Students are introduced to basic outdoor survival concepts. They identify the seven basic needs for survival. Students describe the symptoms and treatment for frostbite and hypothermia. They compare and contrast the value of different...

Students explore the names and qualities about members in the group. They each say their name and something about themselves. Students gather around in a circle. They listen to the teacher as he or she says the name of someone and throws...

Students explore the terrain, structures, plants and signs of habitats around their schoolyard. They draw a sketch map showing the different areas around the schoolyard. Students identify the location of weeds and native plants on their...

In this biology instructional activity, students review the characteristics of life and the scientific method. This instructional activity has 19 fill in the blank, 6 matching, and 2 short answer questions.

Students create a self portrait using symbols that represent them. In this self portrait lesson plan, students look at a nineteenth century painting and discuss the symbols that represent this era. They then recreate a dance in the...

Young scholars examine how their city has changed and examine building preservation. In this building preservation lesson plan, students listen to a reading of Virginia Lee Burton's, The Little House, before making a time line of how...

Students learn about the human respiratory system. For this pollution lesson, students identify the parts of the respiratory system and what happens to them when they breathe in polluted air. Students learn about the importance of...

In this air pollution worksheet, learners compare pictures of effects caused by pollutants.  There are 4 questions asked without answers provided.

Students go on a nature walk. In this forest stewardship lesson, students brainstorm a list of things found in the forest, go on a nature walk and discuss forest stewardship.

Students consider the impacts of global warming and brainstorm ways to help decrease their contribution to the problem.  In this climate change lesson, students are exposed to facts concerning global warming and think of ways to...

Students explore the Earth's crust. In this earth science lesson, students participate in 2 activities that demonstrate physical and chemical weathering. Students also play Jeopardy with topics including volcanoes, earthquakes,...

Learners examine the ways that government works to help improve aquatic habitats. In this water habitats lesson students view a video and plan a school restoration project. 

Students investigate how to plant a seed. In this gardening lesson, students listen to the book I'm a Seed and research the materials needed to plant a seed. Students present the information they found.

First graders explore plant life. In this plant instructional activity, 1st graders examine various plant life and categorize them. Students graph their data and make journal entries regarding their work.

Students explore the meaning of density. In this density lesson, students use interactive whiteboards to review definitions regarding density and compare the density of selected objects.

Learners construct a weather vane using their knowledge of some geometric shapes. In this weather lesson, students work in pairs to create a weather vane in order to measure wind direction. Learners follow precise...

Students study wind and the direction terms related to wind. In this meteorology lesson, students learn about the wind directions by completing a wind direction activity where kids locate cones marked with the specific wind...

Students study themselves in a mirror paying close attention to every attribute on their face. In this self portrait lesson students create a self portrait the same way as Rembrandt has done many times. Students also ask themselves a...

Students use leaves to create a fall art project. In this leaves activity, students tape leaves down, place paper on top of them and color on top of the paper. The leaf image will appear through the paper.

For this important women of science worksheet, students click on the links in the questions about important women of science to find the answers to the questions and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 16 questions...

Students study barrel sponges. For this science and art lesson, students discuss what sponges are, create their own sponge, and share what they created with the rest of the class.

Students explore physics by conducting a class experiment. In this gravitational force instructional activity, students define several scientific terms associated with force. Students utilize a styrofoam cup and marbles to simulate a...

In this reading worksheet, 2nd graders read the story The Blind Men and the Elephant and illustrate a concept from the story. Students read 1 page total on this worksheet.

In this pre-listening worksheet, students look at images, answer question, and review new vocabulary before reading the poem "Cold Knap Lake."