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Machines at Work

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discuss how simple machines have made our lives easier and construct a compound machine. In this machines lesson plan, students watch a video on machines, look at websites, and follow task cards in order to make a simple machine.
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Magnet Mania

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Young scholars explore magnetic fields. In this science instructional activity, students create a magnetic field using electricity. Young scholars observe the effect of a magnetic field on the compass needle.
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Refrigerator to Renoir: Ten Great Art Lessons on the Net

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Every learner can be an artist with a series of activities designed to access their creativity. With reference links and instructional ideas, this art resource is sure to enrich your class and bring new ideas to even your most reluctant...
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Fitness Trail

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners design a fitness trail which incorporates warm-up, aerobic, and cool-down phases. Each student develops their own plan and monitors their own progress through the use of an exercise log.
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The Ups and Downs of Weight and Mass

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the concept of mass, and how it differs from weight. They also calculate their weight change as they ride up and down on an elevator. They record the changes in their weight as the elevator moves graph the collected data.
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Sports Injury Management

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the acronym TOTAPS in relation to managing sports injuries. They discuss the elements of TOTAPS and how to progress through each step. After discussing TOTAPS, they study how to treat injuries using the RICER method and...
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How Cells Do Their Jobs

For Students 9th - 12th
In this cells learning exercise, students will review cell characteristics and structure and different types of cells and what role they play in the body. Students will investigate experimental results of the influence of sucrose on the...
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Kinds of Energy

For Students 6th - 8th
In this kinds of energy learning exercise, students read about potential energy, kinetic energy, and momentum. They answer four multiple choice questions about what they read.
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Charles's Law

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this Charles's Law worksheet, students review the Kelvin temperature scale, how volume varies with temperature, and Charles's Law. This worksheet has 4 problems to solve.
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Discovery Science Library: The Basics Physical Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils examine  friction and gravity. affect four sports. In this scientific discovery lesson, students examine how friction and gravity affect sports. They discuss, write, and illustrate the effect of different forces on various...
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Voltmeter Design

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this voltmeter worksheet, students design and mathematically analyze a circuit they design. They also answer 17 questions about voltmeters, the voltage in given schematics, and the resistance in voltmeters.
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Measure for Measure: Weight and Energy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the friction of a particular sport.  In this weight and energy lesson students choose a sport and us the Internet to research it then present their findings to the class. 
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Guided Reading Lesson: Here Comes the Bus

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discover basic concepts of print. In this early literacy lesson, students discover basic high frequency words. Students make predictions as they read. Cross-curricular activities provided.
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Hip Hop Dance Cut Outs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students research visual art by examining art on-line. In this art expression lesson, students discuss the history of art after researching information on the Internet. Students view images on the web which feature physical movement...
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Friction and Inertia

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners study friction and inertia, make predictions, and compare data.  In this investigative lesson students view a demonstration on friction, divide into groups, and complete an activity. 
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Gravity

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders progress through the Science Court: Gravity CD-ROM program. They read about and discuss how gravity was discovered. They complete review worksheets in preparation for the test.
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Lincoln's Secret Weapon

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore how principles of gas behavior relate to diving in order to plan safe underwater activities.
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The Human Pendulum

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine how length, amplitude, and mass affect the period of a pendulum. They conduct an experiment that analyzes the variables affecting how a pendulum works, and identify the proportions that exist between the variables.
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Basketball - Shooting

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars practice dribbling a basketball. They perform activities requiring walking, running, use of left and right hand. Students explore proper posture when dribbling. They experience the art of a progressive cross over. Young...
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Let's Help the E Out!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the short /e/ sound. They practice making the sound, noticing how their mouths move to make the sound. They use letterboxes to spell and write 'e' words. They listen for the /e/ sound in a story and then write their own...
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Sports in Physics: Measuring Velocity in a Mini-Olympics

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the difference between speed, velocity and acceleration.  For this velocity lesson students read and construct a line graph and a bar graph to show information about velocities of sports activities. 
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Vectors

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students differentiate distance and displacement. In this physics lesson plan, students use formulas to calculate for displacement. They draw vectors using the grid.
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Weightlessness

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students predict the behavior of coffee in a cup while it is dropped during a demonstration. They relate their observations to the weightless conditions that astronauts experience in space and discuss the concept of free-fall.
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Making Paper

For Teachers K
Students create paper by adding a few small scraps of paper into the blender pitcher and adding just enough water to thoroughly soak paper.

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