Young scholars design an experiment to determine which type of container would be best to use to keep drinks cool on a hot day. Students test paper cups, styrofoam cups, and metal cans by filling them with ice water and they use a...

Students make simple observations, test mixtures, and make generalized inferences from their observations. They observe bleeding of colored inks with water.

Students create Christmas wreaths using Christmas material or fabric and coat hangers in this holiday lesson plan for the elementary classroom. Modifications would need to be made to accommodate older or more advanced students. Emphasis...

Seventh graders investigate the concepts of how plants are part of daily culture in Russia. The skills of naming different plants is practiced. Students take a survey of the nature that is found in the area in which they live. This is...

Students explore math and art concepts, create digital art examples of the concepts, and incorporate these works into a PowerPoint portfolio with explanation and analysis.

Students discuss and define the idea of a powerful image. In groups, they use the Internet and magazines to search for images they deem as powerful. They develop a hypothesis to why some people believe an image is powerful while others...

Fourth graders identify the characteristics of a simple physical change. They describe objects by the properties of the materials from which they are made. Students discuss the different states of matter and their distinct physical...

Students explore nature objects brought indoors such as rocks, seeds, leaves and shells to identify where the objects came from. They hear stories about John Muir's life and make booklets about nature areas they enjoy.

First graders understand that gases take up space even though you can't see or smell it. This is done through many experiments like trapping air in different sized bags, using balloons and plastic bottles, and blowing bubbles. They...

Young scholars discover which properties of solids lend themselves to building a tower through hands on trial and error and observation of others as they are building. They write down the steps it took them to build the tower and label...

Students use standard rulers to measure the length of common classroom items - such as pencils, books, desk tops - in inches and centimeters, and measure weight in pounds. They also answer math questions, such as "How long is the front...

Students explore a variety of math concepts. In this integrating technology lesson, students visit online webtools such as Max's Math Adventure, I Know That Math, Hands on Banking, and more.  A description of each website is provided.

Students listen to an interview with Lori Marino regarding the development of dolphin brains and read a summarizing text. They conduct further research and participate in class discussion.

Learners design an ideally adapted macroinvertebrate to live in a water habitat. They illustrate their animal, name it and specify the adaptations it has that enable it to survive.

This task challenges a students knowledge of 2-dimensional geometrical shapes to sort shapes and to design a shape that has a given set of attributes.

Sorting activities are the perfect way to help children learn to classify their world from the start. This article explains why this skill is so important in the "real world" and contains a list of sorting activities for preschoolers.

Clean Up this Mess! The classroom shapes are in one big heap. Students will work in teams to come up with a way to sort the shapes by attributes and create a visual representation to model their thinking. Pictures and videos of the...

Calling all Shape Detectives! In this weeklong adventure, the children will explore and search for basic shapes as they go on a shape hunt. They will describe, match, sort and compose a variety of two-dimensional shapes, and create a...

This individual or small group activity helps teach the common core standard of sorting common objects into categories to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent. Materials and detailed instructions are included.

SWBAT sort squares by color into 2 sets or groups.

Investigate the properties of triangles, quadrilaterals, and regular polygons using this interactive Learn Alberta math resource. Students are able to practice classifying shapes based on their different properties. Be sure to follow the...

As a whole group, students will sort a collection of three-dimensional objects into categories by shape. There should be several that fall into each of the categories below: Aligns with 1.G.A.1.

Counting bears that are the same size and shape help students focus on just one attribute.

Create a worksheet to assess students knowledge of the characteristics of three dimensional shapes.