This site contains lessons using Geometer's Sketch Pad for elementary and middle school aged students.

Did you ever wonder how yeast makes bread dough rise? This project will show you what yeast does to make this happen. You'll also investigate the conditions yeast needs to grow.

Are you a piano player or a video gamer? Then you might have a quick reaction time that can come in handy while playing sports. Find out how to measure your reaction time and compare it to your friends and family with this fun experiment.

This lesson engages students in fluency stories related to Dr. Seuss' stories. Students will engage in reading these texts with meaningful phrases, intonation, and expression. The Sneetches, Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz, What Was I...

This site from Enchanted Learning provides a colorful display of information about South Carolina. It contains a map, pictures, a list of state symbols, and links to related information.

In this lesson, students will review two elements of fiction, setting and plot, and learn how the setting influences the plot in stories.

There are more than five hundred different species of skates and rays in our oceans. Scientists say that these fish are closely related to sharks, sharing a common ancestor from around 400 million years ago. This article provides an...

Seals are mammals that live parts of their lives on land and other parts entirely in the water. They breed and care for their babies on land, but spend most of their lives in the ocean. This article provides an in-depth look at these...

Praying Mantids are excellent hunting insects found throughout the world. Various species of mantids, their life cycle, hunting habits, and habitat are described.

Giant Pandas only live in the mountains of southwest China. This article focuses on Giant Panda habitat, diet, life cycle and reproduction. Extensive information is given on panda babies and the contrast between life in the wild and life...

Chocolate begins as a seed of the tropical cacao tree. It has been a prized taste sensation for more than 2,500 years. One reason chocolate is so nice to eat is that it melts just below body temperature. So it really does melt in your...

Ants are small, but important insects. Ant anatomy, reproduction, life cycle and community are discussed. Impact on the environment and humans is also described.

Use a thermometer to measure the air temperature in several places around the school.

Understand the effect of the forces of push and pull on motion.

The greater the force applied to an object, the greater the change in speed or direction of the object.

Help Detective Le Plant dig for clues in the soil to solve this case. You'll need to find out what soil is, why it is important, and in what kinds of soil plants grow.

Here you will find examples of inventions created by children. They submit their ideas along with drawings and plans. Many of these are made into real objects and posted for the inventors to see what they would look like in real life....

Students are introduced to the ancient Mayan civilization through their writings. They explore a social studies focus on the destruction of many Mayan writings by the Spanish and what archaeologists have learned from the writings that...

In this interactive lesson supporting literacy skills, students watch video dramatizations that tell the story of the Spanish explorers who arrived in the Americas with Columbus and introduced European, African, and Asian plants and...

A food web is a way of seeing how energy is transferred from organism to organism. All living things need energy. They use it to move, to grow, to reproduce. That energy has to come from someplace. Drawing a food web is a great way to...

Do you ever wonder what happens when a cloud gets too full? Find out in this easy and fun experiment.

Providing a patriotic-themed art activity,this website shows children how to weave "a bracelet using a simple loom." Included are directions for making simple and more-complex bracelets.

Using plastic straws and yarn, young children can weave a bracelet or bookmark. Website includes detailed instruction on how to weave using soda straws and images showing the various steps.

This lesson plan is a great way to observe the flow of water. Kids can do this experiment at home by following this easy procedure, complete with pictures.