In this bacteria instructional activity, students read several elements of bacterium cells, their diet, types, locations, reproduction, resting stages, effects of, and classification. Students also study a cross-section of bacterium cells.

A well-designed, comprehensive, and attractive slide show supports direct instruction on how sonar and echolocation work. Contained within the slides are links to interactive websites and instructions for using apps on a mobile device to...

Young scholars investigate how Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium is established and what assumptions and conditions are necessary to reach Equilibrium. They model alleles using materials such as index cards, M & M's and goldfish.

Young scholars compare the Roman Empire, medieval Europe and feudal Japan. In this warrior societies instructional activity, students research the 3 warrior societies and share their research findings with their classmates.

Young scholars name wetland plant and animal life.  In this ecosystem lesson students go birdwatching and interpret native plants through art. 

Students use items from boxes to dress up classmates as animals adapted to a given environment.

Sixth graders identify plants in the wetlands. In this plant detectives lesson plan, 6th graders complete a scavenger hunt on a local reserve, record observations, and respond in their journals. 

Learners examine a crushed rock and sort the minerals they find in that rock by color and other properties.

Students create a simple machine that includes a cart and lever system that could have been used to build the ancient pyramids. In this simple machine lesson, students learn about the wheel and the axle as simple machines that help...

Students examine the relationship between human-made structures, flood waters and the increasing population through video clips, websites and a lab experiment.

Students visit museums and gather information about dinosaur habitats, survival needs, and how they met these needs.

For this Screwtape Letters worksheet, students define six vocabulary words from Letter 15 and answer eleven comprehension questions about the reading. Students can also answer sixteen extra credit vocabulary words.

Ninth graders discover where their physical appearance and personality traits come from. In this genetics lesson, 9th graders learn about cells, chromosomes, DNA and genes. Students discover where genes come from as well as dominant and...

Students explore evolutionary processes and theories using the spotted fish applet. They observe what happens to fish in a closed environment with both food and predators. Students run the model several times and answer questions about...

Students complete activities to study volcanic activities. In this volcanic activities lesson, students read an article about violent volcanoes. Students complete discuss questions and volcano projects for the lesson. students also take...

Students research any topic relating to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research cruise that Mrs. Richards be participating in.

Students model natural selection by using various utensils to "capture food" using a simulated species called "Woolybooger's."

Pupils read, write and reflect on Science articles, this approach will promote both literacy and critical thinking skills. Critical thinking skills learned in the science classroom from these activities will impact students in many ways...

In this genetics worksheet, students access a website to learn about how human genes mutate to cause heritable disorders such as Huntington disease. Students use the information on this website to complete 12 short answer questions.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Everyone has mutations. Mutations are essential for evolution to occur. This tutorial defines mutations and explains the different types: somatic mutations, germline...

This Web quest from the PBS series "Evolution" will help you investigate a variety of types of evidence for evolution.

The American Geological Institute has done an excellent job of defining and explaining evolution in this online booklet. Darwin, fossils, natural selection, and change over time are some of the concepts that are covered. Make sure to see...

Divergent and convergent evolution are explained and their differences are highlighted.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] About 10,000 bird species belong to 29 different orders within the class Aves. The diversity among birds is striking. Birds can vary greatly in size and color. Some...