Get into the swing of things. Pupils use a pendulum to demonstrate the conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy and back. After measuring the speed of a pendulum and compare it to the calculated theoretical speed, they...

In this orchestra worksheet, 7th graders follow directions for coloring in a diagram of an orchestra setting. They shade each section according to the type of instrument that would be seated there.

Students make necklaces out of fruit loops. In this art lesson, students make a pattern or a rainbow out of the fruit loops after which students can eat the cereal.

Big B little b what begins with B? That's a great question! Children read a string of words and circle the ones that have the same beginning letter sound. The page contains 15 word strings for learners to assess. 

Students investigate sound vibrations by experimenting with a cup.  For this sound waves lesson, students utilize a paper or plastic cup, string, and different household items to create different sounds by plucking the string or...

Students create lacing cards out of the picture part of old greeting cards. In this art lesson, students punch holes around the card and then use a shoestring to lace the holes.

Learners locate their home state on a map. They differentiate between physical and population sizes of states. In two groups, students "become" states with string for boundaries. They ascertain that area does not always equal large...

Learners construct a nest out of mud, string, sticks, and grass using only two fingers or two popsicle sticks to simulate a bird building a nest. They compare/contrast pictures of various bird nests and draw the differences between the...

Seventh graders compare and order decimals. Given a set of integers, they compare them using inequalities. In groups, 7th graders participate in hands-on decimal activities. Using string, paper clips and decimal cards, classmates...

Young scholars view a right triangle displayed by the teacher. Students measure legs and the interior angles of the triangle. They look for a pattern or relationship between the legs and angles. Young scholars use pegboards and string to...

Pupils will trace origins of various forms of clothing to their agricultural sources.String a cotton cord across the top of a blackboard to resemble a clothesline. 2. Bring a variety of clothing articles to class made from a variety of...

The student will become visually aware of the different shapes of wholesale cuts of beef.1. Ask a local meat cutter to make a class visit to explain his or her job. 2. Enlarge the steer outline on Student Worksheet B, and place it on a...

Students list and identify cells in their body. They take notes and discuss mitosis and the cell cycle as they observe the teacher diagramming the stages of mitosis. Using strings to represent different chromosomes, students...

Students explore a variety of instruments to discover their sound. After watching an orchestra play, students discover the categories of instruments such as woodwinds, brass, strings, and percussion. In teams, they listen to music and...

In this playing harmonics on the harp worksheet, students study how to produce tones by touching a string in the center as you pluck it. Students read the methods for playing harmonics with both the right and hand and the left hand.

In this craft worksheet, learners learn to make a spider web with white string and artist's matte finish to stiffen it. Students follow detailed directions to make the web and a black paper spider to go with it.

In this idiom sentence maze worksheet, students use problem solving skills to work their way through the maze by stringing together idiom sentences.

For this counting to two Dr. Seuss themed worksheet, students count kites, kite strings, and "Things" and write the number two. Students count 3 items.

Students explore with quadrilaterals.  In this roping quadrilaterals lesson, students work in cooperative groups to play the game, "Question, please!" in order to identify, describe, compare and classify quadrilaterals....

Learners identify musical instruments.  In this musical instrument lesson, students groups instruments into brass, percussion, string or woodwinds. Learners complete a worksheet. 

Students create their own crystal snowflake. In this snowflake instructional activity, students discuss how snow forms and the individuality of snowflakes. They make their own snowflake (crystals) using pipe cleaners, string, and borax.

Students explore biology by participating in an organism identification activity. In this beach field trip lesson, students identify the different areas of the beach in which organisms reside and discuss the differences between high tide...

Students explore biology by conducting a freshwater fishing activity. In this crawdad instructional activity, students discuss what a crawdad is, where they are found and how they can be prepared as a meal. Students utilize string,...

Students discover techniques used to build spider webs. In this spider web lesson, students create their own spider web using string. Resources are included.