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Science Crossword Puzzle
Class members read 25 clues about all areas of science, including biology, chemistry, weather, physical science, and insert their answers into a crossword puzzle. There is no word bank and the students would need experience with tough...
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Advanced Critical Reading: Biomimetics
Instruct your class on biomimetics while practicing reading comprehension with this activity. Learners read a passage that describes the efforts of scientists, starting with Leonardo da Vinci, to emulate nature to solve issues in...
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Science Review for Grade 5 (5.2)
In this science review for grade 5 (5.2) worksheet, 5th graders answer 25 earth science questions in a standardized test format, including reading maps and diagrams.
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Earth Materials - Geology and Plate Tectonics
Not going into depth on any one topic, this Earth science presentation skims the crust. It touches on the materials that construct the crust and then moves into plate tectonics. This is a useful and colorful note-taking guide for your...
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WiTricity Explained
Learners explain how electricity is transferred from source to load without actual wires connecting the two. In this physics lesson, students explore how wireless electricity was discovered. They cite practical applications of this...
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Thermodynamics
For this thermodynamics worksheet, students learn about insulators and conductors. Students compare the three ways thermal energy is transferred: conduction, convection, and radiation. This worksheet has 22 matching, 1 multiple choice, 3...
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Thermodynamics
In this thermodynamics activity, students read about conduction, convection and radiation. They answer 47 questions about heat transfer, thermal equilibrium, insulators, conductors and the states of matter.
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Comparing Different Energy Resources
Young scholars examine the advantages and disadvantages of the different sources of energy. For this energy lesson students complete an experiment and worksheet.
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Plate Tectonic Cycle
Learners explore the Earth's movements by completing worksheets. In this plate tectonics lesson, students define such natural disasters as volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis and mudslides and discuss their connections to plate tectonics....
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Erosion: Slip Sliding Away
Fourth graders investigate the causes of erosion. Through several demonstrations including one using sugar cubes and warm water, they observe the effects of erosion. In groups, 4th graders conduct similar experiments and record their...
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The Movement of Ocean Water-Science Puzzlers, Twisters & Teasers
In this earth science worksheet, students complete 19 questions about oceans and the movement of ocean water in the form of puzzles, word scrambles, and brain teasers.
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Recording Electricity in the Brain
In this electricity in the brain instructional activity, students read about neurons, electrical impulses, brain activity and EEGs that measure electrical activity in the brain. They answer four critical thinking questions about brain...
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Aquatic Ecosystems
Students study the diversity of marine life and their habitats. In this aquatic ecosystems instructional activity students complete a lab activity and experiment.
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Rushing the Border
Students discuss the issues of immigrants who overstay their legal welcome. They explore the recent changes in immigration registration, and participate in a roundtable discussion.
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Inductive Reactance
In this electrical circuit worksheet, students draw a schematic design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding of inductive reactance before answering a series of 13 open-ended questions. This worksheet is printable and the...
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Capacitive Reactance
In this electronics worksheet, students solve and write short answers to 15 questions about capacitors. They interpret schematic diagrams and calculate values using Ohm's law.
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Impedance
In this physics worksheet, students complete 19 questions on impedance. They solve a series of mathematical and conceptual problems.
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Series and Parallel AC circuits
In this AC circuits worksheet, students answer 75 questions about series and parallel circuits including building and analyzing their own circuit mathematically, interpreting schematics of AC circuits and finding total impedance of...
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Series-Parallel Combination AC circuits
In this AC circuits worksheet, learners answer 26 questions about series-parallel combined circuits,. They find capacitance, resistance, total impedance, the output voltage and they complete schematics of the circuits.
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AC Network Analysis
In this AC networks worksheet, students analyze and answer 24 questions about AC circuits. They calculate impedance values, they determine phase shifts, and they solve complex number arithmetic used to analyze AC circuits.
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Teen Immigrants: Five American Stories
Students watch the PBS program "In the Mix" about teen immigrants. They discover the number of immigrants in America and their problems moving to this country. They answer questions as the film plays.
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21st Century Medicine: Nerves of Steel
Learners model a sarcomere's action, they gain a kinesthetic and visual understanding of muscle contraction. They use this exercise stimulates the production of myosin and actin. Students use two colors of clay, make a "sandwich" of...
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Gravity Gets You Down
Students investigate the force of gravity and how it effects different objects that are put into acceleration when applied the experiment of free falling. They drop different objects that have a variety of masses and some that cause air...
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Design Project: Audio Power Amplifier
In this audio power amplifier worksheet, learners answer five questions about class A amplifiers, sound pressure, crossover distortion, and amplifier design.