Students identify the properties of rocks. For this rocks and minerals lesson, students use the Internet to learn about the properties of rocks and minerals. Students conduct a test to determine whether various samples of rock are...

Students investigate the rock cycle. In this geology lesson, 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 introductory...

Learners use the Internet to find the ways we use trees. For this tree lesson, students make a list of the uses of trees and find magazine pictures that show these uses to make a collage. They read The Giving Tree  by Shel...

Second graders investigate rain forests by reading a habitat checklist.  In this environment lesson, 2nd graders read the book The Great Kapok Tree, and discuss what characteristics make up a rain forest.  Students explore a...

Students research the four geologic eras of Earth's history. In this extension on a fossils instructional activity, students research the different eras of Earth's history. Students use AppleWorks to create a bar graph containing...

Fourth graders experiment to determine how overpopulation effects ecosystems specifically plants. In this ecosystem lesson, 4th graders conduct an ecosystems experiment after listening to Claire Daniel's, Ecosystems. They watch a video,...

Students examine the importance of good quality safety gear. In this investigative lesson, students will tests various polymers, collect data, and analyze the data to determine which polymer is best for safety helmets. They will design a...

In this energy lesson plan, students create calorimeters out of soda cans and use them to calculate the amount of energy stored in different types of wood.

In this student-designed experiment learning exercise, students decide on an experimental problem to solve. Students use the scientific method to perform an experiment and record the data. Students calculate the density of liquid used in...

In this life cycle workbook, 3rd graders complete several different activities in which they analyze different invertebrates, identify arthropods, examine human biology and plants, and study natural environments. 20 different activities...

Students perform experiments measuring water pressure. They record their observations after poking holes in plastic bottles filled with water with the lids on and then off. They discover the role gravity plays in the water flow.

Students use microscopes to examine fly families and analyze their genetic inheritance. For this genes lesson plan, students also use the chi square for comparing genes and compare the class results as a whole.

Students are introduced to the periodic table of elements. They devise and perform and experiment in which they determine the density of specific elements. They use their results to predict the density of other elements in the same group.

In this chromatography instructional activity, learners are given markers, filter paper and a solvent to separate the pigments found in each marker. Students create a chromatogram for each marker.

Students examine the principles that are involved in climate change.  For this environment lesson students view a presentation on climate change and complete a handout.

Learners investigate how plants absorb carbon dioxide during photosynthesis. For this biology lesson, students differentiate photosynthesis and cellular respiration. They discuss the important role of plants in the environment.