High schoolers examine how simple machine work can make work easier.  For this machines lesson students complete an activity that shows them what makes up a machine, and how to measure displacement and velocity. 

Students research the case of Lambdin Milligan, a confederate supporter who was sentenced to death in Indiana during the time of the Civil War. They investigate the need to suspend civil liberties during the time of war.

Students choose which building material to use to create their structure and which animal to house. After being read a story, they examine and identify the differnet types of homes mentioned. They take pictures of their structures...

Pupils investigate the concept of cotton manufacturing. The skills of setting statements in chronological order is developed. They are shown pictures of products and place them in order. The lesson includes background information for...

Students view a demonstration on Newton's Laws of Motion using a soda can.  In this Newton's law lesson students discuss what they learned from the demonstration.

Eighth graders use candy to show the effects of deformation forces on the earth's crust.  For this rock and fossil formation lesson students construct models and simulations to describe and explain natural phenomena.

Young scholars demonstrate proper space awareness by moving safely away from others in the playing area.

Students view and discuss photographic images of the Dust Bowl by Dorothea Lange. They discuss who Dorothea Lange was and why she took the pictures, the conservational factors that contributed to the Dust Bowl and migrant workers and the...

Students explore the behaviors of cats. In this cat study instructional activity, students find answers to questions about cat behavior. Students may also participate in cat trivia.

Students discover the differences between P- and S-waves using a slinky. They see that when displacement occurs along a fault, the built up strain of energy is released in the form of seismic waves.

Fourth graders participate in a simulation activity that culminates their study of the Underground Railroad. They climb on obstacles while bells rings and older students act as conductors. They work in a darkened area with only one light...

Fourth graders, while working with a partner, label and identify on a tarp map six major cities and five major rivers in Indiana. They traverse along the rivers utilizing a different locomotor skill (hop, skip, walk, run, leap, gallop,...

Young scholars investigate the concept of voltage and electricity. They differentiate between an insulator and a conductor in the context of using electrical safety with the help of a doll house. Then students pretend the doll lives in a...

In this suffix worksheet, students practice adding the suffix 'ed' to the variety of words listed. Students use the rules to help them spell the words correctly.

Students calculate the length of an arc that surrounds an angle at the center of a circle of radius.  In this kinetic equations lesson students complete a lab and solve a kinematic equation.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A text about a red wagon that can be pushed or pulled. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

This super simple activity for kindergarten-age students requires no materials and can be done inside or outside, or both and explores forces and motion.

In group students will learn to identify pushes and pulls. Students will learn how a push or pull will affect various items. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.

Learn why every force is a push or a pull.

Teaching students about pushes, pulls, and motion? Use this site to plan lessons for students to conduct investigations to compare the effects on the motion of an object when pushes or pulls come from different directions or strengths.

Students develop an understanding of the concepts of "push" and "pull" as they "save" stuffed animals from danger using LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robots. After learning more about the concepts through a robot demonstration, students explore...

Learn about forces (push or pull), gravity, and friction in this module by training dolphins.

Third graders will sort simple machines according to an applied force --push or a pull.

Students will understand that objects move in many ways, and it takes a forces (pushing or pulling) to move them.