Young scholars explore the living conditions needed to grow bacteria. They develop an experiment that will test the ability of bacteria to survive various temperature extremes. In addition, they complete a lab reprt to share their results.

Students explore data on some of the landforms in Nebraska to distinguish between porous and nonpremeable soils. The state's groundwater is investigated.

Students examine data about the rivers, lakes, and reservoirs in the state of Nebraska. An understanding of the political implications of boundaries is developed.

Students examine and research the annual rainfall in Nebraska. They create a map of the annual rainfall in Nebraska and use the map to develop explanations of settlement.

In this "Deep Impact" quiz worksheet, students answer a set of multiple choice questions about the film. Students may click on an "answer button for immediate feedback.

Learners study craters and identify the different things that characterize craters.  In this crater lesson plan students create a model of an impact crater. 

Students explain how drag, weight, lift and thrust work together to make something fly. In this physics instructional activity, students measure their jump height and record data on the table. They reason out why they can't remain...

Young scholars place words describing a range from cold to hot on a scale. Using those words, they identify places on Earth which are cold, hot, freezing or boiling. They practice using and reading a thermometer with three different...

Learners use an online interactive to launch a rocket from earth. They have control over the angle and thrust of the rocket to discover the relationship between the two.

Students participate in an online lesson showing that gases are formed when liquids evaporate and that when a gas is cooled, it condenses to form a liquid, and gases move and flow more easily than liquids, and how gases differ from solids.

Fourth graders relate myths to weather phenomenon. They write and illustrated a weather myth and present it to the class.

Fourth graders observe a demonstration experiment showing air pressure. They explain air pressure by completing the worksheet.

Learners participate in an online lesson to reinforce the similarities and differences in plants and animals. They classify living things according to observable characteristics.

Students participate in an online lesson to investigate the effects of cooling and heating on water.

Learners ask questions that can be investigated scientifically. They determine how to plan a fair test by changing one factor while keeping other factors the same, to use measurements to draw conclusions and use scientific knowledge to...

Students participate in an online lesson to explain how to make bulbs brighter or dimmer in a series circuit by changing the number or type of components.