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Gravity Exploration
In this gravity worksheet, students determine how much they would weigh on the different planets. Students calculate how far they could jump on other planets. This worksheet has 2 graphic organizers and 6 short answer questions.
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Storms-What am I?
In this storms worksheet, students use clues about floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and winds to complete a puzzle and find the answer to a riddle.
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Scavenger Hunt: Who am I?
In this solar system worksheet, students use an on line source to find the names of the people who discovered the planets, comets, asteroids, black holes and the idea of the big bang theory.
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Where the Past and Present Meet
In this planets worksheet, students are given clues from Greek mythology to find the names of planets and moons. They use an on line source to find the answers.
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My Winter Acrostic
Students create an acrostic poem about winter. For this lesson about acrostic poems, students explore acrostic poetry. Students read an acrostic poem as an example. As a class, students come up with an acrostic poem for the word "CLASS"....
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Design a Deep- Sea Vertebrate or Invertebrate
Students design a deep-sea animal. In this research based instructional activity, students research and design a vertebrate or invertebrate that lives in a methane hydrate habitat. They compile a class chart of the adaptations animals...
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Metallic Sounds
Students differentiate between metallic and non-metallic sounds. In this music lesson, students listen to the audio clip of "March" and march in time with the music. Students identify the metallic sounds in the music piece. Students...
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Home Spelling Practice Unit 12
In this recognizing correct spelling and usage of words activity, 4th graders read and copy the list of words in cursive and identify the homophones and words with two syllables. Students write 20 words.
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More Letters Than Sounds
This spelling practice, appropriate for fourth graders, is a neat and useful worksheet to assign as homework. For all 20 words, there are more letters than are heard when read out loud.
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Alphabetical Order Cut and Paste
In this alphabetical order worksheet, students cut out 20 word cards and glue them in alphabetical order on a sidewalk picture. Some words will start with the same letter.
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Little Words Within Bigger Words
In this spelling words word search worksheet, 4th graders complete a word search and write the spelling words in which the list of little words can be seen. Students write 20 answers.
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Read The Roots
Students experiment to determine the best watering schedule to use when growing grass. In this grass watering lesson, students examine rye grass seeds and discuss the role roots play in keeping grass healthy. They grow rye grass in clear...
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Have a Ball with Bernoulli
Third graders investigate Bernoulli's Principle. In this Bernoulli's Principle instructional activity, 3rd graders examine blowing air through a tube and the movement of the ball. Students make inquiries into what effect the air has on...
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Have a Ball with Bernoulli II
Third graders explore the work of Daniel Bernoulli through experiment and background information. In this Bernoulli lesson, 3rd graders participate in air pressure experiments. Students record their observations of the...
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Household Things that Fly and Why!!!
Students examine the four forces of flight. In this flight lesson, students test to see which types of items will fly. Students make predictions on whether the item will fly or not. Students gain knowledge about lift, gravity, thrust and...
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If Peter Pan Can Fly, Why Can't I?
Students redesign a human, using data in research, so that s/he can fly. In this flying lesson, students examine the characteristics and adaptations of groups of animals that can fly. Using this research, students work...
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Paper Dart Airplane
Students create a paper dart airplane and measure its flight pattern. In this flight activity, students follow the included directions to build their own paper airplane. The students change the aileron configurations to see how it...
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Principles Of Flight: Wings That Spin
Students discover how flight is possible. In this physics instructional activity, students investigate the properties of a blimp and gyro-copter, comparing rotating wings and fixed wings of aircraft. Students create their own...
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A Plane Old Time
Fourth graders become familiar with a chart and use the information to create a flight plan. In this flight plan instructional activity, 4th graders access background knowledge of the role of flight controllers and the number...
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An Uplifting Experience
Fifth graders conduct flight experiments. In this uplifting experience lesson plan, 5th graders build an airfoil and place in a variety of conditions to observe the results of lift and force in flight, as well as angle of attack....
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Principles of Flight: Bernoulli's Lift
Students discover how air pressure effects flight. In this physics lesson, students create two types of airplane wings so they can observe the way air pressure creates lift. Students utilize a printout to create the airplane...
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Boomerangs Keep Coming Back
Students investigate the flight of paper boomerangs. In this flight lesson, students examine the flight variables of paper boomerangs, which they make, by investigating the concepts of lift and drag. They examine what happens when an...
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Classify Machines that Fly!
Eighth graders explore flight and the dichotomous key. In this flight lesson, 8th graders gain understanding of the dichotomous key and create one of their own. Students then use their dichotomous key to classify types of aircraft.
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Controlling Flight: Rudders, Ailerons, and Elevators
Fifth graders create paper gliders and check for flight distance and time. In this flight lesson, 5th graders create a paper glider from the attached worksheet and adjust the rudder, aileron, and elevator. They see how these adjustments...