Young scholars use data from the Rossi X-ray Tiiming Explorer (RXTE) satellite to analyze and graph.

The purpose of this activity is to determine how the location of a place on the Earth (hemisphere) determines what season that place is experiencing relative to the Sun's rays. Day one the pupils will be introduced to the terms equator,...

Twelfth graders examine protein shapes through a computer program that can be downloaded off the Internet. The program allows students to see how proteins look when viewed with X-ray crystallography.

In this angle vocabulary card instructional activity set, students identify the vocabulary associated with angles such as: ray, vertex, acute angle, segment bisector, and corresponding angles. They identify 23 terms but there are no...

In this atom model activity, students explore how scientists developed the Bohr-Rutherford atom model. Students complete 15 fill in the blank statements.

Seventh graders examine and read an article.  In this investigative lesson students discuss questions about the article and complete an activity. 

Students observe an activity with Jell-O to learn about optics.  In this investigative lesson students fill out a handout on the activity that helps them to investigate the index of refraction and the speed of light. 

High schoolers test commercial sunscreens or sunglasses for accuracy of their Sun Protection Factor. They devise a method for testing UV beads with a visual clues which they publish as research. They investigate occupations such as...

For this radiation research worksheet, learners read the questions and then complete research about radiation traveling through space, radiation as x-rays, and cosmic rays.

Students use the slopes of various curves plotted on log-log graph paper to classify stellar objects as binary stars, supernovae, or active galaxies.The data used in this lesson were obtained from X-ray astronomy satellites.

Third graders review the placement and role of the sun in the solar system. Using beads, they create a necklace which they can use to identify the amount of sunlight is being illuminated. In groups, they record observations on the...

Students explore the validity of claims of UV protection. Students research UV rays and the cancer danger presented by these rays. Working in groups, they perform tests on sunglass and sunscreen products to determine if their claim of UV...

In this writing worksheet, students print 4 rows of lowercase and uppercase X's. On the last row, students print, "X-ray Texas."

For this letter Xx worksheet, students study the various illustrations and color the pictures that begin with the letter X. Students color the two pictures of the x-ray and the xylophone.

In this letter practice worksheet, students print the uppercase and lowercase letter Xx by tracing the given examples. Students follow the numbered arrows to learn the stroke patterns and then color the pictures of the X-ray and xylophone.

In this letter X worksheet, 1st graders study the arrows to learn the stroke pattern for the uppercase letter X. Students then fill in the missing X for the words x-ray and xbox.

In this colors of light learning exercise, students read information about color and list in order the 7 colors of light. Students answer 4 questions and draw colored ray diagrams to explain the answers.

Students calculate the values of electron binding energies. In this physics lesson, students solve for different wavelength characteristics of X-rays. They present their findings to the class.

For this study guide for Fahrenheit 451, students must complete a variety of activities to review the reading. Students define vocabulary and literary terms, describe characters and answer comprehension questions based on the reading.

Geometry is full of shapes, figures, and corresponding things here and there. The guide shares all of the key pieces of geometric information in a nicely color-coded and labeled sheet. 

Middle and high schoolers look at historical photos and analyze some of the changes brought about by the automobile revolution in Arkansas during the 1920's. The book, A Journey Through Arkansas: Historic U.S. Highway 67, is used for...

After the abstractists and the Cubists of the early 20th century left their mark, the Dada and Neue-Sachlichkeit movements began. Examine the interesting world of these movements and have your class consider their impact on current...

Did you realize the visible light spectrum is less than three percent of the electromagnetic spectrum? A hands-onlesson includes five activities and experiments for scholars to explore and discover many advanced science concepts. They...

Young scholars after investigating examples of exponential growth students have an intuitive feel for the concept of exponential growth of a system.