Students examine the various properties of magnets, explain how a compass works and make an electromagnet. They also experiment with magnetic lines-of-force using paper and iron filings.

Sixth graders are introduced to the concepts of sound waves and frequency. As a class, they listen to the differences between different types of instruments. To end the lesson, they practice identifying low and high pitches and playing...

Students assess the positive and negative affects of humans on the environment. The lesson explores ways in which individuals and societies can reduce the negative impact on the environment. By taking a "waste walk" around their campus,...

Students conduct research about the issue of conservation and the environment. They focus upon the interdependence of man and nature. They write and discuss the issue of environmental preservation. Students appreciate the importance of...

Students engage in a lesson in order to analyze the energy needs of the United States and cover the possible future needs depending on the growth of technology. They cover the alternative energy sources and make presentations of the...

Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the study of a utility bill. They take part in a variety of activities in order to comprehend the parts of the bill and how charges are made. Students also take part in an online activity.

Students experiment designing graphs of selected readings from the Nebraska sites from the Power in the Wind study. They choose whether or not to put their data in a spreadsheet program to make a computer-generated graph or to complete...

Seventh graders investigate the concept of functions and how they are used in the context of the real world while identifying the dependent and independent variables. They graph relations and functions and find the zeros of functions....

Students investigate how gases are different from solids and liquids and that they can evaporate and condense. They observe water boiling in a teapot and discuss what happens when the steam touches a cold window, complete an online Heat...

Students use music software to create and refine a musical composition. They use music software to create a sequence of musical phrases. Students use music software to create and refine a musical composition and adapt it in the light...

For this foreign language worksheet, students discover that many Polish words are similar to those in English and the meanings can be guessed. Students read a chart of 220 Polish words and their English translations. Example: balon...

Students explore animal diets and teeth. In this animal science lesson, students view photos of animals and their teeth. Students identify the type of diet the animal has based on the teeth. Students are introduced to the terms...

In this adjective word order worksheet, students read each sentence before placing the adjectives in the proper order for correct English. They order them based on the factors of nationality, size, material, opinion, and use.

In this Morse code worksheet, students read a short passage about the invention of Morse code and the use of telegraphs. Students answer three paragraphs about the passage.

Students research inventors and inventions and their impacts. In this invention lesson, students research inventions and their affects in good and bad ways.

In this environment worksheet, students are given a list of vocabulary words related to the environment and their definitions. Worksheet has no associated activities.

In this ESL idioms learning exercise, students choose the idiom that matches a word or phrase shown in parenthesis in a sentence, 14 total.

 In this food text for dictation worksheet, students write a text concerning vocabulary that pertains to food.

In this English worksheet, students read " Record Bank Robbery in Brazil," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

Students search for hidden patterns and rhymes.  In this pattern and rhyming instructional activity, students search for hidden patterns and rhymes within the song "Knick-knack Paddywhack."  Students discuss what they find or...

In this ESL writing worksheet, students choose one of ten story starters and write an essay on how to do something. No hints or procedures are provided.

Play hockey with electric charges. Place charges on the ice, then hit start to try to get the puck in the goal. View the electric field. Trace the puck's motion. Make the game harder by placing walls in front of the goal. This is a clone...

Play ball! Add charges to the Field of Dreams and see how they react to the electric field. Turn on a background electric field and adjust the direction and magnitude. (Kevin Costner not included). Java required.

In this tutorial the concept of electric potential difference is discussed. Electric potential is the amount of electric potential energy per unit of charge that would be possessed by a charged object if placed within an electric field...