Young scholars consider the impacts of global warming and brainstorm ways to help decrease their contribution to the problem.  For this climate change lesson, students are exposed to facts concerning global warming and think of ways...

Students discover facts about the animals in John Himmselman's book, Tudley Didn't Know, and make a paper turtle. In this marsh animals lesson, students first read the book Tudley Didn't Know. Students read facts about painted turtles,...

In this turtles worksheet, students read two pages of facts about turtles. Students match four kinds of turtle pictures to their habitats.

Pupils work in groups to research biometric devices and present their work to the class. For this biometrics lesson, students use a handout to guide their research on a biometric device. They give group oral presentations and answer...

In this environment vocabulary worksheet, students draw lines to match 13 words to their definitions in another column. Words pertain to the environment. Examples: biosphere, habitat, greenhouse effect, smog.

In this science worksheet, students draw lines to match 13 words pertaining to forces of nature to their definitions in another column. Example: tornado, tide, erosion, pressure.

In this space exploration instructional activity, students complete a 6 question multiple choice on-line interactive exercise about the exploration of Mars.

In this missing words worksheet, learners fill in the blanks in two passages from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" from the word list given.

Pupils examine the issue of performance enhancing drugs. In this health journalism lesson plan, students read the USA Today article titled "Baseball's Steroid Test Program: Fair or Foul?", respond to discussion questions regarding the...

High schoolers explore the concept of turnover. In this turnover lesson, students read an article about executives leaving their business. High schoolers discuss the benefits of turnover. Students create their own business and list the...

Seventh graders identify clouds and the weather that is associated with them.  In this weather lesson students work in groups and design their own weather map.

Young scholars complete a weather report chart after studying weather patterns for a period of time. For this weather report lesson, students measure temperature, precipitation, cloud cover, wind speed, and wind direction for a month....

Learners make weather predictions using the climatology method. In this climatology lesson, students review using trends and persistence when forecasting weather. Learners discuss the climatology method for forecasting and complete the...

Young scholars listen as a haiku is read by the teacher, determining what season is being portrayed in the poem. Students work together as a class and create a model haiku, then complete a worksheet, completing their own poem. Young...

Students complete a science experiment to study insulation, heat transfer, and permafrost. In this permafrost study lesson, students design and test a soda insulator. Students graph their class data and discuss the results. Students...

Students predict the amount of snowfall for the week and measure snowfall.  In this measuring snowfall activity, student use a precipitation gauge to measure the week's snowfall; and analyze the data to determine whether or not...

In this long u worksheet, students read about the long u sound, then circle those pictures in a set whose name has the sound. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

Ninth graders study the uses of spectroscopy and the operation of the Hubble space telescope.  In this astronomy lesson students complete a lab activity that includes graphing star color and temperature.

Fifth graders investigate the Victorian era by participating in Victorian style activities.  In this World History instructional activity, 5th graders read about the traditions and customs of men and woman from the Victorian era and...

In this hats worksheet, students look at pictures of hats and choose which name fits the hat best. Students complete 20 multiple choice questions.

Students view a video of the water cycle, and make a water cycle baggie. In this water cycle lesson plan, students watch a video, discuss vocabulary, and make a water cycle baggie out of water, salt, ice, and a hot plate.

Students explore season change. In this season change lesson ,students investigate weather events, Earth's movement and celestial events. Students watch videos and list weather events that happen in winter, spring, summer, and fall....

Learners explore food chains in the forest. For this food chain lesson, students listen to the story The Tree in the Ancient Forest by Carol Reed-Jones. They create a food chain to match the story and then create a food chain of...

Youngsters learn about simple machines that could be used on a farm.  They learn about agricluture, listen to a farmer speak, compare and contrast different farm machines, and then design their own. Note that although the publisher...