Young scholars examine the use of a "magic hooey stick". They discover the concept of illusions and how science can reveal them. They answer discussion questions to end the lesson.

Students examine the use of space as the frontier of the future. Using the colonist's experience coming to the New World, they identify challenges they would face if they were to settle in space. As a class, they share what they already...

Students develop an awareness of basic meteorology and related earth science topics. They reinforce geographical knowledge and build analytical and communications skills through class presentations. Students research exciting weather...

Students participate in a variety of activities of scientific principles.  In this science lesson, students experiment with spaghetti and marshmallows to build a strong structure, balance nails on a nail, and use force to catapult a...

Students explore physical science by participating in a science activity. In this liquids lesson, students discuss how fluids can be affected by motion unlike solids. Students define other scientific vocabulary terms and conduct a motion...

Learners investigate past winter Olympic games utilizing any skiing or snowboarding event to take Newton's Challenge. Helpful Web resources are provided and students enjoy learning science laws along with researching Olympic events.

Learners collect found objects, including leaves, twigs, and buttons, and create hand-made "fossils" in this 2-day lesson for the 7th and 8th grade Science or Art classroom. This is a great cross-curricular exploration of fossils and...

For this science worksheet, students identify 11 bird species by their shadows or silhouettes. Students write the name of the bird in the box under the shadow. Answers are provided upside down at the bottom of the page.

Students assemble flip books. In this Earth science lesson, students read about different solar occurrences and create flip books. This teacher resource has links to create six different flip books.

In this science worksheet, students find the words that are related to the finding of terms and information about agriculture for ten questions. The answers are on page 3.

In this science and geography worksheet, students read a short passage about the migration pattern of the monarch butterfly. Students trace a path on the U.S. map showing the winter and spring migration.

In this science worksheet, students examine detailed color pictures of 15 desert birds of prey. Students read the labels on the pictures and locate the bird species names in a word search puzzle.

In this science worksheet, students locate the names of 15 desert plants in a word search puzzle. The word bank has a realistic, detailed color picture for each plant name.

In this science worksheet, students locate the names of 15 species of nearshore fishes in a word search puzzle. The word bank has colorful detailed pictures of each fish.

In this science worksheet, learners find the names of 15 plant species common to the seashore in a word search puzzle. The word bank has detailed color drawings of each plant.

In this science worksheet, students find the names of 20 common ocean fish in a word search puzzle. The word bank has detailed color drawings of each species of fish.

In this science worksheet, students find the names of 20 common desert birds in a word search puzzle. The word bank has detailed color drawings of each desert bird.

In this science worksheet, students find the names of 20 common animals of the Rocky Mountains in a word search puzzle. The word bank has detailed color drawings of each mammal.

In this science worksheet, students find the names of 20 perching birds in a word search puzzle. The word bank has detailed color drawings of each bird.

In this science worksheet, students find the names of 20 mountain mammals in a word search puzzle. The word bank has detailed color drawings of each species of mammal.

For this science worksheet, students find the names of 20 Rocky Mountain fishes in a word search puzzle. The word bank has detailed color drawings of each species of fish.

In this science worksheet, students find the names of 20 common birds of prey in a word search puzzle. The word bank has detailed color drawings of each bird.

In this science worksheet, learners locate the names of 20 water birds in a word search puzzle. Each bird has a colorful illustration in the word bank.

In this science worksheet, young scholars find the names of 20 African birds in a word search puzzle. The word bank has a detailed color drawing of each bird.