Students explore the different variables that affect surface temperature. They study how temperatures can vary widely within close proximity due to variables such as surface, directness of sunlight, and distance from buildings.

Students identify fiber from foods, its sources and function in the body. They also the importance of fiber in the diet and good food sources that one can eat. Finally, students discuss water and its importance with eating fiber and...

Students discover which properties of solids lend themselves to building a tower through hands on trial and error and observation of others as they are building. They write down the steps it took them to build the tower and label an...

Students collaborate with their classmates to create a sculpture with the provided materials in order to cultivate fine motor and social skills. In this collaborative art lesson, students work in small groups to design the pedestal and...

Students complete activities to learn a phenomenological approach to polygons. In this polygons instructional activity, students use the materials in the directions to make demonstration models. Students use a wooden wagon model and...

Students plant seeds. In this producers lesson, students compare plants and list what they have in common. They discuss what plants need in order to grow. Students then plant seeds and observe them as they grow.

Students complete a craft activity using recyclable containers and read a story to a younger child. In this service lesson, students read the story 'The Drum' and do a service project retelling the story and making a drum from recyclable...

Learners examine the concept of potential energy and see that it is the ability to do work.  In this energy lesson students complete several activities on potential energy. 

Learners form a hypothesis for a water cycle experiment. In this water cycle instructional activity, students create their own environment with water and earth to study the water cycle. Learners complete a handout to make a...

Learners prepare a wheat berry sprouts sandwich and discuss digraphs.  In this wheat berry sprouts lesson, students circle the digraphs in the recipe for the wheat berry sprouts sandwich.

Students make a butterfly from art materials. In this butterfly project lesson, students use tissue paper, pom poms, wiggly eyes, and tongue depressors to make a butterfly. There are games, songs, and a recipe on the same page.

Students examine each soil sample and record observations. In this biology lesson, students design an experiment to test soil flow rate. They write a lab report about the experiment.

Students brainstorm ideas to solve a problem. In this technology lesson, students share their ideas to class. They research innovations that could benefit the community.

Students design an innovation that could help their community. In this technology lesson, students identify problems that could be solved by innovation. They present their ideas in class.

Students give examples of electromagnet applications. In this physics lesson plan, students explore what makes electromagnets work. They experiment picking paper clips with it.

Students use Geometers SketchPad to find the area and perimeter of several shapes. In this geometry lesson plan, students determine area of rectangles and progress through irregular polygons. None of the referenced worksheets are...

Third graders examine the Greenhouse Effect, how it operates and finally allows the student to experiment using a model created in the classroom. They explain how the greenhouse effect affects the Earth.

Students explore air quality. In this environmental lesson, students observe a simulation of air pollution by blowing into a jar (with a straw) that has chalk dust. Students discuss how air quality can effect the way we breathe.

In this recycling vocabulary worksheet, students find their way through a maze by using clues about recycling and spelling out words. A reference web site is included for additional activities. 

In this recycling worksheet, students read definitions of recycling words, then fill in missing letters to complete the matching words. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

In this recycling instructional activity, students choose the correct definition for a set of 15 words related to recycling. A reference web site is included for additional activities. 

In this recycling vocabulary words activity, 3rd graders write recycling words next to the definitions that are provided. Students write words for 15 definitions.

In this recycling puzzle worksheet, students use a set of 8 clues about recycling to complete a spiral puzzle. A reference web site is included for additional activities. 

For this recycling vocabulary worksheet, students use a set of recycling definition clues to complete a crossword puzzle. A reference web site is given for additional activities.