Young scholars make observations of flowers. In this life science lesson plan, students look at flowers, then draw and color their favorite flowers. Lesson includes extension activities.

In this rainforests cloze procedure instructional activity, students review a brief selection that is missing 16 words and then attempt to fill in each blank with a word they think the author might have used. A word bank is provided.

Students make a mold using Plaster of Paris and then make a cast using that same mold. They pick a fossil and describe how it looks. They write a fictionalized story about its life, or burial. (

Young scholars study the ice age and the causes of it.  In this Ice Age lesson students examine why those animals became extinct and complete activity sheets.

Students explain the difference between dominant and recessive genes, identify what causes differences in the traits of parents and their offspring, and explain how sex is determined. They will also improve their reading and...

Learners apply skills they have learned to construct an accurate model of the Brassica and then work together on a group project. They analyze how the parts of a system go together, and how these parts depend on each other. Finally,...

Students explore how snow helps animals survive in the wild. In this animal science lesson, students review key vocabulary words and discuss types of animal adaptations. Students construct shoebox to simulate the snowy environment where...

In this statistics worksheet, high schoolers examine data on a variety of subjects related to growth patterns and apply the data to 4 different graphs.

In this online interactive archeologists worksheet, students respond to 8 fill in the blank and multiple choice questions regarding the information included in the provided paragraphs.

Fourth graders investigate how cereal is produced. In this agricultural lesson, 4th graders discuss where ingredients in cereal come from. Students use picture cards to identify the steps in producing cereal.

Students connect starch to sugar as the storage form of energy. They find that no starch is produced in the plant without light. Students perform the old favorite of looking at starch deposition in geranium leaves using Lugol's iodine...

In this gardening worksheet, students choose 5 plants from a given list to include in their windowsill garden then read about how to start the garden and answer questions related to keeping it healthy.

Middle schoolers identify, monitor, and analyze how seeds grow into plants and reproduce seeds at a quick rate. Students record the rate at which plants grow. Middle schoolers identify what plants need in order to grow. Students share...

Students use a plastic sandwich bag containing a damp paper towel taped to a window as a model system to observe the germination and early growth of radish seeds. They are challenged to pose a question about seed germination and growth...

In this flowering plant worksheet, students will review vocabulary words associated with the life cycle of flowering plants. This worksheet has 7 matching and 3 short answer questions.

Young scholars design and create a compost pile in order to study the Nitrogen Cycle. They then use the scientific method to determine if plants grow better when they add organic matter from their compost pile to the plant's soil.