Students use data to find the best renewable energy potential.  For this solar energy lesson students import data into Excel and explain how solar energy is beneficial. 

Students examine how heat moves from substance to another.  In this heat absorption lesson students identify ways that heat is transferred and analyze data.

Model an oil spill cleanup. An engaging engineering lesson has groups using aerogels to simulate an oil spill cleanup (vegetable oil in water). Along the way, they learn about nanotechnology and hydrophilia/hydrophobia.

Although the worksheet for the lab activity is not included, this is an activating activity for your class to do when learning about the greenhouse effect. They lay three thermometers underneath a lamp: one out in the open, one under a...

Fifth graders explore electrical concepts and host a guest speaker. This lesson sets up guidelines for students to follow when they have a guest speaker. Students are primed to become actively involved in a lecture or discussion, while...

In this electrical circuit worksheet, students follow a pre-planned lab activity to demonstrate a series and parallel circuit. They record their observations and answer 4 questions. This document is printable and the answers are not...

Third graders study how heat is produced from mechanical and electrical machines and human activities.

Students investigate how to create secrete messages through filters. They view pictures with red and green filters and discuss what they observe. They select the color filter that works best to read secret messages. They view pictures...

For this electric current worksheet, students review vocabulary words associated with electricity. Students understand how electricity is used in their lives every day. This worksheet has 12 fill in the blank questions.

Students explore what black holes are and how gravity is associated with them.  In this space lesson students are given enough information to imagine a journey to a black hole. 

Pupils investigate mechanical and electrical machines in the classroom and school, and identify which produce heat while operating.

In this fire safety worksheet, students read the definitions for the fire safety words and then write the word. Students write words for 15 definitions.

In this fire safety vocabulary activity, students answer the clue with a fire safety word and plug it into the crossword puzzle. Students complete this for 8 words.

In this fire safety worksheet, students fill in the missing letters to fire safety vocabulary words that match up with their definitions. Students fill in missing letters for 15 words.

In this fire safety worksheet, students choose the correct word that matches a description given related to fire safety. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

In this astronomy worksheet, students read a detailed text about our solar system. Students then answer 15 questions about the information presented.

In this fire safety worksheet, learners fill in a crossword by answering questions about fire safety. Students answer 15 questions and put the answers in the crossword.

In this fire safety worksheet, students find a fire safety vocabulary word that matches with the definition in a maze. Students find 14 words.

In this fire safety learning exercise, students choose the correct definition for the fire safety word. Students complete 15 multiple choice questions.

In this fire safety worksheet, students write fire safety words that match the definitions that they read. Students write 15 fire safety vocabulary words.

Students explore their community recycling program and observe how aluminum cans are processed for recycling.

Students, in groups, create a slide show about the ecosystem and answer critical thinking questions based on their research.

Learners measure and analyze leaves from various environments. They discuss the environments, and make inferences about environmental variables that could have contributed to the differences in leaf size and texture.

Students examine factors the create smog.  In this pollution activity students complete an activity about ozone.