Second graders are introduced to different types of motion. They make rolling spider toys and race them on different surfaces to invsetigate forces and motion. Pupils make glue "spider webs" for their spiders after testing different...

Second graders sped the day exploring about balance by playing with and making balancing toys. They discover how varying the amount and position of mass affects the toys' balance. Pupils explore gravity and balance while playing with the...

Young scholars explore the concept of fishing as it relates to oceans and how some fishing practices can damage the health of the marine ecosystems. In this instructional activity on the impact of fishing, students research the many...

Students explore their environment through a scavenger hunt. In this outdoor exlporation lesson plan, students use hunt cards and search for animal food, natural shapes, or both. Students share their finds. Students create ink prints or...

Students observe isopods for their distinct characteristics. In this isopod and pbservation activity, students gather at least two different isopods for observation. Students create a list of isopod features on a data board. Students...

Students participate in a game to simulate life on a leaf.  In this habitat lesson, students climb under a pile of leaves, some acting as predators and some as prey.  Students answer questions related to the game under the leaves.

Students explore the effects of animal breathing and movement on water currents.  In this aquatic animal lesson, students use food coloring to experiment and learn about water currents created by aquatic animals.

Second graders examine the six nutrients humans need to maintain good heath. For this ecosystem lesson, 2nd graders learn about how plants grow and compare how humans need nutrients from plants to how plants need nutrients from the soil....

In this space science activity, students complete nine sentence fill-in's about the planets in the solar system. There is no word bank.

Students work in groups and experience what it is like to be a hatchling marine turtle by playing a board game.  In this endangered marine turtles lesson, students research the threats to marine turtle hatchlings. Students then...

Students explore energy. For this energy lesson, students discover why it is important to conserve energy. Students discover how energy is used in items we use everyday. Students discover how batteries work. Students do an experiment...

Students examine the causes of earthquakes, volcanoes, and floods, and explore how these events shape the surface of the earth. In this erupting volcanoes lesson, students create a volcano model of their own, make observations about...

Students sort and compare/contrast the lengths of various whales. They sort pictures of whales in order of smallest to largest, and given a rope marked with the lengths of the whales, they compare the actual lengths of the whales.

Students explore threats to diversity in the Central African rainforest. They use a guided website to research animals that are threatened with extinction, examine human uses of the rainforest and think about what they can do to help...

Students experiment with reflections of two plane mirrors placed at a 90 degree angle to see what will be reflected.

Students discuss five senses, compare and contrast human and insect senses, use adjectives to describe things they touch, smell, and see, and write stories in first person describing what it would be like to be size of insect.