In this adobe activity, students read about adobe soil and how it was used for building because of its insulating properties. Students complete 3 short answer questions.

Third graders determine that gloves do not provide heat, but rather, they insulate or hold in any heat that is in their hand. They discuss the different temperatures found in ecosystems around the world. What do animals that live in...

Challenge your class to find the three purposes for writing. After they read three short passages, kids note whether the author's purpose was to inform, persuade, or entertain.

Students investigate the concept of voltage and electricity. They differentiate between an insulator and a conductor in the context of using electrical safety with the help of a doll house. Then students pretend the doll lives in a real...

In this metals worksheet, students define delocalized electrons and review the properties of metals. This worksheet has 5 short answer questions.

Give small groups of physical scientists tokens that represent electrons in a photovoltaic cell. They play a dice game in which they move the tokens around, representing the flow of electrons through the p-n junction of a semiconductor...

In this electrical circuits instructional activity, students read a text and examine a diagram to learn the parts of a simple electric circuit. Students then answer 6 questions about electrical circuits. This is an online interactive...

Students explain the process of conduction using a molecular explanation, and explain how different materials conduct at different rates.

In this thunderstorm worksheet, learners read about thunder and lightning and the forces behind both. They also read about the timing difference between thunder and lightning. Students answer three critical thinking questions about...

In this voltage, current and resistance worksheet, students answer 21 questions about voltage, current and resistance. They find the current in batteries, they find the voltage in a resistor and they identify the voltage in circuits.

In this electrical circuit worksheet, students answer 5 open ended questions about the design and safety of an AC-DC power supply.

In this physics worksheet, students design an electric power supply and answer 5 short answer questions about it. They explain the functions of the different circuit components.

Students simulate newspaper critics in the topics of heat and temperature. They write a scientific critique of evidence and claims used in a newspaper article and research using KIE software. They write notes on the letter to the editor...

Students compare and contrast their concepts of leadership with Machiavelli's, as outlines in The Prince. In this literature lesson plan, students identify positions that call for leadership and brainstorm qualities necessary for such a...

In this key vocabulary review worksheet, learners practice and consolidate unit vocabulary as they respond to 14 multiple choice questions.

Students explain the concepts of charge storage and how a capacitor works. They construct a capacitor and measure the stored charge using the appropriate equipment and measurements. They also demonstrate capacitance and how it can be...

Students tell stories through dance. In this ballet lesson plan, students learn pantomime dance skills and examine "The Nutcracker" ballet performances as they examine ballet as storytelling.

John and Jessi are going underwater, and they need to stay warm. Help them learn about conductors of heat so they can stay warm.

From the National Science and Technology Centre in Australia comes this easy experiment that shows how sound waves travel and what materials are good conductors of sound.