To better understand how solar power can aid in creating desalinated drinking water, the class creates a model still. They will build a model of a solar still, make observations, and discuss how the process works. While the idea behind...

Via teacher-led discussion, agriculture classes discover the desirable characteristics of horse anatomy. The PowerPoint and worksheet mentioned in this plan are not available; however you may find the notes useful as a guide to the...

Students discuss the characteristics that make animals and or people unique. They discuss what characteristics could they combine to make a truly unusual creature, such as an alien or fantasy animal. Students choose at least one point of...

What are the characteristics of a good purpose statement for a speech? Of a thesis statement? After considering the characteristics of good and bad opening statements, viewers identify the best example in a series of models.

After examining several Haiku and noting characteristics of the form, class members create five of their own poems. Use this resource for extra practice or review.

Students listen to a read aloud about African animals as they access a watering hole. They discuss the characteristics of Africa such as the temperature, it distance from the students, and lifestyle of the animals. They talk about how...

Students predict the characteristics of future offspring using punnet squares. In this genetics instructional activity, students explore monohybrid crosses using an interactive website. They research about causes of blueness in people.

A variety of questions are presented on the amazing amphibian. Life science intellectuals complete a life cycle diagram, describe characteristics and behaviors, and fill in a metamorphosis flowchart. Content level is geared toward middle...

Learners study the weather conditions before, during, and after cold front passage. Two cold front examples are provided so that comparisons can be made. They are divided in two large groups. Each group studies a different cold front case.

Learners examine their own human resources and compare them to the characteristics that entrepreneurs tend to exhibit. They discuss ways to further develop these characteristics.

Students discover characteristics of each of the three states of matter: solid, liquid and gas.

Students work as a class-size unit as well as in small groups to become proficient in observing tree characteristics to facilitate species identification. They identify most common tree species by observing leaf, flower, fruit and bark...

Students identify characteristics of all 9 phyla of the Animalia Kingdom. They create a table of the 9 phyla and research a representative organism for each.

Learners research the characteristics of Vertebrates and Invertebrates. They identify and explain those characteristics. Students create a Venn Diagram comparing/contrasting those characteristics.

Learners name the characteristics of animal groups. Students classify the major animal groups such as: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects. They identify the elements of specific habitats that each animal needs in...

Seventh graders distinguish characteristics of living things and identify the importance of careful observation. They identify five things that are not alive, but display characteristics of life and list five things that are alive, but...

Second graders identify the unique characteristics of frogs and toads. Through Internet research and reading the book Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel, 2nd graders compare and contrast the two amphibians.

Learners read and discuss twin studies to explore the debate of nature vs. nurture. They create a list of characteristics and then look for evidence of whether it is primarily a genetic or environmental characteristic. All of the...

Students explore and model the characteristics of the ocean floor and near shore environments through in-class demonstrations, laboratory activities, and internet research. They use classroom materials to research the characteristics of...

Seventh graders describe the main characteristics of warm-blooded vertebrate animals. They compare and contrast the two different groups of warm-blooded vertebrate animals by looking at external, reproductive, and growth characteristics.

Fourth graders identify rocks in this discovery lesson by examining rock characteristics and processes. They identify basic properties of minerals and rocks. They revise their theories of the natural world, once they see and learn new...

Students invents a holiday for their classroom, including name, customs, songs, foods, and other defining characteristics based on the research they have conducted and the discussion in Lesson Three.

Students become familiar with the members of the solar system and planetary order. They identify differences and characteristics of individual planets. Finally students visualize the great size of the solar system and make the image more...

Students identify the characteristics common to all animals. In groups, they compare the characteristics between the animals and how they are divided. To end the instructional activity, they compare the eight phyla of invertebrates and...