Learners explain the classification of planets according to various criteria. They create charts illustrating comparative data.

Young scholars prepare study, and graph fingerprint patterns. They create latent fingerprints and look for common features in their prints for classification.In addition, they create a graph showing the distribution of different patterns...

In this bear vocabulary words worksheet, students search for words describing such things as the bears environment, eating classification, types, habits, and names from baby to adult. Students conduct a word search for twenty-one bear...

In this gorilla vocabulary words worksheet, students search for words that describe the gorilla's classification, environment, types, and other facts. Students word search sixteen gorilla vocabulary words.

In this giraffe vocabulary words instructional activity, students word search words that identify the giraffe's body parts, names from baby to adult, environment, and animal classification. Students word search fourteen giraffe...

In this panda vocabulary words activity, students search for words that identify the giant panda's eating habits, environment, animal classification and descriptive words. Students word search eleven panda vocabulary words.

In this molecules worksheet, students review the parts of an atom and use element mass to determine isotopes. Students give the group, period, and classification for the given elements. This worksheet has 6 short answer questions and 17...

In this Newton's laws and forces worksheet, students answer 11 questions about inertia, vectors, force, and acceleration using Newton's laws. They also answer 3 questions about classification of species.

Students create a bird identification game. In this classification instructional activity, students work in pairs to collect information about a specific bird. They use a bird field guide to aid in the research. They challenge other...

Students are introduced to the Munsell System of Color Notation that is used for direct comparison of soils anywhere in the world. They become familiar with hue, value and chroma notations, identify colors that act as clues to the...

Looking for some simple multiple-choice questions for an upcoming biology unit on animals? This instructional activity features 7 clearly worded questions, each with 4 possible answers. Topics include adaptation, camouflage, ecosystems,...

Young scientists access the EARTH Web site in order to engage in this lesson life forms found in the ocean. Student groups of 3 - 4 choose one set of deep-sea organism images. The groups decide how they would classify their organisms and...

What does viscosity have to do with splatter? An activity shows that the viscosity of a substance is inversely proportional to the distance of its splatter. Learners conduct the experiment by collecting data, graphing, and analyzing...

What's the difference between a rock and a mineral? And what properties are used to identify minerals? The first installment of a five-part series on earth materials and processes prompts young scientists to identify a set of...

Processed foods use inorganic compounds for flavoring and preservation. This take-home laboratory challenges scholars to find 20 different compounds identified on the labels of foods to list on their data collection sheet. The activity...

Young scholars analyze art as a cloud pattern activity. In this cloud and art lesson, students view April Gornik's painting The Back of the Storm and make connections between science and art. Young scholars observe cloud patterns for one...

In this rock cycle worksheet, students study the diagram of the rock cycle and explain how minerals originally in magma could travel through the cycle. Then they identify how these minerals end up in each of three main classifications of...

In this weather instructional activity, students identify the type of vegetation found in particular regions across the United States. Then they list the six groups of climates in the Köppen Classification System. Students also describe...

How fun would it be to teach the concept of stoichiometry while allowing your chemistry class to assemble a classic campfire treat? This fun and engaging activity allows pupils to explore the principles of the chemical theory while...

High schoolers explore igneous rocks by observing rock samples and considering cooling rates and composition. The third installment of a five-part geology series culminates in an activity where learners use igneous rock...

First graders investigate how water can be both a liquid and a solid. They weigh popsicles and observe them as they write in their science journals. They measure the liquid as the popsicle melts and refreeze them to change them back...

Here is a fascinating topic: the upwelling of ocean waters. Oceanography pupils learn what mechanisms cause upwelling, types of upwelling, and the effects on marine life. Colorful satellite imagery and informative diagrams bring this...

Here is an outstanding presentation on protista. It lists general characteristics, and then moves on to describing three different categories of protists. For each, viewers learn physical features, behaviors, and means of reproduction....

Um may be the atomic symbol for confusion, but it won't be needed in this lesson. Scholars rotate through seven stations completing experiments, hands-on activities, writing exercises, and analysis. Stations include material on...