Learn about all the different levels of ecosystems, from the living things under a rock, up to a rainforest biome. Explains the levels of organization within an ecosystem, the different types of biomes, food chains and trophic levels,...

Learn what renewable energy is, the different types, and why it's important to conserve energy.

Looks at water pollution, its causes and impact, what individuals and governments can do to combat it, and the process of treating wastewater.

The element lead is a neurotoxin that is particularly dangerous to young children. Among other uses, lead compounds were common paint additives until being phased out for safer titanium-based additives beginning in the 1960's. Lead...

This project shows how mathematical probability sometimes contradicts our intuition. Despite the fact that there are 365 days in a year, if you survey a random group of just 23 people there is a 50:50 chance that two of them will have...

If you like to play Tetris then you might like this project. You'll learn something interesting about the mathematics of complex shapes.

Article reports on a new study that claims that the energy released from asteroid collisions may have sparked life on Earth. Includes a list of key vocabulary.

Play a great interactive game where you become a fire manager and learn to deal with fire safety. Also, explore the lesson plans for presentation and the classroom.

A comprehensive guide to teaching Beverly Cleary's Ramona books. Includes material available as web pages as well as PDF formats. Also provides the words of Cleary herself when discussing characterization, as well as some unforgettable...

Contains plans for one 60-minute lesson that teaches about a reading strategy called Character Perspective Charting. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains links to PDF handouts and links to...

Features a collection of hands-on activities, investigations, and explorations designed to engage students in learning about ice, both in the solar system and on planet Earth.

The resource assesses students on British and metric conversions. There are tutorials on metric units, length, mass, volume, English units, symbols, and temperature. There is also an introduction and an interactive activity to test the...

This site features the works of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Students will create a food chain model and use it to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. Resources include a detailed lesson plan, student handouts, pictures of a completed chain,...

Individual or classroom activity helps students understand the solar system because they can visualize it. Extension resources are included.

MediaSmarts provides digital and media literacy lessons for students. In this lesson, students will learn to watch and listen to a television with a critical lense

The United States Department of Agriculture home page for kids. Links to many activities and learning sites.

Earth Day is a worldwide celebration held annually on April 22nd. The purposes of Earth Day, the history of and the various activities held around the world are described. Activities and projects that can be done daily or year round are...

Fourth graders will be able to name some plants and animals that live in Utah's desert, forest or wetland ecosystems.

This interactive activity from the Adler Planetarium explains the "reasons for the seasons." Featured is a game in which Earth must be properly placed in its orbit in order to send Max, the host, to different parts of the world during...

Learn how salt increases the density of water and creates a condition of buoyancy.

Lists and explains the meaning of the many state symbols of Texas, its flag, and the state song.

For elementary students, this booklet of activities teaches basic money skills and concepts. Includes lesson plans.

What is noise pollution and why should we be concerned about it? Learn what it is, the sources of this type of pollution, what we mean by nuisance noise, the impact noise pollution has, and ways to prevent or solve noise problems.