Students investigate the relationship between potential and kinetic energy. In this energy lesson plan students investigate the height a ball will bounce when dropped from various heights.

Ninth graders examine the electrolysis of water by completing an experiment.  For this water lesson students will explain how hydrogen can be extracted from water and how energy flows through an electrolysis system. 

Young scholars compare two products that provide the same function but require different amounts of energy.   In this energy efficiency lesson plan students research and demonstrate energy efficiency in action and how it...

Students create videos about an element on the periodic table. In this element lesson, students work with partners to create a 1-2 minute video giving interesting information about their element. They include the name, symbol, atomic...

Young scholars explore the concept of pet safety. In this pet safety instructional activity, students discuss dangerous objects and settings for humans and pets. Young scholars find or draw pictures of these objects/settings...

Students consider the implications of nuclear energy. In this energy lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about nuclear energy's benefits and drawbacks. Students compose poems based on the Chernobyl...

Students explore technology used in making movies. In this movie making lesson plan, students investigate how technology has improved in the entertainment industry. Students discover how simple tools are combined together to make complex...

Learners discover that plants provide food products to humans. In this baking lesson, students grind wheat seeds into flour and then use the flour to make pretzels. Learners participate in a variety of activities that involve them in...

Pupils examine the properties of magnets and electromagnets.  In this magnets lesson plan students create an electromagnet and use it to do work. 

Young scholars investigate scarecrows. In this farming activity, students learn why scarecrows are important and construct their own scarecrow from art materials.

Students research and create a realistic plan for energy efficiency.  For this investigative lesson students answer questions and fill out a worksheet on energy. 

Students investigate the rock cycle. In this geology activity, students read about the rock cycle on a website and discuss the steps of the rock cycle. Students visit a rock cycle website to complete a quiz. This is the first...

Sixth graders create a TerrAqua column. In this ecosystems lesson, 6th graders build a TerrAqua column to conduct investigations on how living things impact the ecosystem.

Students collaborate in heterogeneous groups with each student having a different role. They comprehend the relationship between the frequency and wavelength of light. They record their observations in a table that is included on this...

Students explore mixtures and compounds. In this lesson plan, students do an experiment to distinguish between mixtures and compounds. Students complete ten different phases of the experiment testing many different substances. Students...

Students work together in groups of 5 to build a model rocket from a rocket kit. For this rocket lesson, students launch the rocket when it is constructed. The students will use simple materials to build and launch their own model rocket.

Students observe and/or conduct five experiments which address the Bernoulli Effect. In this conceptual lesson based on the Bernoulli Effect, the students construct atomizers, and make concrete observations and inferences in connection...

Students explore the characteristics of water. In this water exploration lesson, students participate in various learning centers to inquire how water drains and how to increase the flow of water. Students use estimation and measurement...

Students explore the concept of renewable energy. In this alternative energy lesson plan, students participate in a play that conveys information regarding wind energy. The script may be performed as a play with props or as a reader's...

Students explore the concept of magnetism. In this magnetism lesson, students use bar magnets to conduct experiments regarding magnetism. Students also use a magnetic compasses to examine magnetic poles.

Students view, identify, and construct four optical illusions. In this optical illusions lesson plan, students are introduced to four types of optical illusions. They construct their own illusions.

Students discuss being a friend and sing songs about friendship.  For this friendship lesson, students listen to When Turtle Grew Feathers.  Students  answer questions about the friends in the story. Students discuss the...

Pupils evaluate the feasibility of wave energy as an alternative source of energy.  In this alternative energy source lesson students are introduced to renewable and nonrenewable energy and study energy production.

Students study hurricanes and how scientists predict them.  In this hurricane lesson plan students read an article on hurricanes, complete an activity and take a quiz.