Hi, what do you want to do?
Curated OER
The Cloud Case
Students discover how clouds form and how air pressure and air temperature affect their formation. The instructional activity is delivered in the story of Mike Breezy, Air Detective, who tries to solve The Cloud Case.
Curated OER
Are You Full of Hot Air?
Explore the concept of measuring and recording circumference. In this physical science and measurement lesson, young learners blow up balloons, measure the circumference, and record the data on an interactive graphing website.
Curated OER
Woodwind Instruments and Pitch
Students explore musical pitch. In this cross curriculum musical instruments and "sound" physics lesson, students identify and describe common traits of woodwind instruments. Students research "pitch" and what causes pitch fluctuation by...
Curated OER
Flight Dreams - Flight Factors
Learners investigate the physics of flight by experimenting in class. In this history of flight lesson plan, students define terms such as gravity, lift, and drag in order to better understand how a plane is able to stay in the...
National Institutes of Health
Niehs: Breathtaking Fun
Learn how your lungs help you breathe by making a model of the way your lungs work using a clear plastic bottle, scissors, and two medium-sized balloons.