Of Fungus and Witches

Learners investigate nature by creating a flip book. In this tundra plants lesson, students utilize a list of ecology flash cards to study different plants and identify how they adapt to their surroundings. Learners collect the cards and...

Students read about biology by utilizing educational flash cards. In this fungi lesson, students investigate the biological impact fungus organisms have on plants and water. Students examine images of different fungi types on flash cards...

Students classify sets of pictures into the 5 kingdom categories of living things. In this kingdoms lesson plan, students identify examples and sort each kingdom of living things.

A collection of activities, printable materials, and informational handouts are a perfect addition to your unit on the plants and animals that live in the wetlands habitat. First, kids bring in a picture of an adult, as well as a picture...

Students explain the role of different organisms in the food web. In this ecology lesson, students participate in a game to simulate mineral cycling through the web. They discuss the importance of recycling minerals and resources.

Students create their own dichotomous key. In this life science lesson, students classify organisms according to their characteristics. They explain how this method is useful to biologists.

Young scholars explore biodiversity and populations using Alaska's wildlife as their focus. For this environmental statistics instructional activity, students examine the concept of exponential growth in a population and calculate the...

How much room does a fungus need to grow? As mushroom as possible! Video discusses 10 interesting facts about various fungi, including one that says mushrooms may be the largest living organism on the planet. From medicines to poisons,...

Fairy rings, elf rings, and witch rings all sound magical, but they can easily be explained by science with a video that connects the dots, or lines in this case, describing the process that is happening beneath the grass. The rings...

Eleventh graders study the Salem Witch Trials and the different theories for the hysteria.  In this American History channel, 11th graders explore primary source documents to understand the stories of various people involved in the...