+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Liquid Conductors

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify liquids as conductors. In this circuits lesson, students build a circuit, then use various liquids to complete the circuit, and determine which liquids successfully conduct electricity.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Car Engines

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students create piston systems and explore the conversion of linear to rotary motion that propels a car. In this motion lesson plan, students build and test a model piston/crankshift system and discover why there is a maximum limit to...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Milk Mon' Worksheet

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this recycling worksheet, students study items in a list and circle those that can go into the recycling bin. Students solve 5 recycling riddles, unscramble letters to find 6 recyclable items. Students write 4 ways that a milk carton...
+
Worksheet
Youth Education Services

Relating Volume in 3D Objects with Ten Problems

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A fabulous four-page assignment explores volume formulae for rectangular prisms, cylinders, cones, and pyramids. Pupils apply the formulas to solve problems, match diagrams to values, and address real-world scenarios. A detailed answer...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wiggley Worms

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars investigate how worms affect plant growth.  In this biology instructional activity, students construct a worm ecosystem in a plastic 2 liter bottle and plant a seed in the soil.  They later compare the ecosystems...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

An Uplifting Experience

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders conduct flight experiments.  In this uplifting experience lesson, 5th graders build an airfoil and place in a variety of conditions to observe the results of lift and force in flight, as well as angle of attack....
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mr. Gallon

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate measurement conversions using a visual demonstration.  In this mathematics conversions activity, students create an image of a plastic gallon jug using a paint software program.  Students utilize the jug...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Explore More About Bottle Construction

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students explore Green Construction. In this instructional activity based on the experiences of Peace Corps volunteers, students gain insight into alternative construction in Guatemala. They examine the pros and cons of using alternative...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Freddy the Fish

For Teachers K - 4th
Students complete an experiment.  In this water pollution lesson, students brainstorm information about river habitats and water pollution. Students then read the story Freddy the Fish and complete an experiment where they use a...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Understanding Volcanoes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a model volcano in groups, and discuss what each part of the model represents as they go along.  For this volcano lesson, students come back together as a whole group and discuss what group did the best work,...
+
Interactive
Curated OER

Food

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this online interactive nouns worksheet, learners complete 5 sentences by writing in the names of the picture shown. Students match 7 pictures with the words underneath each one. Learners fill in 9 blanks with the nouns that name each...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Acids, Bases, Acid-Base Reactions

For Students 11th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheet, students read and study the chapter to answer 110 problem solving and short answer questions related to acids and bases.
+
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Volcano Lessons

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students will have a blast with hands on lessons related to volcanoes.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Salty Solutions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils measure salt content in water. They determine salt content of four samples using a hydrometer.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

pH Basics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
At some point, all science learners experiment with pH. In this brief lesson, they simply use pH strips or a meter to find the pH of six different solutions. A useful worksheet that displays a data chart is included for your students.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Working It Out

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars participate in a simulation in which they are arbitrarily assigned different work roles and compare their experiences to those discussed in a New York Times article about the racial divisions in a pork production plant.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nutrients by the Numbers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read and discuss an article on the amount of sugar in various food products. They compare the nutritional values of food products, calculate their daily intake of nutrients, analyze serving sizes, and compare/contrast their own...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mummy Dearest

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students assess what environmental conditions best contribute to preservation and mummification by participating in a multi-day 'apple mummification' lab.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sugar-Coating the Facts

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the food industry's influence on American Student nutritional habits and analyze the nutrition charts found on food packaging. They design their own warning labels for foods targeted at Students.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

It's Rainin', It's Pouring

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners take a quick examine part of the water cycle, and the combined gas laws. The lesson lead them through the conditions necessary for cloud formation and allow them to create clouds in three different hands-on activities.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Buoyant Boats

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students design and construct a boat out of aluminum foil and a few other simple materials. The boats then be tested by floating them in water, then adding mass until they sink. They explore the various shapes of boat construction.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sink or Float?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars make and test predictions about sinking and floating, and classify objects according to whether they sink or float.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Designing Detectives

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the idea of formulating a hypothesis and designing an experiment to test the hypothesis.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson Plan Seven: Sensorama

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify five senses, and use their senses of touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste to distinguish different objects, sounds, smells and tastes, and write their answers in the booklet.

Other popular searches