+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Applied Science - Technology (5A) Lab

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore electromagnetic waves and light. For this light lesson, 5th graders draw the parts of a wave of the electromagnetic spectrum. They compare a flashlight to a laser to see how the light looks when shined through...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Food Pyramid Lab

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders complete a lab to review the Food Guide Pyramid and prepare a food item using all of the food groups.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Providing Safe Food to the Consumer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify safe practices that must be followed to assure the food chain from the farm or ranch to dinner table is providing safe and quality food for the consumer. Students visit websites to examine numbers of food borne...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Win, Lose, or Draw/ Group Rotation

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the proper use of photographic lab equipment addressing appropriate safety issues. They complete all projects associated with this lesson before participating in a Win, Lose, or Draw activity.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

It is a Crash Test, Dummy

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils research air bags on the Internet and use the information to design their own version of an air bag. After exploring the benefits and dangers of air bags students perform a chemistry lab in which they mix baking soda and vinegar...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ground Beef Lab - Open-Faced Tacos

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students will use ingredients and read a recipe to create open faced tacos. The emphasis of the lesson is the kind of preparation that is needed to cook ground beef correctly to avoid diseases associated with improper preparation...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Gravimetric Determination of the Nonvolatile Content of Paint

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Here are the instructions for leading your advanced chemists though the process of measuring the nonvolatile components in a sample of paint. No student handout is provided, so you may want to create one based on the procedure explained....
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fiber Identification

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Lab sheets for three different crime scene investigation activities are tucked into this resource. In the first activity, inquisitors examine a variety of fibers, including the fiber found at "the crime scene," under ultraviolet light....
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dependence of Light Intensity on Distance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Hopefully you have a sensor interface for your physics class to use with graphing calculators when collecting data with a light sensor. If so, read on. Use this resource for learners to predict and then test whether or not the intensity...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Suncsreen

For Teachers 4th - 7th
This is a terrific resource for practicing the scientific method or for examining the claims of different sunscreens when learning about electromagnetic radiation. You may have to improvise, however, as it was written to accompany a...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Testing Leaves for Starch: the Technique

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Like good scientists, kids often want to see first-hand why things are as they are; they can do just that in the starch-testing photosynthesis activity found here. Depending on the age of your pupils, you may wish to do the investigation...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Coriolis Effect

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students will determine the direction of Earth's rotation as viewed from the north and south if they were suspended out in space. They will model how the rotation of the Earth causes currents to be deflected in different directions for...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Series or Parallel?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Physics classes that are studying electricity connect photovoltaic cells into both series and parallel circuits. Inquiry and critical thinking come into play as learners try to determine which circuit is more productive. They associate...
+
Lesson Plan
National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Biomass: Biogas Generator

For Teachers 6th - 8th
It's a gas. Middle schoolers build a biogas generator following the directions in this resource. After a few days of observation, they demonstrate that the gas given off by the decomposing manure is flammable. The activity concludes as...
+
Lesson Plan
Nuffield Foundation

Dissecting Lungs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Here is a lab activity where teens experience the respiratory system first-hand as they dissect lungs and identify key structures within the system. Although the website is written in British English with some slightly different verbiage...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigating Mitosis in Allium Root Tip Squash

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Preparing the root tip samples is the most challenging part of the mitosis-viewing lab found here, but the directions help ensure you have everything you need. There is no worksheet included; however, there is a sample data table....
+
Lesson Plan
Nuffield Foundation

A Closer Look at Blood

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Here is a lab that has teenage scientists examining samples of their own blood under a microscope. Learners carefully prepare slides, then make detailed observations and identifying different types of cells using a key. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stoichiometry

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discover stoichiometric relationships in chemical equations. They review mole to mole conversions. They understand mass/particle conversions. They perform a lab to reinforce stoichiometry.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Build Your Own Simple DC Motor

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students, after brainstorming how we interact with some kind of motor every day in our lives, explore how to build their own DC motor. They collect all the parts needed for their experiment and review all safety precautions. In addition,...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction to Scientific Method

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate safe laboratory procedures, classroom management guidelines, and group roles and procedures. They study a set of safety guidelines with their parents, and to sign a contract stating that they understand the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stoichiometry Lessons

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars are introduced to stoichiometric relationships in chemical equations with a Trail Mix activity before performing a lab to reinforce stoichiometry. Students complete the unit with a lab about limiting reactants in chemical...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Accident That Did Not Happen

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils examine science lab equipment and review the basic rules of laboratory skills.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Burning Snacks in Chem Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine the energy content of various snack foods. They measure the temperature changes in various snack foods as the foods are burned in order to determine the foods' energy content. Students create graphs and data tables of...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Scientific Method "Lab Writeup"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze and experience the scientific method. They discuss the various steps of the method, conduct various experiments, and write a three-paragraph essay regarding their conclusion.

Other popular searches