Students learn how to safely work with microbes in petri dishes, and how quickly they can develop into colonies. The lesson plan and a set of PowerPoint slides can be downloaded. An accompanying instructional video is 10 min. 24 sec.

This learning module features "genre" as the topic for PowerPoint presentations, lessons, and quizzes. Numerous projects with the "genre" theme are available for further exploration as opportunities for more in-depth investigations.

In this lesson, students look at the brain of a zombie, and in the process learn about the characteristics of a healthy brain. They take part in a Neurotransmitter Dance Party to learn how neurons communicate. Includes downloadable...

Density is the ratio of mass to volume. Density will be introduced to students by a demonstration of coke verses diet coke. The teacher will then solve density problems for the students on the board. The class will then complete a lab on...

The teacher will perform a demonstration of imploding a coke can. We will then discuss Boyle's law. After this discussion, we will conduct the science in motion lab "Boyle's Law". Each lab group will load their graphical results into a...

This lesson requires students to use technology to research information on any organism from one of the six kingdoms. Students use the information to produce a PowerPoint presentation or booklet to present to their classmates. This...

An interactive PowerPoint will be used to introduce the electromagnetic spectrum. Young scholars use UV beads to observe changes caused by the sun's rays and evaluate sunscreen effectiveness. Harmful effects of UV exposure will be...