Balloon Science

Students experiment with primary colored water to mix new colors. They record new colors on a simple data sheet and share opinions on their work.

Students brainstorm different adaptations that bug would need to live in aquatic environment, and watch presentation where classmate is dressed up in costume to represent adaptations necessary for macroinvertebrate to survive in water.

Students investigate the use of rocks in past and present societies. They examine how important rocks are.

Young scholars use waste materials to build a snowman decoration. For this reusing lesson, students create a new object out of disposable items left over from the holidays. Young scholars discuss ways of cutting down waste. Students...

Let's have a gas. Individuals mix baking soda and vinegar in a bottle. Learners view the interaction between the solid and the liquid and notice that a gas is formed. Scholars notice the gas inflates a balloon stretched across the mouth...

Create egg drop soup. Teachers first set up eggs that are held up above cups of water with a piece of cardboard and cardboard tubes. Learners try to determine a way to get the eggs to drop into the cups. Using a broom, the instructor...

For as long as there has been life on earth, animals, including humans, have used migration as a means of survival. This collection of activities supports young scientists as they learn about this behavioral adaptation, encouraging them...

Pupils discuss rainforest destruction, and brainstorm ways to save the rainforests. They identify and discuss groups dedicated to conserving the rainforest, and conduct a rainforest party.

Students learn along with Ms. Frizzle's class. In this Magic School Bus lesson plan, students learn the importance of recycling as they explore how things can be reused or recycled again and again.

Learners create a compost pile and chart changes as the materials decompose. Students draw pictures of items placed into their "landfill" and predict how and whether the item will change or not. After two weeks, learners write...