Learners study Louis Pasteur and the process of pasteurization in controlling microbes. In this pasteurization instructional activity, students discuss microorganisms and how they can affect health. They discuss Louis Pasteur and...

Young scholars identify how inventions can be used in different ways.  In this inventions lesson students brainstorm different uses as a group and fill out a worksheet.

Students read A Tree is Nice and It Could Still Be a Tree. In this tree planting activity, students compare and contrast private property and common resources. Students identify the needs of a tree and follow the directions to plan a...

Students look at Web sites containing information about soil and related subjects such as earthworms. They use Web site review sheets to focus their review of the content on the sites and to introduce evaluation concepts for the design...

Students identify the 5 stages in the life cycle of a pumpkin. They create a model showing the correct order of pumpkin life stages. They explain a pumpkin's life cycle to a partner, using their model.

Young scholars examine the vocabulary and objects associated with objects in the sky and weather. They observe the sky outside of their classroom and create a list of things in the sky. Students then analyze a poster, read and discuss...

Students read a book called It's Mine! In this lesson about three frogs and sharing, students explore how what they do affects everything around them. Through a series of seven different activities, students interpret the frogs and their...

Second graders design and sketch a model house. In this technology lesson, 2nd graders construct their house using teacher provided materials. They present their finished project and explain their design in class.

Students explore the sleeping patterns and sleeping habitats of animals. In this where animals sleep lesson, students research different animal species. Students also write and illustrate an animal picture book, make connections...

Learners make and test predictions about sinking and floating, and classify objects according to whether they sink or float.

Young scholars investigate the types of waste created by people and identify various options for trash disposal. They read and discuss a handout about what a landfill is and the different types of trash, match types of trash with the...

Students will determine whether various objects sink or float in water. They do not need to explain why objects sink or float. They are rather to be encouraged to observe that the same objects will sink or float every time, i.e., that...

Fifth graders view a transparency of the human heart and answer questions based on their observations. They read pages from their textbook and discuss the information presented. They visit a website to view the human heart and create a...

Students create a tree model. In this parts of a tree lesson, students read A Tree is a Plant, then discuss what trees are used for. Students use various materials to build and label their own tree.

Students compose riddles that are shared in a chat session conducted on their local school network. Students create clues that describe a specific animal or object. They watch as their words are typed onto the chat screen and sent to the...

Students generate, share and display ideas as a group. They break into small groups to work on hand-drawn maps made up of concentric circles. they come before the group and make a similar diagram by charting each other's characteristics.

Young scholars discover many characteristics of the starfish. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify characteristics of starfish. Young scholars develop a language experience chart and record their new-found...

Students participate in the paper vs. plastic bag debate, then read a news article about one grocery store that is banning plastic bags. In this current events instructional activity, the teacher introduces the news article with a debate...

Tenth graders investigate chemical, physical and mechanical equilibrium. In this equilibrium lesson, 10th graders participate in a physical activity to show equilibrium by some students standing and some students sitting at the same...

Students read or listen to a story, and discuss how it relates to them. In this personal event writing activity, students write about recycling. Students read "The Giving Tree" a Shel Silverstein poem and discuss the poem's meaning....

Students understand the importance of participating in recycling and clean-up efforts in the community. In this recycling lesson plan, students respond to questions after reading "The Wartville Wizard" by Don Madden. Students articulate...

Students explore how much trash they create. In this recycling lesson, students define stewardship and conduct an experiment to see how much trash the class produces in a week. At the end of the week the students propose ways to...

Middle schoolers explore the concept of philanthropy. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students consider the plight of water as they consider water use and distribution. Middle schoolers listen to an excerpt from The Well and...

Third graders design a machine for clear-cutting an area of forest.  In this agricultural technology instructional activity, 3rd graders are read selections from American Tall Tales by Mary Pope Osbourn, discuss how trees are...