Students map and describe a small area of the schoolyard.

Research topics associated with the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica. Researchers write five facts about their topic and one question for each of those facts. They present what they learned to the rest of the class. Six topics are...

Students simulate how scientists studied things they can't see like atoms. In this chemistry lesson, students predict what is inside the numbered obsertainers. They design a way to investigate what's inside without opening it.

Students write and solve their own story problems. They determine the cost of firewood by the cord. They organize their data in graphs and charts.

Students explore the physical geography of Oregon. In groups, students collect weather and elevation information on Oregon. They organize the data and create maps and graphs of the information. Afterward, students compare the...

Students participate in an experiment in which they try to stop algae from growing. In groups, they develop a hypothesis and test it while making changes to the experiment along the way. They make observations and organize their data...

Students perform five lab experiments dealing with water run. Students monitor gravel run water quality. They conduct a bioassessment and collect information on water quality. Students organize and analyze collected data.

Young scholars practice analyzing skeletal remains for clues by using the Internet.  In this scientific investigation lesson plan, students research the La Belle shipwreck using the Internet and written materials, later completing a...

Young scholars analyze graphs and make conclusions about climate change.  For this climates lesson students produce graphs and identify relationships between parameters.

Learners look at bands of colors and estimate how many rings of color there are. While working in groups, they come up with a plan of how to accurately count the rings. They attempt to find a pattern in the colors, and decide whether...

Your young architects use the Internet to research tall structures or sky scrapers to help in the design of their scale drawings. This is lesson one of three in which learners design, build, and test model skyscrapers for seismic safety....

Students utilize prior knowledge to erect and assemble a building from a drawing using spaghetti noodles and marshmallows. For this building lesson, students visualize a three dimensional structure from looking at a picture and...

Students make an earthquake simulator and test their structure to see if it lasts through the earthquake. In this earthquake lesson plan, students make a structure and test and record the results from an earthquake simulator made out of...

Students research Internet sites for lighthouses. In this lighthouses lesson, students learn facts about lighthouses in the United States. Students complete a related worksheet and share their information with the class.

Students create plots of land in three different ecosystems and use AppleWorks to collect data for research. This lesson includes a downloadable worksheet and can be accomplished in four days.

Young scholars challenge "common knowledge" against newly learned estimation strategies and put those strategies into use. They consider variables in estimating different groups of objects and practice skills of representing numbers.

Fifth graders study the effects of mass on gravity. In this gravity instructional activity, 5th graders make model parachutes and helicopters in order to apply the scientific process and find out the effects of mass on drops of the 2...

Students survey the class and graph the results. In this graphing and data collection lesson, students conduct a survey to see where their shirts were produced. Individuals use software to graph the results and create a written...

Students gain practice reading coordinates and plotting points by participating in the Coordinates! Game. They demonstrate and test their skills with graph paper and the Maze Game.

Students research topics on the internet where probability is relevant. Students study statistics and probability concepts by looking at practical questions that arise in professional sports.

Students study the history of kites and their fundamental properties.  In this kites lesson students divide into teams and build and fly kites. 

Second graders build a classroom community by getting to know each other better. They ask classmates various questions and use graphic organizer software and Microsoft PowerPoint. Students practice their oral language skills while asking...

Students calculate the distance they will travel. In this geometry lesson plan, students use the TI and CBL system to make calculation of a certain path. They explore geography by calculating distances between different areas as it...

Students use space technology to monitor migratory species, map their movements, and gather data about their habitats and possible responses to climatic shifts.