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Ask a NASA Engineer
Students develop questions to ask a NASA engineer to email them. After emailing the quesitons to the volunteer, the answers are sent to the class via the same method. To end the instructional activity, they formulate more questions and...
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Nature Walk
Students participate in a mini field trip around the neighborhood to observe nature and changes that are occurring during fall. They collect leaves of various colors, shapes and sizes on their trip. Upon return to the classroom, they...
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Egg Structure Project
Students investigate the physical structure of an egg and the functions of the seven parts. They create a diagram and discuss each part of the egg while looking for the information, Complete lesson materials are found at a website listed...
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Feed Sacks
Students discuss different types of foods that animals eat. After copying down a list of items that pigs eat, students gather the described food and place samples in a zip lock bag. They tell a friend what pigs eat and then share the...
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Garden In a Glove
Students investigate the concept of seeds and how they can germinate. They obtain seeds and isolate them in a rubber glove before transplanting them into the ground. The lesson includes a graphic organizer for observations or information.
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Career Bingo
Learners explore various careers in agriculture. As a class, they match careers with the definitions of jobs. Students create their own Bingo card by placing given pictures of careers on the paper. After several careers are discussed,...
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Organic chemistry I-Problem set 22-Alkynes
In this organic chemistry of alkynes worksheet, students write the reactions needed to convert a carbon compound to a different carbon compound in 15 questions.
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PhysioEx: Chemical and Physical Processes of Digestion
In this anatomy worksheet, pupils complete 22 review questions in the format of short answer, table completion, and fill in the blank after finishing an online virtual experiment about the chemical and physical processes of digestion.
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Flying and Migration
Students listen to a read aloud of an excerpt of Janet Eaton Givens, Just Two Wings, before reviewing what birds use to fly, and the meaning of migration. They use hot lists of websites to research the Internet for information about the...
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How are Seeds the Same and Different?
Learners examine seeds from various plants. In this science lesson, students cut open fruits and vegetables in order to see the seeds. Learners describe each type of seed and classify the seeds.
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Get In Touch With Trees
Learners feel tree parts inside of 3 mystery boxes. Then they go outside and find the 3 trees the parts came from. They draw their favorite tree including details of the part they felt.
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Earth's Land as an Apple
Students explore the value of land and the importance of conserving it as a limited resource. They observe a experiment where an apple represents the earth. From the demonstration, students visually see the fractions and percentages that...
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Why Polar Bears Are White
Pupils are introduced to the concept of camouflage and protective coloration as well as Arctic animals. They examine how color can help animals in the wild. Students discuss where polar bears live and why they are white.
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T is for Tiger
In this early childhood letter T printing practice worksheet, students trace the uppercase and lowercase letters and then practice writing them on their own. Students also identify the picture that shows where a tiger would live.
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Get to The Root of It!
Students study a real plant to explore its parts. They discover the function of the plant parts which they diagram and label.
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Kindergarten-Respect Unit (Lesson Seven) Respect The Environment
Students review the concept of respect and that they should respect, not only themselves, but those around them. They comment on some example pictures in which the environment is NOT being respected and decide what should have been done...
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Panda Goes to School
Students listen to the teacher give them the provided information about the endangered panda bear and then do a worksheet.
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When it is Wrong to Belong: Scavenger Hunt
Students participate in a scavenger hunt to find different types of trash items around different environments. They distinguish between man-made litter and natural materials.
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THE LORAX
Students examine Dr. Suess's story, The Lorax, and the concept of needless waste in a "natural" environment, and study how this story relates to the real world. They discuss what recycling means and what happens when something is not...
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Going Buggy: Lesson 3: Bees
Students review the characteristics of insects they have already been introduced to. As a class, they are introduced to the characteristics of bees and what it can do instead of sting. To end the lesson, they discuss how plants and...
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Going Buggy
Students identify the parts of a dragonfly that they drew. They write a very short non-fiction story (mainly with pictures) about the adventure of a dragonfly. They interview a person dressed as a dragonfly to find out some things about...
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What is a Seed?
Students share experiences they have had with different types of seeds. After being read a story, they are given a lima bean in which they split apart and examine the inside. To end the lesson, they share their own ideas on how they...
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Minerals - The Building Blocks of Rocks
Students examine how rocks are composed of different minerals. They analyze rock samples, then examine cookies, sorting out the simulated mineral ingredients from the cookies and identifying the mineral ingredients.
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Collecting Rocks
Students examine how rocks are formed, used, and how to collect them. They listen to and discuss the book, Let's Go Rock Collecting, sort rock samples, and collect rocks from home.