Students practice solving problems logically. Using the internet, students observe pictures and facts about the SR-71 Blackbird. They convert statistics about the aircraft. Students explore terms of flight and convert them to everyday...

Students use iChat AV and an iSight camera to "meet with" a space scientist to ask and answer questions, visit relevant websites, and broaden their understanding of the solar system and space. They videoconference with a sientist and...

Students compare and contrast local environments with the extreme environment of the Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Students explore and gain knowledge of the adaptations organisms use to survive extreme conditions and the diverse conditions...

Students explore the expanding universe.  In this science lesson, students use balloons to model the expansion of the universe. Students take measurements of the balloon expansion and answer questions directed to develop their...

Students study star charts and describe locations of objects.  In this scientific models instructional activity students use coordinates and identify characteristics. 

Students explore how scientists have forecasted the 2002 Leonid meteor shower. They pose their own predictions for peak meteor rates per hour during the 2002 shower and compare their results with actual observed rates.

High schoolers conduct observational studies of three ecosystems by visiting the Web World Wonders website. They gather data, compare/contrast the information, and decide on the establishment of a nuclear power plant at one site over the...

Students demonstrate Newton's Second Law of Motion by showing the reaction of a rolling car by increasing its mass and propulsion.

Students investigate the concept of the solar system in our universe by constructing a model that is made to a measurable scale. Once the model is constructed it should be placed in a wide open space for observation and demonstration...

Students discover the techniques meteorologists use to examine the atmosphere. In groups, they build their own weather station and observe the various weather conditions. They identify the types of weather patterns that allow the...

Learners explain how moon phases occur. They explain three ways that the night sky has been used through history. Students locate some of the constellations in the night sky. They discuss stories and myths surrounding stars.

Students connect the events of early space exploration to their lives today. After viewing a teacher created gallery, they discuss how the launch of Sputnik and how space exploration in general has positively or negatively affected...

Students explore Newton's Second Law of Motion. In this rocket activity lesson plan, students experiment with Newton's Second Law of Motion as they use a slingshot device to force a car to move.

Learners perform experiments designed to grow plants and bacteria in a controlled environment.  In this ecosystems lesson plan students investigate varying conditions for growing plants and bacteria. 

Tenth graders study the major hurricanes of the Atlantic Ocean. In this weather lesson, 10th graders read an article and answer various questions. Students discuss their findings with their classmates.

Students observe their own daily rhythms by going to bed earlier and seeing what happens to their day afterwards. In this sleep lesson plan, students experiment with their own sleep cycles and answer questions about what happened because...

Learners complete experiments to learn about their internal body clocks and physiological activities. In this internal body science activity, students read "Body Clock Investigations" and complete a body temperature investigation.

In this science:  space quiz worksheet, students answer twenty questions, not interactively, about outer space, then scroll down to find the answers.

In this space science worksheet, students read about the space shuttle mission and answer 6 short answer questions about life of astronauts in space stations.

Students study Mars and what it would take to man a mission there.  In this solar system lesson students view a video and complete an art activity in groups. 

Students investigate space travel. For this science lesson, students discuss the space station and its representation in orbit. They talk about food, travel and survival in space with the correct equipment.

Young scholars study the basics of a model rocket and its classifications.  For this rocket lesson students determine the flight duration of a model rocket.

Students investigate the different types of sundials and their history.  In this shadows and time of day lesson students build their own sundials. 

Students discuss reasons to record the location of stars. They view a picture of the night sky, and discuss constellations. Students complete a worksheet of the various shapes they see in the constellations.