In this ice on Mercury worksheet, students read about the data collected from the NASA Messenger and the Arecibo Radio Telescope indicating the possibility of ice on Mercury. Students solve 6 problems including finding the scale of the...

In this sunspots and climate change learning exercise, learners use a diagram of a tree stump and its rings to determine the age of the tree. They use sunspot data from the internet and they construct an Excel spreadsheet to compare the...

In this power of black holes worksheet, students solve 6 problems including finding the surface area of a black hole, determining the amount of matter in the black hole shell, finding the rest mass energy and determining the time it...

In this sunspot cycle and solar irradiation worksheet, students use 2 graphs of daily total solar irradiance and sunspot activity to solve 3 problems. They find the average solar irradiance during a given time, they determine the...

In this modeling a planetary nebula worksheet, students use a diagram to calculate the intensity at different radii from the center of the nebula. Students use the Pythagorean Theorem to determine the distance between two points on the...

In this spherical tanks and fuel level worksheet, students are given a diagram showing the effects of gravity or acceleration on the level of fuel in a spherical tank. Students solve 3 problems including finding the general formula for...

In this moon's atmosphere worksheet, students read about the tenuous lunar atmosphere and solve 4 problems. They find the density of helium particles, they find the grams of given atoms in the moon's atmosphere and they find the volume...

In this Hubble Space Telescope worksheet, learners are given a photograph of the radiator recovered after being in space on the Hubble Space Telescope since 1993. Students solve 6 problems about the impacts that left craters on the...

In this moon worksheet, learners read about the data collected from the Deep Impact/EPOXI and Cassini missions to the moon that have detected the presence of hydroxyl molecules under the moon's polar craters. Students solve 4 problems...

In this galaxy learning exercise, students calculate the volume of the Milky Way Galaxy, they determine the total mass, the density and the volume of the Milky Way Galaxy. They also solve 2 problems about the volume and size of the...

In this Milky Way galaxy worksheet, students are given a table of distances and angles of nebulae and star clusters from the sun. Students plot each one on a piece of paper and solve 2 problems using the data.

Students investigate recycling paper. In this recycling lesson plan, students explore different types of paper and recycled paper. Students match the correct paper to the recycled product.

Students explore the methods of recycling paper. In this recycling lesson, students follow the procedures listed to sort types of paper and make their own recycled paper from each type of paper.

In this first land plants worksheet, students read about the major events that allowed plants to evolve on Earth. Students read about the primary and secondary atmospheres, the formation of the ozone layer to protect from UV light and...

Students create experiments in class based on the erosion of Earth. In this erosion lesson, students perform a lab in class replicating the effects of erosion. Students finally draw their own conclusions based on the research performed.

Students study the concept of having a fundraiser to benefit a local soup kitchen. In this fundraising service project instructional activity, students participate in different activities that explain the history and making of clay...

In this measuring lengths learning exercise, students determine which units to use when measuring lengths, estimating lengths, and the errors made when measuring, Students estimate the lengths of each of the lines illustrate to the...

Learners follow deer through Yellowstone Park and record the number of deer from year to year. In this basic needs of deer lesson, students work in small groups and chart the number of deer each year and give explanations using as...

In this recognizing analogies activity, students read pairs of analogies and choose the pairs of words that best express a relationship similar to that expressed in the first pairs. Students choose 12 multiple choice answers.

Students explore tint, hues, and shades of color. In this art and color lesson, students observe and discuss Van Gogh's artistic style. Students mix paints to create a single hue background and add details to paint a nightscape of...

In this Steller sea lions learning exercise, students read information and do activities on four pages. Students put life cycle events in chronological order.

Students explore the concept of making ice cream. In this ice cream lesson plan, students convert an ice cream recipe from metric units to English units. Students then make ice cream from the recipe they converted.

In this recognizing words with opposite meanings worksheet, students read descriptive phrases in one column and match their antonyms in the second column. Students match 12 answers.

Young scholars understand how their food moves through the digestive system. For this digestion lesson, students measure the length of the digestive system from a projection of it. Young scholars draw their own pictures of the digestive...