Students experience a variety of activities that relate to human physiology and their functions. They create graphs and charts after testing their heart rates and blood pressure They conduct a survey of the student body and create ...

Students complete a pre-test on the relationship between heredity and the environment. As a class, they write down descriptions of themselves and identify which traits can be changed and not changed. In groups, they determine which...

Fourth graders use this lesson to focus on their health, nutrition and the state of the environment. In groups, they examine the various types of land, water and air pollutants and compare and contrast a food chain with and without a...

Students examine the history of air pollution dating back to the Roman Empire. In groups, they research the different types of pollutants in the air and how they can affect the environment. They participate in various experiments to...

Eighth graders examine the characteristic of Long Island Sound. In groups, they use the internet to describe how the Sound formed and what environmental changes have altered it. They also discover what humans have done to affect the...

Students examine various Halloween traditions and the legend of the Jack O'Lantern. They listen to the story "Pumpkin Pumpkin," examine a map and locate the origins of pumpkins, weigh and measure a pumpkin and graph the results, and...

Students attempt to design and build the most stable "earthquke resistant" structure. They create model buildings and test them on a shake table to see which design holds up the best.

Ninth graders investigate the symbols and historical figures of the five main religions of the world. They participate in a class discussion, listen to a lecture and take notes, and write five Haikus, one about each major religion of...

Students observe math and science concepts no matter which way the wind blows. In this early childhood problem solving instructional activity, students will develop science, math, and observation skills as they learn about the wind.

Students discover dinosaur facts using internet research. In this 2nd - 3rd grade lesson plan, students identify various dinosaur facts. Students use internet research to answer questions regarding dinosaurs.

Fourth graders tackle stress. For this personal health lesson plan, 4th graders predict physical and emotional reactions to stressful situations.

Students investigate why and how popcorn pops. In this gas lesson plan, students observe and make suggestions as to what causes popcorn to pop after observing popped corn and corn kernels. Students mass the kernels before and after...

Students investigate the need for measuring concentrations in normality in titrations. For this titrations and normality lesson, students perform titrations and use different indicators to show they change colors at different pH values....

Students observe the diffusion of air molecules through a balloon. In this chemistry and molecules lesson, students fill balloons with air and a scented substance and observe whether the scented air is able to permeate the balloon.

Students experience pressure as a force per unit area in this experiment with a board of nails. In this physics activity, students discover Boyle's law as they perform experiments with pressure.

Learners discover the components of primary and secondary colors. In this physical science instructional activity, students create a set up in which water will separate a color into the component colors along a piece of filter...

Students read an article and learn about building green.  In this environment lesson, students visit a website to learn about Mark Baker and Nonnie Chrystal.  Students write down the three events that led them to explore...

Students research the  importance of ancient Rome to the world today.  In this ancient Rome lesson, students view video and research to gather information for a slide show about Ancient Rome. 

Students determine where microorganisms might be found around their school. In this scientific investigation instructional activity, students collect cultures from various locations and place these in petri dishes. They incubate the...

High schoolers analyze information to determine how they can help a community that has been affected by water contamination.  In this environmental science lesson, students watch portions of the movie "A Civil Action" and discuss...

Young scholars examine the changes in Earth's temperature. In this global warming lesson, students perform an experiment testing temperatures of soil. Young scholars record their findings and discuss what made the differences in the soil...

Students identify the muscles and body motions of the human body. For this physiology lesson, students participate in different body motions to discover and explore the muscles that they use in their arms. Students discuss the names of...

Students read the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar and answer questions. In this Bloom's Taxonomy questioning lesson, students answer knowledge, comprehension, analysis , application and synthesis questions about the book The Very Hungry...

Sixth graders investigate physics by creating paper airplanes. In this flight experiment instructional activity, 6th graders utilize stationary tools to create elaborate paper airplanes which they fly on their school grounds. ...