I Wonder How Manduca Breathe

  Looking for a short reading activity to do with your young learners? Discuss animals and their life expectancy with Beth Braddock’s How Long Do Animals Live?. Simple comprehension questions are provided, and there’s a short writing...

Take a deep breath and have your class construct working models of a lung! Using 500ml plastic bottles as the chest cavity, and balloons for the lung and the diaphragm, learners work in groups to make a model. The models help them to...

Ever wonder why Pluto isn't considered a planet? Or how large the Earth is compared to the other inner planets? Explore the universe with a series of projects that simulate different aspects of our solar system. The activities require...

I like this excellent presentation on water, and the many ways it is found on Earth. Students discover that water is essential for all life on Earth, are exposed to the 3 states of water, and how the water cycle works. A very nice resource!

Students study life cycles including developing their understanding of the human life cycle. They decide where they are in the human life cycle and provide reasons for that placement. They compare the human life cycle to that of the...

Learners study the Manduca bug and its growth data. They look for patterns and compare their own growth rate to that of the Manduca.

Students examine the way that Manduca, other animals, and humans use camouflage. They participate in a teacher directed camouflage experiment and the creation of a camouflage collage.

A very interesting video on the process of mirror making is here for your students. I've always wondered how mirror glass was produced, and now I know because of this fine presentation. It is a fascinating process!

Students create their own insect, build a model of it and explain its life cycle.

Students examine the disease malaria. They compare how diseases were spread in the early 1900's compared to how they are spread today and discuss why that is dangerous. They take a survey to see how much they know about insects that...