Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Learning From Leaves: From Observation to Inference [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A lesson plan in which students explore plants from three different ecosystems and make inferences about plant structures and their environments. Includes discussion questions, a vocabulary glossary, and handouts.
Activity
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Third From the Sun

For Students 6th - 8th
Students learn about the history of Earth imaging, the Landsat satellite program. They develop interpretation skills as they play a game that involves inferring the subjects of various Landsat images.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Walmart Middle School Litercy Initiative

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Interactive, student-paced lessons on such literacy skills as categorizing, comparing and contrasting, summarizing, evaluating, determining cause and effect, using text features, connecting, inferring, sequencing, understanding problems...
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National Institutes of Health

Alcohol: Separating Fact From Fiction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students can use this site to observe the effects of alcohol on mice and discuss the ways in which alcohol harms and impairs the body. An online lesson, "Alcohol; Separating Fact From Fiction," has students watch video clips, engage in...
eBook
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Biology: The Science of Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the concept of scientific reasoning, and compare and contrast hypothesis and theories while understanding the difference between deductive and inductive thinking.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: History Comes Alive: Developing Fluency and Comprehension

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Let the power of imagination and inference serve as a "time machine" to bring Benjamin Franklin into the classroom! History and science come to life in a dialogue with Franklin the inventor, developed through lesson activities that...
Activity
Quia

Quia: Nature of Science

For Students 9th - 10th
Find games and flashcards that students can use to learn the words associated with the scientific method.
Lesson Plan
McREL International

Mc Rel: Glue Polymer (Whelmer #15 Learning Activity)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
An easy to do activity that investigates the basic principles behind chemical bonding. The activity is written in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.
Unit Plan
Education Development Center

Tv411: Tune in for Reading: Reading: Strategies for Better Reading

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Self-checking interactive tutorial puts reading comprehension skills to work by asking learners to make inferences, predict what happens next, and identify the main ideas in a series of short reading passages. Related materials include...