In this Solar System Investigate, students will determine ways to order the planets. Teacher directed inquiry will suggest that they first order the planets according to their distance from the sun. Students will then work on their own...

Through GEOLogic puzzles, students are given clues about properties about the terrestrial and Jovian planets respectively, and challenged to match the planet with the correct equatorial radius, mean orbital velocity, and period of rotation.

Classroom lesson for teaching astronomy uses PowerPoint presentations and illustrations of Kepler's light curves used to discover planets.

Learners will study planets and moons in our solar system by working online and other resources. This lesson has students working together to generate a spreadsheet of data found. Learners will use this information to describe why Earth...

An outdoor activity where students simulate how planets orbit around the sun using different sizes of balloons.

Download free curriculum with three modules on soil and plant science: elementary, middle, or high school. Each module includes hands-on investigations to help learners understand the importance of healthy soil and thriving plant...

A large collection of links to rubrics, and tools for making rubrics and understanding how to design and use them.

For this lesson, learn about the features of postcards. Then they design their own postcard making the visual part (by hand or computer) fit the message being sent. They then address and mail their card (with the help of the teacher).

Second graders learn about the water cycle and the role of water in nature. Through various descriptions of water's journey throughout the world and the lives that depend on it for survival, 2nd graders come to appreciate the importance...

Learners compare various options for purchasing new home appliances by comparing the energy usage of more efficient models to less energy efficient models. They calculate the payback period in cases for which the purchase price for the...

Teachers, visit this site for a complete resource on elections, voting, issues, presidents, and more. Lessons, activities, worksheets clipart, maps, and other links can all be found here.

One stop site for lessons, units, clipart, worksheets, activities, etc. pertaining to Presidents' Day.

Your complete resource for everything to do with Mexico. Here you can find lesson plans and units, activities, worksheets, clipart, pictures, and other internet resources.

Hands-on activities help young scholars develop an understanding of Earth's magnetic field. Students use iron filings to explore the magnetic field around a magnet, record their observations, then apply their experience with the magnet...

Students will be introduced to the topic of infectious diseases in this lesson plan. While learning about how infectious diseases spread, they will learn how climate change is affecting the impact of these diseases. Includes printable...

Students review topographic maps and use that knowledge to explore the impact sea level rise will have on coastal communities.

Students sort photographs of glaciers and measure glacial retreat to observe how alpine glaciers have retreated over the past century. Includes a printable worksheet, links to relevant materials, and extension activities.

Your students will love wrapping up a solar system unit with this activity! Children make their own "Travel brochure," about earth, trying to encourage extraterrestrials to visit, by comparing our planet to theirs. This lesson plan also...

Madeline Kaplan's book, Planet Earth Gets Well, introduces a lesson focused on climate change. Learners will discover ways to keep Earth healthy.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A three-lesson unit on cause and effect. Students learn to use signal words to identify cause and effect relationships and to describe possible effects when given a cause in fiction. Students also learn...

NOVA's Earth system science collection highlights important Earth processes normally invisible to the human eye. The standards-based media resources below expose the intricate web of forces that sustain life on Earth, allowing educators...

A variety of lesson plans, units, activities, and worksheets are provided here all with a summer theme.

Comprehensive source for teaching your learners about Mother's Day. Included are lessons and units, worksheets, poems, clipart, games and activities.

Lesson plans are provided on the Jewish holiday of Passover. Teach your students about Jewish religion and culture through games, worksheets, clipart, and more.