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Weightlessness Demonstration
Students investigate gravity. In this weightless lesson students complete a lab activity about how a free fall might effect how one perceives gravity.
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Your Address in the Galaxy
Students create a business card after researching their location in space and determining their Galactic Address.
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Reading and Comprehension: UFOS
In this interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students read two short entries about UFOS. They match the text with the pictures that go with the story and write the letter in the box at the end of each. They enter their answers by...
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Fact Or Fiction
Young scholars demonstrate their ability to distinguish between fact and fiction. Students identify the features of weather-related adages and proverbs. After reviewing several weather adages, young scholars explain whether they are...
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Sun and Moon Poetry Baskets
Students write Sun and Moon poetry. In this poetry lesson, students research the sun and the moon. They write poetry and create two class baskets for descriptive words about each.
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U Letter Ideas
Students participate in activities that begin with the letter "U". They also expand their vocabulary.
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Haiku Written by Kids
In this Haiku poetry worksheet, students will read 20 examples of Haiku poems written by students. The poems are centered around nature.
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Spelling II: Pretest
In this spelling worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice spelling questions.
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Heavens Above
Middle schoolers study the stars and their positions. In this astronomy lesson students see how scientists can predict the positions of the stars and can tell how they would have appeared in the past.
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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
In this language arts worksheet, students read a classic Mother Goose rhyme called Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. Students color the picture, which goes with the poem.
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A - specific: referring to one in particular
In this specific or unspecific worksheet, students read the sentences and decide if the sentence is describing something specific or unspecific. Students complete 7 problems.
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Christmas Holiday
In this holiday instructional activity, learners solve a crossword puzzle related to Christmas. For example, "This type of song is sung in church at Christmas."
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2001: A Space Odyssey Activity Sheet and Progress Test
In this 2001: A Space Odyssey activity and progress test worksheet, students respond to a total of 13 multiple choice, matching and fill in the blank questions about 2001: A Space Odyssey in order to better understand the novel.
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Ancient Sun Models of the World
Students explain that many different cultures across the world developed their own reasoning for the weather around them. They explore the different cultural beliefs of the sun's cycle and to create their own story of the sun's movement.
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What's Your Sign? The Science Behind The Zodiac
Students investigate the concepts dealing with the motions of celestial objects, the ancient origins of the Zodiac and the science behind the Zodiac.
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Lunar Cycle
Learners become familiar with repeating patterns in nature, namely the phases of the moon.
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Our Solar System
Learners investigate the coincidental parade of planets and witness dramatic views of the solar system by researching websites and participating in online activities. They write about their findings.
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Periodic Poetry
Students review periodic table of elements, choose one element, and create piece of poetry about it using Cinquain, Haiku, or Acrostic format. Students then read aloud their poems to classmates.
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The Gulf War and its Consequences
Pupils study the historical background of Desert Storm/Desert Shield. They determine that not all Americans were in favor of the Gulf War and examine the Gulf War Syndrome. They discover that another possible cause pertains to...
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What is Weather?
In this weather learning exercise, students photograph and record the weather conditions for a week. Then they list the types of clouds observed and the weather conditions they noted associated with each cloud type. Students also write a...
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Weather Prediction
In this weather worksheet, students review vocabulary words and concepts associated with predicting the weather. Students understand what a meteorologist studies. This worksheet has 7 matching, 10 fill in the blank, and 5 short answer...
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Contrails and the Climate
In this contrails and climate worksheet, students read a short article about the effects of contrails on the weather and the climate. They answer 5 questions about the article.
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Gravity and Layers of Air
Students actively look and listen as their teacher provides transparencies to show how the atmosphere is made up of layers. In this atmosphere lesson plan, students discuss the atmosphere in terms of layers and how gravity pulls...
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Dividing by Ten Riddle
In this dividing by ten riddle worksheet, 3rd graders solve ten word problems, all dividing by ten, then use the answers to solve a riddle.