Students represent volcanoes with models and sketches. They research volcanoes and plan how to build a model. They, in groups, build a model volcano and cause it to erupt making observations before and after the eruption.

The San Andreas fault is one of the longest fault zones in the world. In a series of 20 lessons, the fourth instructional activity has pupils use a paper model to recreate various types of plate faults. Each is held in...

In this area and probability worksheet, learners solve 5 problems where they find the probability of an event occurring. They also use a given photograph of the moon's surface to find the area covered by craters and determine the...

Explore the connection of surface area to bonding within atoms. Learners complete lab investigations to model changing surface area with different sizes and concentrations of atoms. A flour fireball demonstration follows the labs to...

Introduces your class to random processes in networks with an activity that uses information about disease spread using the susceptible, infectious, resistant (SIR) model. Participants determine whether a susceptible person becomes...

Design and build a rover ... then eat it? This activity has groups of two design and build Mars rovers. The teams determine what instruments they want to include with their rover and plan a budget. They calculate the cost of the body of...

Students discover what causes earthquakes, volcanoes and floods. Using this information, they discuss how these natural disasters change the surface of the Earth. In groups, they make models, draw pictures and make them erupt.

Investigate the Hardy-Weinberg Principle to explain genetic equilibrium. The 10th lesson plan of a series of 12 is a laboratory exploration of genetic equilibrium. Your classes use a mixture of beans to model allele and genotype...

The reintroduction of a species to an area doesn't always go as expected. Scholars learn about the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park with a video, reading, and discussion questions. They complete a hands-on activity...

Students develop models of groundwater and pollution flow. They research information using the Internet and develop models of groundwater flow in Stella and Excel.

Students investigate the history of fighter kites and build their own.  In this aeronautics lesson plan, students discover how other countries utilize fighter kites and where they originated.  Students create their own fighter...

Students roll dice in order to simulate the probability of locating an electron in a certain region around the nucleus.

In this dwarf planet worksheet, learners use images from the Hubble Space Telescope and they determine the scale of the image, they identify the largest features in the images, they calculate the volume of Pluto and they create a model...

High schoolers investigate the structure of the atom and its composition. In this atom structure lesson, students find the area of cut out circles and drop pens into the circles. They count the number of marks in the circles and relate...

Students analyze soil for types of pollen to determine the probably climate conditions. For this earth science lesson, students make conclusions on what a climate is like based on soils samples. Students use a model soil...

Students study the unique environment of the moon and Mars. In this space science lesson plan, students design a city located in the outer space. They create a computer aided design, models or drawings of their cities and share them with...

Middle schoolers investigate the probability of global warming and the effects of global warming on the environment. They conduct Internet research and collect data, transfer the data onto an Excel spreadsheet, and create a presentation...

Students investigate faults. In this science instructional activity, students explore the many stresses and strains in the earth's layers and research the types of faults in their state.

Students construct a model airplane, measure distance, and calculate velocity.  In this creative lesson students work in groups to build a model and use it to calculate distances and velocity.

Learners study drag and how it affects a parachute in the sky.  In this parachutes activity students build models and compare their drag. 

Pupils investigate water usage, water available, and water demand historically in the local area. They use projections of water usage, availability and demand up to the year 2050. Students use graphs to relate as well as compare and...

Students explore the concept of body composition through a hands on activity. Working in groups, they create a body model using objects found in gym class. Students calculate the percentage of elements in the body they have composed.

Fifth graders accurately measure the distance to eight points on an uneven surface by conducting a simulation of sattelite altimetry. They create a two-dimensional model of the simulated ocean surface by graphing data from the Radar Run...

Student uses Schrodinger's equation applied to a single electron Hydrogen atom. They use angular and radial portions equation to answer questions. Student use a model to answer equation questions.