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Vectors
Students describe motion by the use of adding vectors. They identify the difference between the x and y components of vector quantities. Students are given the Paper Bridge Building handout and the instructions as to where to perform...
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Who's There: Acting in the Dark
Students participate in a performance of Macbeth using the lighting techniques that were employed during the Shakespearean era. Working in groups, student reenact a scene. Afterward they discuss the challenges of working with limited...
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Millennium Bridge
Learners read and plot coordinates in all four quadrants and state where a shape will be after translation. They explore the concept of translation using a a four quadrant grid of the of River Tyne running through all 4 quads. In...
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Bug Scramble
In this science worksheet, students unscramble the names of 15 bugs commonly found in backyards. There is no word bank for this challenging puzzle.
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Converting Fractions To Decimals
In this math worksheet, students convert the fractions into decimals for the 18 problems. They are also challenged to convert some mixed numbers.
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Worksheet 12: Sequences
For this sequences worksheet, students determine whether sequences converge or diverge. They write their complex numbers in polar form and find solutions for given equations. This two-page worksheet contains twenty-five problems. It...
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Lola's Favorite Dress
In this coloring activity, students color a picture of Lola in her favorite dress. Students are challenged to make the dress fabric have a pattern. They are questioned about whether the dress has a zipper or buttons.
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The Brain Teaser Five Pack
In this critical thinking worksheet, students answer five brain teaser questions that challenge them to use their common sense and basic knowledge.
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Spelling Practice
Learners clap out synonyms for their spelling words and put their words into alphabetical order. In this spelling lesson plan, students outline words with different colored pencils, and place them in alphabetical order. A challenging...
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Month 5 Budget
For this consumer mathematics worksheet, students complete the following statements with their appropriate information. Then they calculate their total expenses and subtract a portion for savings.
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A View Of Home From The Front Door and From Space
Young scholars discover how distance can change how our view of an object. Students build a representative model of where their home is located from different distances. They create three drawn models of their home from various...
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Causes and Effects of ENSO
Students analyze monthly sea surface temperature data from the Pacific Ocean to determine if the period is an El Nino or a normal year. They recognize signs to see if there are any patterns that signal either occurrence. Satellite images...
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A New Slant On The Seasons
Students identify how the tilt and position of the Earth causes the seasons. After a discussion of the seasons and when they begin. Using themselves as the objects in the universe, they role play how the rotational movement of the...
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Where We've Been and Where We're Going
Students travel with Christa McAuliffe through space demonstrations. In this space lesson, students follow through the past to the present air travel. Students understand the benefits and problems associated with zero gravity and how it...
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The Lost Hydroponics Chamber Lesson
Students understand the definition of hydroponics. In this space hydroponics less, students simulate the experiment conducted in space. Students answer questions based on their experiment.
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The Lost Newton's Laws Lesson
Students explore momentum. In this physics lesson, students perform an experiment in which two balls are released on slanted boards while students observe which ball will go the farthest and the fastest. Students define and explain...
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Constellations
Students investigate the concept of the constellations using many different resources to find information. Then students use the information in order to construct models of the constellations that show the magnitude of their size and...
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Complete the Graphs
First, second, and third graders make pictographs. There are four graphs to complete, and the answer sheet is included. Consider providing your learners with special needs two sets of stickers to use, instead of requiring them to draw...
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Cookin' Up a Comet
Students view a teacher demonstration of comet composition. In this comet science instructional activity, students watch as the teacher combines sand, ammonia, cola, and dry ice to simulate the composition of a comet. They answer...
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Distance to the Moon
Students predict and determine the distance between the Earth and the moon. In this investigative lesson students participate in an activity that helps them to determine the distance from the earth to the moon.
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Earth's Systems
Students study the three components that comprise the Earth's system. In this investigative lesson students develop an understanding of the Earth's structure and identify the three major components of the system.
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Identify Prime and Composite Numbers
Fourth and fifth graders identify numbers as prime or composite, list composite numbers that could be mistaken for prime and answer a "prediction" question.
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Earth Systems Science
High schoolers perform experiments designed to grow plants and bacteria in a controlled environment. In this ecosystems lesson students investigate varying conditions for growing plants and bacteria.
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The Mystery of Christa’s Big Bubble
Young scholars study effervescence. In this hands-on science lesson, students apply the scientific method as they complete an activity regarding the presence of bubbles in liquids.