Ants eye view of rocks

Students explore earth science by identifying different soils. In this sediment instructional activity, students read the story Dirt, by Steve Tomecek, and discuss the properties of soil as well as why it is necessary to understand if we...

Investigate the life of bugs and how they interact with the environment in this integrated science and language arts lesson. Young scientists construct mini environments in cages in order to make observations. This data forms the basis...

Students explore biology by writing fictitious stories in class. In this insect life lesson, students identify many different types of insects in the animal kingdom and the classifications they fall into. Students collect insects on a...

After viewing a teacher-led demonstration on a variety of landforms of the Earth, 1st graders create an Earth book. This nicely-done hands-on lesson has students produce books that describe, in pictures and words, different aspects of...

Students collect rocks. In this pre-classification lesson, students gather 10 rocks each. Students use the rocks to participate in an exercise that requires them to look at the rocks from an ant's perspective. Students then observe the...

Students develop an ant colony that adults and children can visit. Students create different areas including places where tourists can view live ants, play ant games, research facts about ants, and create ant art. Students serve as...

Students create rock (coal) critters.

Students are introduced to rocks and their physical properties. We use rock and mineral products everyday. In fact, each person in the United States uses an average of 10 tons of rock and mineral products every year.

Students fill in a diagram of a comet. They listen to a short lecture, view flash animation descriptions of comets and meteors and then use the presented information to complete a worksheet.

Students discover different artifacts to become archaeologists. In this archaeology lesson plan, students find artifacts in a sand table and model being archaeologists.