Students are introduced to the concept of friction. They each get a penny and rotate to a different station consisting of an incline with a different type of surface to test the friction of it. Students then write down what happens at...

Young scholars discuss the wind and how it feels. Using talcum powder and a lamp, students participate in an activity where they observe spirals in the air. They discover the causes of wind and how hot air rises and cold air sinks.

Learners observe experiments in density and describe the results. In the experiment, milk, corn syrup, and oil are added in different orders to three glasses, while one other glass contains only water. As objects are dropped into each...

Students identify and apply the scientific method through an experiment with popcorn. Then they identify what independent, dependent, and control variables are and create a list of different variables that affect popcorn popping....

Students review the Scientific Method with a hands-on activity. Working with a partner, they hypothesize the number of water drops that fit on the heads side of a penny. They collect data and share their results with the remainder of...

Students determine that delivering clean, fresh water to citizens around the world involves and affects politics, economics, international relations, and technology. They brainstorm a list of factors that might affect their town's...

Middle schoolers work in small groups to research the initial history of two colonies and answering a list of questions. They then prepare a PowerPoint presentation or poster that includes all the findings of the questions and share...

Students investigate the role of women during the Vietnam War. They conduct Internet research, and create a Chronicle of Women in Vietnam project that could take the form of a journal, PowerPoint presentation, or scrapbook that includes...

Young scholars identify and consider what it means to sacrifice time and effort in helping others. Then they decide areas where their help may be needed, and pursue this area in the local community. Students also search the World Wide...

Students use what they know about momentum and impulse to construct an effective "air bag" to protect an egg dropped from the top of the football stadium or other tall structure. They complete a final written report of their findings.

First graders practice the art of skip counting to help them find the answer to problems involving equal groups. They are encouraged to make the link between "whisper" counting with body percussion and solving multiplication facts.

Students explore and examine scientific language and categorization as related to commonly known plants and animals. They hypothesize about a specific plant or animal, how it was scientifically named, what concepts and vocabulary is...

Students practice experiencing writing with appropriate language and incorporating the eight parts of speech. They assess that many words have multiple functions when used in different contexts. Each student free writes in response to a...

Students explore color terms and related meanings and metaphors in cultural and literary contexts. They use the main colors to explore synonymous color terms and related metaphorical meanings of color words. Students recognize the...

In this environment worksheet, students read the background information of forestry and focus upon harvesting and forest management.

In this urinary system worksheet, students participate in a lab to describe the overall function of the urinary system and identify from models of the kidney twelve structures found within the urinary system.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a one page passage about Melbourne, Australia. They complete approximately 30 fill in the blank questions dealing with the passage. Students also identify seven synonyms. The...

In this math worksheet, students read and solve 5 story problems which involve fractions with like denominators. Some of the fractions are expressed in word form.

In this grammar activity, students fill in the blanks in thirteen sentences with the appropriate article, a, an or the that completes each sentence grammatically correct.

For this Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory worksheet, students answer ten multiple choice comprehension questions about this book by Roald Dahl.

In this learning exercise on months of the year, students read a short excerpt from Kids Running: Have Fun, Get Faster and Go Farther, then write the month of the year on line provided.

In this mixtures worksheet, students answer twenty three questions about student presentations on topics such as amalgams, homogenized milk, antifreeze and coolants, soaps and detergents and water softeners.

In this first day of school frame worksheet, students showcase photos of themselves as they decorate and cut out the 3 by 5 frame template to be used to attach their own photo to.

Students examine the functions of portraiture and create their own portraits. In this portraiture lesson plan, students read an excerpt from Portraiture, by Shearer West, to discover the ways in which portraits can be used. Students...