What a clever idea! Chemistry learners imagine themselves deserted on an island with a radio, but no batteries. They also have a few odds and ends in their pockets and storage chest. They are challenged to create a battery that will...

Students investigate and demonstrate the science behind the development of tornadoes.

Community leaders try to make choices that protect the community and the environment. Little ones learn about how tribal communities look to their chief to guide the decision-making process. Your class will become part of the community...

Pupils discuss the solar system, the planets, periods of orbit and revolution.  In this space lesson plan students discuss the importance of the study of Mars and brainstorm ideas on how NASA might solve its Rover design problem. 

In this science worksheet, students describe the work in 3 situations as positive, negative, or no work. Students also answer questions about power.

Students identify and describe the different types of energy and how it is transferred.  In this energy lesson plan students complete several activities including how to calculate joules, adding up wattage, and create a presentation...

Learners explore the reproductive functions of flowers by participating in a flower dissection lab.

Students read news reports and first-person accounts of a blackout in a large city and keep weblogs or journals. They take on different roles of people who live in the city or commute there to work and then use their journal accounts to...

In this audio power amplifier worksheet, students answer five questions about class A amplifiers, sound pressure, crossover distortion, and amplifier design.

In this scientific theory worksheet, the student is asked 46 questions about equivalent circuits designed with differently constructed power sources.  The answers are available if the student is working online.

In this electrical worksheet, students design and build a circuit board to grasp the understanding of circuit design including clipper and clamper circuits and  before answering a series of 21 open-ended questions that include...

In this physics worksheet, students analyze different schematic diagrams and answer the questions that follow. They solve and write short answers to 23 questions on circuits.

Students explore how a water turbine operates and observe the principles of the water turbine. They account for the speed of the water turbine by various experiments and records of test results. In groups the students create a working...

Learners examine inventions of the past and present and explore how inventions inspire and lead to the development of other inventions.

Middle schoolers create a visual timeline of skyscrapers built in the past 20 years. In this physical science lesson, students research important facts about the building. They discuss the challenges architects face when building...

Second graders research climate and landforms on nine planets in our solar system, choose one planet to visit, gather information about their chosen planet's climate and landforms, and "invent" space suit that would enable them to...

For this arc flash and arc blast worksheet, students answer ten questions about the conditions that lead to arc flashes and arc blasts. They describe each and explain how to protect from these occurrences.

Submarines are the fous of this math and science instructional activity. In it, learners explore the world of submarines: how they work, and what they are used for. They engage in hands-on activities, watch video clips, and work in...

The film American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs introduces viewers to the differing philosophies of and strategies employed by 1960s civil rights leaders such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. and the debate over...

Students pick a topic that is related to energy and power companies, tools, and careers. They organize information, photos, illustrations, video, or other graphics into a presentation.

Students draw series and parallel electrical circuits. In this electromagnet instructional activity, students describe how current changes depend on circuit components. Students use an OHT of a series and parallel circuit to...

For this power worksheet, 12th graders solve four problems including calculating work done by friction, determining work done by gravity and the calculating the minimum horsepower needed to save a ship that is sinking.

Students calculate the energy usage in their bedroom. In this physics instructional activity, students compare their energy consumption during school days and weekends. They recommend ways to save energy.

Young scholars examine how power can be generated and the advantages and disadvantages of each method.  For this investigative lesson students divide into groups, research the Internet and present it to the class.