Children discover with parent supervision, places where medications are stored and identify any chemical substances that are taken to change how one's body or mind works. Child discusses with parent differences between medicine and...

Students pour, label, streak, seal and store plates in an incubator. They identify areas in their environment that provide a rich fauna of microbes once they have been swabbed. They identify areas of contamination through a laboratory...

Seventh graders will research information on products carried by a store (such as sporting goods, department, clothing, etc.) They will create purchase prices for the products they wish to carry. They also will decide what percentage...

Students devlop a model, which they illustrate a water table and allow for the discussion of common terms and illustrate what those terms mean. They comprehend that a flow rates, removal of contaminants, and the amount of water stored...

Young scholars create brochures that inform their families how to prepare and store food to prevent food-borne illnesses. They research food safety facts and proper food-handling techniques on the internet.

Students explore the process of growing plants from seeds. In this hands-on science experiment, students observe different seeds (store bought vs. those directly from food items) and predict growing patterns.

Students identify the responsibilities of being a dog owner. In this animal welfare lesson, students list ten important items that a dog needs to live and visit a pet store to calculate the total cost of the items. Students visit a local...

Students complete a Web Quest on ways that Native Americans hunted for, harvested, stored, and prepared food and what types of natural foods were eaten.  In this early American food cycles lesson, students discover many of the ways...

Students discuss ways to properly clean fruit and vegetables. In this adult health lesson, students explain the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables. They suggest ways to store food for future use.

Students convert between fractions, decimals, and percents using money. In this conversions lesson plan, students play with a mock store in class.

Learners experiment with a Leyden Jar, a device that stores electrical charges. A large voltage can be built up in this jar by adding more and more charge. The modern name for this device is a capacitor.

Students, by participating in a classroom toy store, are introduced to the penny.

Fifth graders write persuasive letters expressing opinions about the purchase of 25 acres adjacent to Wakulla Springs proposed to include a convenience store/gas station. They submit the letter to the Florida Department of Environmental...

Fifth graders participate in a scavenger hunt on the internet trying to develop a general overview of content and how to locate specific information. They also explore how to receive, store and send electronic information.

Students review the vocabulary and write the comparative form of the word. They use vocabulary from flyers from stores in the area. They take an exam over the material.

Students experiment to define which environmental factors favor decomposition by soil microbes. They decompose carrots in dirt, weigh the carrots periodically to determine how long it takes. They look at how engineers use this type of...

Learners create a list of items they expect to find in an on-line department store. Using the internet, they identify the cheapest and most expensive items and list five French words that are knew to them. They also decide which gifts...

Students predict and test the porosity of sediments with particles of different sizes. They name two objects that they think has pores. Students define the term porosity and pores. They comprehend that an aquifer is the porous rock...

Students investigate tropical birds. They write letters for rain forest preservation to protect tropical birds. They interview a bird professional from a local bird store or a zoo and discuss how to take care of a parrot. They use Kid...

Eighth graders listen to a teacher lecture and observe a demonstration of both potential energy and stored energy. After discussing the characteristics and examples of different types of energy, 8th graders make predictions and then...

Students visit the salt marsh. They work in groups to answer questions on their worksheets. Students also work in groups to collect information. They are given an introduction to the salt marsh. Students properly store and label...

Young scholars study the monetary value of a penny, nickel, and dime. They simulate a candy store by calculating the proper amount of money needed to purchase candy. After viewing a video, they complete the "Handful of Coins" pictograph .

Learners examine the rules of computer sharing rules of respect in this instructional activity. They discuss the legalities of respecting the work of others that is stored and saved on the computer/internet. They discuss the rules of...

In this cell energy activity, high schoolers will use an energy map to investigate how cells create ATP to store energy and how ATP loses a phosphate to release the energy to the cell. Students will then complete 4 short answer questions.