Students explore constructive interference and destructive interference. In this light travel lesson, students follow procedures to discover how light waves travel and experience interference.

Learners discuss the impact of certain inventions. For this technology lesson, students research Thomas Edison and the light bulb on the Internet and discuss how the invention impacted society. Learners create their own simple inventions.

Students complete several activities in a unit related to the eye. For this eye lesson, students work in groups to research information about the human eye and create a multimedia presentation. They research anatomy of the eye, how the...

Third graders create a map showing the journey of rice from the field to the grocery store.  In this agriculture lesson, 3rd graders discover and map the process of harvesting and preparing rice to be packaged and shipped to sell to...

Students define specific waste materials that could be used as aggregate in concrete. In this aggregate and waste lesson plan, students brainstorm on how to incorporate waste in construction and define different aggregate materials.

In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 11 multiple choice questions about Ellison's Invisible Man. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Learners define reflection and refraction. In this Physics lesson, students compare a variety of items to find properties of reflection or refraction. Learners record their findings.

Students observe negative space in drawing. In this negative space instructional activity, students discover that sketches include negative space or background. Students produce a drawing while paying attention to the negative space.

Students identify the signs that a chemical reaction took place. For this chemistry lesson, students role play the movement of different molecules of matter. They classify matter according to their properties.

Students examine general properties of electromagnetic waves, identify position of each type of radiation in spectrum, discuss methods used to detect and analyze waves, and analyze relation between specific wave properties and their...

Students discuss different ways engineers use light. In this engineering lesson plan, students are introduced to the properties of light and the way light is used. They view a demonstration of light waves using a slinky, and practice...

Students determine their eye's blind spot. In this biology lesson, students explain what causes this visual deficiency. They give real life applications of this concept.

Students identify different viewpoints in society. They describe the characteristics of some of the individuals involved in the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. They listen to a historical narrative and identify issues of...

Learners view the video "The Invisible World" and discuss different types of microscopes and what can be seen with each type. They work in pairs to view several objects with a microscope.

Students experiment with a simple periscope to see how it reflects light. They draw a diagram of the path a ray of light follows as it travels from an object, through the periscope, and into your eye.

Middle schoolers explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students examine the accomplishments of Civil Rights leaders' as works of philanthropy. Middle schoolers read literature regarding diversity and study...

Learners explore the style of art known as pointillism and the artist (Georges Seurat) who created it.

Students discuss the art of Georges Seurat and examples of Pointillism and create original works of Pointillism using colored, sticker dots. This lesson is intended for use in the elementary Art classroom and includes a short vocabulary...

In this space worksheet, students will review different aspects of light, sound, and radio waves in space and the use of different types of telescopes. This worksheet has 17 fill in the blank statements.

For this quartz worksheet, students read about the chemical structure and properties of quartz and its commercial applications. Then, students complete 7 short answer questions.

In this letter o words learning exercise, students match the letter o words to their definitions. Students complete 10 matches for letter o words to definitions.

Students study the brain and examine what the functions of the major functions are.  In this investigative lesson students dissect a sheep's brain and note the similarities and differences between it and a humans brain. 

Students explore the parts of a microscope. In this microscope lesson, students examine simple and compound microscopes. Students discover how the parts of a microscope work together to generate an image.