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Worming Your Way Through the Soil
Students study soil, living and non-living particles in the soil, and learn about composting. In this soil study lesson, students study soil samples and discuss the living and non-living components of the soil. Students classify the...
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Animal and People Habitats
Students examine how animals create a unique space in which they can live. Students read a poem about animals' habitats discuss the habitats. They draw a space of their own and write a poem that describes their habitat.
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The Bones of the Body
Third graders recognize the bones that make up the human body. They become more aware of the human body. Students experiment with this concept with a variety of items. They also work on this concept with dribbling a ball.
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Designing A Mythical Creature
Students study mythology and why human cultures require them. In this investigating myths lesson students design a creature that fits an explanation of a natural phenomena then demonstrate the concept of "myth" and "legend".
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Seeds, Miraculous Seeds
Students investigate the growth of seeds. For this agricultural lesson, students dissect a bean and corn seed and identify the parts of the seed. Students observe the development of a pinto bean seed and record observations on the...
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Specialized Structures and Environments
Fifth graders explore biology by completing an Internet activity in class. In this adaptation lesson, 5th graders identify several organisms and mammals that fight for their existence through slow changes to their anatomy over the course...
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What's Up at the Rim?
Students are sent on a scavenger hunt to find as many plants as they can in nature.
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The Difference Between Comets, Meteors And Asteroids
Pupils use Venn diagrams to highlight the similarities and differences between comets, meteors, and asteroids.
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Investigating Ocean Life
Sixth graders explore the various forms of ocean life. They research a creature that lives in the ocean. Students use their research information to create a series of HyperStudio stacks about their sea creature.
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A Cut Above the Rest Administration Procedures
Students analyze how the Law of Conservation of Energy applies to the design and use of scissors. Working in groups, they determine the output work for a standard pair of scissors.
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Rotational Dynamics
In this pulley worksheet, students calculate the acceleration, tension, and speed for given parts of a problem with an object and pulley system. This worksheet has 3 problems to solve.
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The Resistor Color Code and Reading a Multi-meter.
Students explore how to read the resistor color code and a meter.
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Help I've Fallen And I Can't Get Up
Middle schoolers examine how natural disasters impact humans and how to develop a disaster relief plan. They develop a list of natural disasters, and in disaster relief teams, create an emergency plan for their families to follow if a...
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Forces and Newton's Laws Unit
Students participate in lessons on Forces and Newton's Laws by selecting activities and assignments to complete in a Layer Unit. Students select assignments and activities in the C Level, B Level, and A Level.
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Electron Configurations and Orbital Diagrams
In this elements activity, students determine the electron configuration, orbital diagram for the highest sublevel, and the number of unpaired electrons in ground state atom for the given elements. This activity has 7 problems to solve.
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Composition of Air: Let us Find Out
Students identify the various components of air as they demonstrate that air is present in the environment.
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Shadows
First graders measure how a shadow changes over the course of a day. They write about what they would do if they lost their shadow, and make silhouettes of themselves. Students make up a shadow dance and read stories about shadows.
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Mixtures
In this mixtures worksheet, learners fill in 7 blanks, determine if 4 statements are true or false, match 7 terms with the appropriate definitions, and solve 2 problems. These include topics such as homogeneous and heterogeneous...
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Panther Scavenger Hunt
Students examine the Florida Panthers through a Web-quest. For this web-based lesson, students find clues that will help them to identify the habitat of the Florida Panther and the history of human activity which threatens these wild cats.
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Does Size Matter?
Students explore chemical solutions. In this chemistry lesson, students investigate the relationship between three related experiments about solutions. Students determine variables that affect the chemical concentration of each solution.
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Invasive Aquatic Plant Identification
Students observe aquatic plants and animals and identify their systems. In this plants and animals lesson plan, students compare systems of organisms and orally express how plants and animals rely on each other.
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Periodic Table Basics 2
For this periodic table worksheet, learners create cards for a annotated periodic table then use it to answer 16 short answer and fill in the blank questions.
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Solar System: Let's Take a Trip
Third graders consider outer space. In this introductory solar system lesson, 3rd graders complete a KWL chart and listen to the story The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System, by Joanna Cole & Bruce Degen. They will contribute...
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Classification of Minerals
Students identify a specific mineral using Moh's Scale of Hardness. They also conduct research about the mineral looking for factors such as value, abundance ,location, and current uses. The instructional activity integrates technology...