Students simulate the movement of the Earth using their body motion. In this earth science activity, students explain how this causes seasonal changes on Earth.

First graders participate in a simulation involving newspaper, food coloring, water, and more to observe the debarking process of producing wood. In this wood lesson plan, 1st graders also measure, and learn about reducing, reusing, and...

Students investigate rational numbers through data analysis and statistics. In this algebra lesson, students represent, rename, compare and order rational numbers. They collect and represent data correctly on a graph.

Young scholars classify rocks as sedimentary, igneous or metamorphic based on physical properties. In this earth science instructional activity, students recreate the rock cycle using a set of stones placed on labeled shower curtain....

Students build a solar oven and prepare cornbread in it.  For this solar oven cooking lesson, students follow instructions to create a solar oven.  Students are given recipes for butter and cornbread to follow and...

Sixth graders use the scientific method to test variables of evaporation. In this evaporation lesson plan, 6th graders test a wet handprint on a paper towel and relate this experiment to weather conditions.

Learners discover the beaks of birds. For this biology lesson plan, students explore how many different birds can live in the same geographical area because they are adapted to eat different organisms.

Learners locate objects using a Global Positioning System. In this global geography lesson, students explore latitude and longitude using a GPS in order to locate objects.

Learners read A Tree is Nice and It Could Still Be a Tree. In this tree planting lesson plan, students compare and contrast private property and common resources. Learners identify the needs of a tree and follow the directions to plan a...

Students follow deer through Yellowstone Park and record the number of deer from year to year. In this basic needs of deer lesson, students work in small groups and chart the number of deer each year and give explanations using as...

Young scholars study organisms and the roles they play in nature. In this ecology lesson, students photograph several examples of organisms during a nature walk. Young scholars print out their photos and classify the organisms as plants...

  Learners observe a leaf and discuss the way that water is released from a leaf through its stomata.  For this water cycle lesson, learners calculate how much water leaves produce from a whole tree.     

Students examine leaves and the trees in their neighborhood that they came from.  In this ecology lesson, students read the book, I Can Name 50 Trees Today, and discuss how a tree goes from a forest to a wood shop.  Students...

Students record and interpret data. In this constitution lesson plan, students discuss voting and making bar graphs. Students practice voting and do a bar graph activity. Students make visual representations of votes on the board.

Students identify the amount of heat given off by solar energy. In this solar energy lesson, students complete an experiment using soil and sand measuring the heat from solar energy.

Students explore winter adaptations and glare. In this winter weather lesson, students discuss the season of winter and how animals and plants adapt to the changing weather. Students discuss the glare off snow and make goggles for their...

Students experiment with the angle that yields the greatest distance of water at constant pressure.  In this experiment with the angle that yields the greatest distance of water at constant pressure lesson, students shoot water out...

Students investigate impressionist painting techniques. In this visual arts lesson, students view paintings by Monet and practice the dot and stroke technique. Students use shades of green and gentle brush strokes to create grass in...

Students identify what clouds are made of. In this weather science instructional activity, students look at clouds outside the window and draw what they see in their journals. Students read the book It Looked Like Spilled Milk and...

Learners are videotaped in an interview and then view commercial footage.  In this creating commercials instructional activity, students view a commercial and write the components they find in it.  Groups make commercials and...

Students read about the life of Jim Thorpe and answer focus lessons about the book.  In this Jim Thorpe lesson, students celebrate the American Indian culture and learn of the hardships Jim Thorpe overcame.  Students find...

Sixth graders observe and record data about humpback whales in Hawaii. In this humpback whale watching lesson, 6th graders watch the activity of whales from a Hawaiian beach. They record data about their behavior and complete a research...

Second graders define composting and recognize what can be composted.  In this composting and mulching lesson, 2nd graders classify objects or pictures as good or bad for composting. Students write a story about life in the compost...

Students explore Earth science by participating in an environmental care activity. In this natural resources lesson, students discuss ways to protect themselves from the environment if they are ever in need of shelter in the wilderness....