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Take young geologists on an exploration of the collection of rocks and minerals that we call Earth with an upper-elementary science instructional activity. Through a series of class discussion and hands-on investigations, young scholars...

Third and fourth graders engage with a worksheet designed to help them differentiate between melting and dissolving. After reading an informative paragraph about the two actions, they consider four scenarios, and choose whether they...

Students generate a computer model of a potato plant. In this potato lesson plan, students study the history of potatoes, the variety of potatoes, the functions of the potato plant parts, and make a potato model on the computer.

When you think about bats, what comes to mind? Vampires? Rabies? After watching this short video you'll have a whole new appreciation for these terribly misunderstood mammals.

Students investigate the worm and the cockroach. In this organisms lesson, students visit suggested websites to identify the characteristics of worms and cockroaches.  Students dissect a worm and observe a live cockroach. Students report...

Third graders are introduced to the concept of gravity by observing different objects being dropped from a high point. In groups, they complete the same activities Galileo did and record their observations. To end the lesson, they...

Students explore nutritional value of insects as food, and compare the nutritional value of insects with that of their favorite foods by completing a table.

Third graders see how to do a research project. They understnad how to categorize information about themselves and relate it to information on sea animals for a future research project. This lesson plan fits in nicely with any unit on...

Students examine the solar system and what makes up the universe.  For this space lesson, students work on a five-day unit, completing hands on activities for each day with the opportunity to write a riddle with the information that they...

Students test and study the properties of physics and gravity in a variety of activities. In this physics lesson, students view and practice dropping various items to determine which falls first and learn about weight as well as gravity...