Reinforce math vocabulary with a set of flashcards. Each card showcases a boldly typed word or a picture representation with labels. The topics are geometry related and include terms such as cones, faces, pyramids, sides, and...

In this life science activity, students examine the 4 stages of the butterfly's life cycle and color in the black line pictures. They read the difference between symmetrical and asymmetrical objects before they complete symmetrical...

First graders use Kidspiration software to practice putting pictures on screen in a straight line. They examine pictures of suns and clouds and create as many different combinations of seven from pictures that they can.

In this counting learning exercise, students analyze a picture of an apple tree with a background of birds and clouds. Students count and record the number that tells how many birds, clouds and apples. Students then color the picture.

Students investigate the weather by reading children stories.  In this weather observation lesson, students read Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and several other stories about weather before they create a KWL chart....

In this facts that equal 20 activity, students find 41 facts that equal 20, writing them on pictures of clouds,, 2 facts per cloud except for one that will have only 1 fact. 

Students investigate elements by by defining scientific terms.  In this Periodic Table of Elements lesson plan, students utilize a glass of water, and powdered fruit drink to perform a lab activity demonstrating properties of...

Fourth graders use kidspiration software to demonstrate understanding of the concept of equivalent fractions. Using a combination of manipulatives, computer software and writing teachers can easily assess student mastery of number sense.

In this book-making worksheet, learners create a number and color book. Each page gives a picture of a group of items with a sentence. Students insert the correct number and trace the color word.

Take your class on a field trip to Fractalland where they'll learn all about number and shape patterns. Based on Disney's movie Alice in Wonderland, this resource takes young mathematicians on an adventure as they explore patterns in...

In this XZ Tauri and coronal mass ejections worksheet, learners use 3 photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope to solve 4 problems. They find the scale of the images, they determine the number of kilometers the XZ Tauri cloud...

In this solar storms instructional activity, students find the percentage of X-Flares and Halo CMEs that occurred in solar storms and complete a Venn Diagram comparing the numbers of each.

In this nebula worksheet, learners read about the Crab Nebula and calculate the average speed of the expanding gas. They determine the size of the smallest clumps of gas and they draw the diameter of the solar system to scale.

In this coronal mass ejections worksheet, learners observe a time line of events that took place during a solar storm. Students use the time line to answer 3 questions about the solar storm and the time it took to reach Earth. Learners...

Students tour Jupiter. In this scenario based instructional activity, students examine the size of Jupiter and make models of the other planets in the solar system to show how large Jupiter is compared to the other planets.

In this counting worksheet, students count sets of pictures, writing the total beside each; numbers 1-3 are used. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

Fourth graders interpret the weather data they gathered in Investigation 6. They take an average of each component in each season. They compare the same components of each season and write the differences they see between the seasons.

Second graders explore how seasonal weather patterns affect temperature and their lives.

Students create and analyze a weather-related data table and a thematic map based upon information provided.

First graders listen to the story, Olivia Counts, and demonstrate counting to ten. They make predictions, and recognize the day and night sky. They add page number 2 to their counting books.

Students study wind speed and collect wind speed data. In this wind speed lesson, students visit a website to learn about the local wind speed forecast for their week. Students discuss wind and wind speed. Students collect wind speed...