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Fishing For The Future

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students participate in a simulation using M&M's that highlights Garrett Hardin's concept of the "tragedy of the commons." They use the activities to study sustainability issues in the fishing industry.
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EASY (AND CHEAP) CRYSTAL GROWING

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students grow salt crystals by making a saturated solution of table salt and let the solution sit around and evaporate.
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Baseball Geometry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students apply various methods for finding the volume and surface area of sphere. They compare and contrast results among these mathematical methods. They work in cooperative groups to discuss their results with one another.
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How Far Away Are the Planets?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students name nine planets in order, describe some notable characteristics of the planets, explain how distance from the sun may affect these characteristics, and create solar system models.
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Electrostatics

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore charges using balloons and soap bubbles. In this chemistry lesson, students analyze the Van de Graaf generator to see how charges flow using charged particles, static electricity and lighting. This assignment requires...
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TE Activity: Northward Ho!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students design a simple compass. They examine how the Earth's magnetic field has both horizontal and vertical components. They determine how a compass works and work with cardinal directions.
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Vocal Awareness

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the human voice through teacher-directed exercises and experiments in the Kindergarten or 1st grade general music classroom. Textbook references are mentioned and an assessment pattern is given.
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Stoichiometry

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discover stoichiometric relationships in chemical equations. They review mole to mole conversions. They understand mass/particle conversions. They perform a lab to reinforce stoichiometry.
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Minerals Make Rocks

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine that all rocks are made from one or more minerals (or plant material, as in the case of coal). They make mock rocks and discuss the difference between a rock and a mineral.
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The Scramble for Wealth And Power

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students participate in a simulation activity involving the distribution of the world's wealth and power. The activity starts when 100 pennies, representing wealth and power, are spread on the floor and students must grab as many...
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A House for Me- Ocean Environments

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore ocean environments. In this ocean environment lesson, students identify the things ocean animals need for survival. Students use KWL charts and search the Internet collecting information about ocean habitats....
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Chemical Formulas

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students assess how to go from writing ionic chemical formulas to nomenclature and naming chemical compounds. They brainstorm former studies and share their thoughts in small groups. A list of everyday products (shampoos, toothpaste,...
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The Wonderful world of Water

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine the water cycle through readings and experiments. In groups, they conduct interviews with others and use the information to create a chart displaying the various uses of water. After brainstorming lists of ways to...
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Layers of the Earth: Plate Tectonics

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders participate in a instructional activity that is about investigating the different layers of the earth and defining how the plates move over the mantle. They engage in a variety of activities and use mathematics to create...
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Measure for Munchies

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are introduced to the various types of measurements. Using a recipe, they practice measuring out the correct amount of ingredients while making the food. They also practice using a scale and following the directions on a...
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Seeing Things From the Someone Else's Point of View

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the cultural trait of sharing, trying to view it from the point of view of someone in another culture. They question what we gain from trying to see the world from the perspective of another person or culture and...
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Verbs

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this verbs worksheet, students read a Shel Silverstein poem and fill in 27 missing verbs. Students are given a word box with the missing verbs.
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Halloween Grammar

For Students 5th - 6th
In this grammar worksheet, students read 12 sentences about Halloween, and underline the subject once and the predicate twice. Students also write their own sentence and identify the subject and predicate.
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Listening and Speaking Skills

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students ask their classmates 25 questions about a variety of topics. Students write down the name of a classmate who agrees to each question.
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New Information From an Old Comet

For Students 5th - 8th
In this comet worksheet, students will read information about the Comet Halley that has been collected by recent space probes. Students will use this information to complete 7 short answer questions.
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Oxidative Rancidity in Potato Chips

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this oxidative rancidity learning exercise, students conduct an experiment on potato chips. Students complete 4 short answer questions upon completing the experiment.
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Vocabulary Challenge

For Students 4th - 6th
In this math vocabulary worksheet, students choose which multiple choice answer best defines twenty-five mathematical terms. Students place their answers on the lines provided.
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What is a Fossil?

For Students 7th - 9th
For this fossils worksheet, students are given a bag of fossils mixed with non- fossils. They are to determine which category each item belongs to and give a reason. They answer questions about how they determine fossils from non-fossils.
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Odor Order

For Students 4th - 6th
For this ordering an odor from the air to the brain worksheet, students read a passage, number sentences about how odor travels from the air to the brain in sequence, and write a paragraph comparing two items that smell good and smell...

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