Instructional Video1:19
PBS

Phase Changes | Phases of Matter | UNC-TV Science

For Students 6th - 12th
Take an energetic ride through the phase changes of a water molecule in a compact activity. Young scientists learn about the phases of matter and discover the role of thermal energy in governing phase changes while watching a short...
Instructional Video1:08
PBS

Convection: Heat Transfer | UNC-TV Science

For Students 6th - 12th
Learn why what goes up must come down in both air and liquids. Investigators discover how convection transfers thermal energy and the movement of particles in liquids and gases due to density differences by viewing an animated video....
Instructional Video1:08
PBS

Thermal Energy 101: Heat Transfer | UNC-TV Science

For Students 6th - 12th
Discover what makes a cup of tea feel hot one minute and cold the next. Young physicists learn about thermal energy, why substances feel hot or cold, and the three means of thermal energy transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation...
Interactive
1
1
NOAA

Chemosynthesis and Hydrothermal Vent Life

For Students 6th - 12th
What's life like in a hydrothermal vent? Find out in part five of a 13-part series. Learners journey to one of the harshest environments on the planet, the hydrothermal vent, to learn about the creatures that survive the extreme...
Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

What's This? Sensing

For Students 6th - 12th
There is a scallop that relies on sight so much that it actually has more than 100 eyes! There are many species that rely heavily on one sense or another. An online interactive resource has youth read about several of these animals. The...
Lesson Plan
Montana Office of Public Instruction

Eat Smart Be Smart

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Get children's blood pumping with this primary grade lesson on the human heart. After learning about the important role this muscle plays in the human body, students monitor their heart rates and discover the importance of...
Worksheet
Port Jefferson School District

Climate Patterns

For Students 6th - 9th
Young climatologists explore the factors that contribute to a region's climate in this two-part earth science activity. To begin, learners are provided with a map of an imaginary planet and are asked to label global wind and...
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Science Notebooks

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Teachers can use science notebooks and other forms of writing to help students improve their understanding of scientific concepts.
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Teaching Science to English Language Learners

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Use these hands on lesson plans to make science more accessible for English Language Learners in your classroom.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Science of Selling

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss advertisements and techniques they have discovered. They read an article about the science of selling and create an advertisement of their own to sell a book. They record people's reactions to their advertisement and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Science on the Skids

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the decline in the sciences in America by comparing statistics and information from the U.s. to other countries. Then they write and deliver a "State of the Sciences" address to their peers.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Nature of Science and Technology

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders perform a variety of experiments to observe, form conclusions, and make inferences.  In this experiment activity, 2nd graders experiment based on the result of a pre-assessment. Students share what they have learned.
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Top 10 Summer Science Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Make this summer an exciting learning experience for your students with these engaging science activities!
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Social Studies Lesson Plans With Science Connections

For Teachers 6th - 9th
There are great social studies lesson plans that can help students make historical connections to science.
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Falling into Science!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Use these autumn activities to introduce science process skills.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nature of Science and Technology

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders measure weather using different instruments and gather information to make science comparisons. In this weather measurement lesson plan, 4th graders have activities they can complete whether they are visual, auditory,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students research scientific discoveries and technological innovations. They organize discoveries and innovations in life, environmental, physical, earth and space science categories. They analyze impact of selected discoveries and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Science Experiment: Scientific Process

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science worksheet, students will learn the scientific process by doing an experiment about how ice cream melts. There are 5 detailed questions to answer.
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Science Workshops

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Based on the popular Writer's Workshops used in language arts, Science Workshops can be used to teach both science content and process.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Understanding Science Vocabulary and Categorization

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students analyze scientific vocabulary words. In this life science vocabulary activity, students complete a worksheet using VisualThesaurus as they evaluate words related to plants and animals and how the words are used.
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Science Current Events Lessons

For Teachers 5th - 8th
You can use current events to increase student understanding of both science concepts and language arts skills.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Plant Science: merit badge

For Students 5th - 12th
In this plant science worksheet, students answer short answer questions about plant science. Students complete 7 questions to get their merit badge.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Nuclear Science: merit badge

For Students 5th - 12th
In this nuclear science worksheet, students answer short answer questions about nuclear science. Students complete 7 questions to get their merit badge.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Doing Science

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this science experiment process worksheet, students will learn about the steps of conducting a science experiment, including creating a hypothesis, collecting data and drawing a conclusion. This worksheet has 8 fill in the blank...

Other popular searches