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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Immigration to the United States

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Great teacher resource for helping your learners learn about immigration and why people come to the United States. Help them understand the whole immigration process and why some immigrants may have complications. Includes a glossary.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Wonders of the World

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan provides adaptations, discussion questions, an evaluation rubric, extensions, and much more for learning about ancient Wonders of the World.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Sexual Harassment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this lesson plan to teach students what sexual harassment is, how to identify acts of sexual harassment, and how to respond to it. This lesson requires simple materials and Internet access, provides several questions useful for both...
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Interactive
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: 3 M Young Scientist Lab: Too Hot to Handle

For Students 6th - 8th
Can you design a handle for Hot Stuff's new skillet?
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Unit Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: 3 M Young Scientist Lab: Innovation Exploration

For Students 6th - 8th
Advance your way through everyday life by exploring the science all around you. Click on an innovation within each scene and answer each question to proceed to the next.
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Unit Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: 3 M Young Scientist Lab: Travel Through Time

For Students 3rd - 8th
Travel through the decades to learn about the innovations that shape your life. Use the Decade Navigator below to start exploring. Transport yourself through the last 100 years to meet the innovations that have shaped our world.
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Activity
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: 3 M Young Scientist Lab: Water Jug Race

For Students 3rd - 8th
First one to empty the jug wins! And it's not as easy as it sounds...
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Activity
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: 3 M Young Scientist Lab: Triboluminescence

For Students 3rd - 8th
Detectable flashes of light are released as wintergreen-flavored candies are crushed in darkness.
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Activity
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: 3 M Young Scientist Lab: Sandwich Bag Dart Board

For Students 3rd - 8th
Sharp Pencils and water-filled sandwich bags demonstrate the nature of certain polymers.
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Activity
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: 3 M Young Scientist Lab: Salt Engineering

For Students 3rd - 8th
Salt crystals demonstrate how forces can be directed in mechanical systems.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: 3 M Young Scientist Lab: Two Stage Ballon Rocket

For Students 3rd - 8th
Build a multistage rocket from two balloons.
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Website
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Your Daily Learning Platform

For Students K - 1st Standards
An index to the Discovery Channel. Find resources for teachers, students, and even parents, from science experiments to math help, to virtual field trips.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Twins

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson encourages students to explore the phenomenon of identical twins, with emphasis on behavioral as well as genetic aspects. Teachers will appreciate extension activities, suggested readings, and links in addition to lesson plan...
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Numbers in Nature

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Fibonacci sequence lesson plan is aimed at grades 9-12, but would be appropriate for some junior high classes. It includes historical background and examples of Fibonacci numbers in nature, as well as suggested readings and ties to...
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Unit Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Understanding Tsunamis

For Students 9th - 10th
Come and learn more about the devastating effects of tsunamis. This site features video segments revealing the devastation tsunamis can cause and how tsunamis are formed.