter.  In this compost invertebrates lesson students collect invertebrates found in a compost pile and examine them. 

Pupils discover archaeology by investigating the history of Native Americans in Georgia.  In this U.S. history lesson plan, students participate in a mock archaeological excavation in their classroom by recovering artifacts and...

In this protist worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 34 questions about the behaviour and different types of protists.

Young scholars study angiosperms and their classifications.  For this investigative lesson students compare the sexual reproduction of angiosperms and seed formations. 

Students examine parallax and angular measurements.  In this investigative lesson plan students calculate distances of objects and map their results.

Sixth graders create a PowerPoint presentation using information that they have compiled from their web search and rubric web sites, text and other applicable references. They work in pairs to complete these searches and projects.

Students examine various types of household materials for their usefulness as filters. They work together in teams to design a filtration system that produces the cleanest water in the shortest time.

Students analyze the effects of oil spills on our environment and develop action plans to protect animals and habitats.

First graders are introduced to the topic of researching by the librarian. Using a worksheet, they use various sources in the library to choose one animal from various groups. They complete a fact sheet on each animal and report their...

Students identify the needs of animals. In this animal welfare lesson, students read the article "If This Cat Could Wish" and identify the needs of animals. Students color in a coloring sheet of a cat.