Young scholars research solar energy. In this solar energy instructional activity, students construct a KWL chart and research solar energy through various websites and related readings. Young scholars complete a science journal page as...

Students explore changes in air transportation from 1920 to the present. In this air flight lesson plan, students are introduced to the history of air transportation. This lesson plan contains three different activities that will...

In this working with rates worksheet, students solve 9 problems where they find the rates, they solve 5 problems where they find the rates for compound units and they solve 5 problems where they find the rates using scientific notation.

Learners take viewers on an animal safari. In this technology lesson, students research animals one would see on an African safari. Learners collaborate to create a storyboard and use Flip Video Cameras to create a virtual safari. The...

Young scholars investigate the properties of force and gravity and their effects on everyday life. In groups, they test various balls by bouncing them on different surfaces and observe the properties. In another activity, they test...

In this coronal mass ejections learning exercise, students observe a time line of events that took place during a solar storm. Students use the time line to answer 3 questions about the solar storm and the time it took to reach Earth....

Students explore the findings of Galileo and research the moons of Jupiter. They construct simple telescopes, and examine the moons for themselves at a star party. They record their findings in a journal.

Students practice multiplication facts, answer simple math questions from two, five, and ten times-tables, explore concept of halves and quarters, complete worksheet containing range of shapes to make shape picture, and sort data and...

In this science:  space quiz worksheet, students answer twenty questions, not interactively, about outer space, then scroll down to find the answers.

Middle schoolers observe the movement of pendulums, they begin to understand the relationship between gravitational forces and the mass of objects, the changes in speed and direction of objects, and the distance between objects. They...

Students acknowledge the difference between science and science fiction through a compare/contrast activity. They discuss their reading materials together. Students identify characteristics specific to science fiction.

In this biography and autobiography worksheet, learners read 2 excerpts that are 1 paragraph in length. Students then respond to 4 short answer questions.

Students download NASA Hubble Space Telescope views of star-forming regions in nebulae and look for evidence of planetary systems forming beyond our own solar system. They hypothesize about mysterious objects in NASA HST images.

Students identify the different types of meteorite using an interactive website. In this earth science lesson, students simulate how meteors crash on a surface. They relate meteor size to crater size.

In this adjectives practice worksheet, students use the 8 adjectives in the word bank to fill in the blanks in 3 paragraphs in order to make the descriptions more interesting.

In this matter instructional activity, students review the states of matter, including plasma. Students read about where plasma is found and then complete 3 short answer questions.

In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Will Smith and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches,...

Students explore space science by completing a solar system identification worksheet. For this planets lesson, students discuss the different planets in our star system and identify their traits. Students complete an orbital system...

Students express what it would be like to launch off into outer space in a space shuttle. They include what it might feel like, look like, sound like, and any thoughts that go through their mind as they dart away from the Earth's...

Students explore abbreviations and acronyms. Students examine the difference between the two types. Students complete a worksheet, sorting words. They write a creative script containing abbreviations and acronyms.

Learners examine a medieval manuscript on astronomy and create their own books based on modern discoveries in astronomy. They choose a subject of modern astronomy that they would like to write and create an illuminated image about.

The purpose of this unit is for students to make the rich set of connections between astronomy and the rest of science and technology, language arts, cultural studies (social studies), math, art, and music.

Students examine a medieval manuscript on astronomy and create their own books based on modern discoveries in astronomy. In this astronomy lesson, students compare astronomy knowledge in the middle ages to today and research modern...

In this ESL colors worksheet, students watch a video titled "The Colors of the Earth," then choose the correct colors to describe pictures and the correct animals being described.