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Branches of Science Lesson Plans
Teachers can use branches of science lesson plans to get students excited about science careers.
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"Going Green": How We're Building a Better World
Students can learn about "green" building with these lessons and activities.
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Nuclear Energy - Is it a Friend or Foe?
You can provide your students with content knowledge and hone critical thinking skills with these timely lesson plans on nuclear energy.
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Layers Of The Earth
Students examine the layers of the earth and the basic composition and thickness of each. Using construction paper, each student models the layers of the earth.
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Maps with a "Spin"
Students, in groups, research and map the effects of a proposed airport three miles outside of town. They prepare a presentation based on a set of maps they make and explains its different points of view from the viewpoints of the town...
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Civilizations of the Americas
Study and compare multiple aspects of both Aztec and Inca civilizations. Young historians explain how each of the empires came to be, and how they were both defeated by the Spanish. The resource starts out as a good instructional...
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The Gifts of the Nile
Get your class thinking about the geography that shaped the Egyptian landscape and culture. They compare ancient climate zones and geogrpahical fetures, locate evidence of plate tectonics, take and quiz, and write a short essay. The...
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Eureka! You've Struck
While incomplete, this lesson could provide ideas for a lesson on the California gold rush. Learners look at a chart to analyze population growth in San Francisco after the discovery of gold, analyze political changes that occurred, and...
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What in the World?
Eighth graders plot points of longitude and latitude on a world map. In groups, they create a model of the earth's interior and label the parts,
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My Science Box: Seafloor Spreading
Students examine the movement of plate tectonics. For this lesson on the spreading of the seafloor, students use maps and models to observe how the sea floor spreads.
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Tsunamis by the Book
Learners use the Internet and other sources to investigate tsunamis. They construct books listing several tsunami facts and cite their sources. They read their books to another class.
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Natural Disasters
Learners work together in groups to travel throughout the room to different stations. They practice making different natural disasters at each station. They also examine fault lines and the supercontinent Pangaea.
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ESL: Riddle Vocabulary Activity
For this ESL vocabulary worksheet, students read a description of an item, then choose the correct item being described. Page has links to additional activities.
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The Chemosynthetic Cafe
Students study photosynthesis and chemosynthesis. In this chemosynthetic lesson plan students explain the processes of these and define terms.
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Modeling Plate Tectonics
Students investigate the four different ways tectonic plates interact at their boundaries. Using simple available materials, they create models to simulate these interactions present at plate boundaries.
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Mapping Natural Disasters
Students use Cartesian coordinates to plot current natural disasters. They relate location of natural disasters to their specific major project countries. Students tie in geometry within this lesson as connected to spatial relationships...
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Accidents and Disorders
In this ESL activity worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer regarding accidents and disasters. Students include the words since and because in their answers.
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Geological Forces and Topography
Students discuss and research the Earth's geological processes. In this geology instructional activity, students study maps of Utah and the United States to learn about geological features. Students then complete the research cards for...
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Bank on it! Worksheet
In this sentence completion worksheet, students fill in the blanks to a paragraph about a tsunami with words in a word bank. Students fill in 20 words.
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Personal Development (Safety and Injury Prevention)
Ninth graders explain appropriate procedures for responding to personal, school, and community emergencies. They demonstrate basic first aid skills.
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Picking Up the Pieces and Putting them Back Together
Learners examine how a breaking news story is constructed, first by predicting what facts and details must appear in what order, and then by assembling the story from cut-up pieces. They practice writing their own 'breaking news' lead...
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The Science of Tsunamis: Seeking Understanding in the Wake of Tragedy
Students use Internet research, articles, discussion and models to explore the dynamics of a tsunami. They focus on the 2004 Asian Tsunami and create posters illustrating their understanding of this phenomenon.
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Plate Tectonic - Volcanoes Post Lab
First graders draw an erupting volcano. They learn the components of an erupting volcano.
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Plate Tectonic - Volcanoes (1)
Young scholars learn the different shapes of Volcanoes and discuss why volcanoes only have a few shapes.
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