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Weather Watchers
Students study basic meteorology concepts. They build a simple barometer to measure air pressure. They explore the concepts of relative humidity, air convection currents and temperature inversions and to discover their connection to...
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Structure of Earth
Seventh graders study and make a model of the significant formations of the ocean floor. They examine images and illustration and apply their imagination while creating the model. They are challenged to complete further research as an...
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GPS Art
Young scholars design their own logo or picture and use a handheld GPS receiver to map it out. They write out a word or graphic on a field or playground, walk the path, and log GPS data. The results display their "art" on their GPS...
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The Three W's: Wind, Waves, and Wings
Students participate in hands-on acticities to understand how native plants and animals arrived on Hawaii from long distances without the assistance of man. They then identify what characterizes a plant or animal as native vs. non-native.
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Working Watermelon
You're going to wish you had a watermelon for this lesson! Class members read about watermelons and make a salad in class to sample. They also perform estimates, measurements and calculations on a watermelon. They predict what percentage...
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Where Should We Land?
Learners discuss the difference between major landforms as a class. In groups, they rate the landforms based on the needs of the community that wish to settle there. They also discuss the push and pull factors of the colonists that made...
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World War II: Bombs and Peace
Students explore the final events and end of World War II. They examine the community impact of such events as the dropping of the dropping of atomic bombs, and President Roosevelt's death. Students prepare a presentation.
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Human Activity and the Environment
Pupils review and analyze graphs and tables as a group. They develop their graph and data analysis skills by converting data tables from Human Activity and the Environment into graphs.
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What is DNA? DNA Extraction from Kiwifruit
Learners isolate DNA from kiwi cells, spool DNA from a kiwi, describe role of the DNA and genes, and explain how knowledge of DNA and genes can be used in genetically modifying foods.
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Global Weather Patterns and Disease
Students conduct research projects to determine the effects of climatic changes on the spread of infectious diseases throughout regions. After conducting their Internet research, students develop mini-presentations on their given disease...
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Time Lapse Seed Germination with the QX3 Intel Digital Microscope
Students use the time-lapse feature of the QX3 Intel Digital Microscope
to observe germination of seeds. They use the QX3 Intel Digital microscope to create time lapse video films of seed germination experiments.
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What Makes A Community Sustainable
In this environment activity, students read three different case studies in order to apply them to the categories of finding the best possible choices to make for helping a community flourish.
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Photosynthesis
In this science worksheet, students find the terms to fill in the crossword puzzle that is related to plants and the process of photosynthesis.
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Life Cycle of Trees
For this Life Cycle of Trees instructional activity, students read one page about the life cycle of a trees. Students define 12 terms from the reading.
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What is a Plant?
In this plant worksheet, high schoolers will review the origins and adaptations of plants including the alternation of generations. This worksheet has 8 short answer, 6 fill in the blank, and 4 multiple choice questions.
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The Circulatory System
In this circulatory system instructional activity, students review the functions of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Students label the parts of a human heart on a diagram. This instructional activity has 4 short...
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Internal Systems and Regulation
In this internal systems and regulation worksheet, students correctly decide if given statements are true or false. Students apply information learned about the circulatory system to the given statements to determine statements of truth...
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Worksheet #9 Questions - Inca Civilization
For this Inca civilization worksheet, students find the correct answer to the ten fill in the blank questions about the Inca civilization.
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Total English Advanced : Imaginary Situations
In this modals of deduction practice worksheet, students read 3 imaginary situations and complete the 4 sentence starters that follow each one.
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Lemonade Business Stock Market Intro
Students role play as business owners in order to learn about how certain aspects of business works. In this 3rd - 6th grade lesson plan, students experience creating and running their own business, including earning profits and...
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Food In The Tudor Period
In this Tudor period learning exercise, students read a detailed information sheet about the common foods and typical diet of the people in the Tudor era. There are no questions.
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Cattle Trails
In this cattle trails study guide learning exercise, students read about the American West. Students read 4 sections of information.
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Landscape Picture Map
Students design a landscape picture map. In this landscape picture mapping activity, students understand when and why to use a landscape picture map. Students discuss landscape picture maps.
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The Hidden History of Egypt
Students explore daily life in ancient Egypt. In this ancient civilizations activity, students research Internet and print sources regarding aspects of daily life in ancient Egypt. Students compose fictitious journals based on their...