+
Activity
Curated OER

The Physics of Sports: An 8th Grade Physical Science Project

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Explore the relationship between sports and physics in a cross-curricular lesson. Middle and high schoolers prepare a multimedia presentation based on a chosen sport. They answer five physics vocabulary questions about how the laws of...
+
Unit Plan
Virginia Middle School Engineering Education Initiative

Save the Penguins: An Introduction to Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Heat things up in your physical science class with this interactive lesson series on thermodynamics. Through a series of class demonstrations and experiments, young scientists learn how heat is transferred through conduction, convention,...
+
Unit Plan
Colorado Unit Writing Project

Simple Machines

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Planning an elementary science unit has never been simpler! These twelve lessons guide young scientists through an exploration of simple machines and their many uses in the real world before asking them to apply their learning in the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Expanding Preservice Science Teachers' Views of Learning Through iChatAV

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, who are novice teachers, use he iSight camera and iChatAV to explore the effectiveness of alternative science teaching strategies in their preservice science methods course.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Science Review Using Movie Maker

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students reinforce science concepts learned throughout the year using Movie Maker. Eighth grade students work with fourth grade students in which they create a movie project about a science topic after completing a graphic organizer.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Science and Art Museum

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Imagine each one of your learners on task and interested in scientific material. Learners investigate science related art by creating a small museum! Using digital cameras, pupils photograph different scientific actions that look...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Food Preservation: Food Science, Canning, Gardening

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners consider the procedures and safety issues involved in food preservation. They conduct experiments in canning, freezing and drying. If everyone can preserve food utilizing a variety of methods and science principles, the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sounds Like Great Science!

For Teachers 3rd
A phenomenal lesson on sound is here for your third graders! In it, learners engage in hands-on activities, watch video, take part in Internet activities, and complete tasks in cooperative groups in order to explore the world of sound...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Science-Observation Skill Builders

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils explore observation while making connections between observation skills and careers (like how farmers observe the weather). They view a variety of nature photographs on the computer and practice their observation skills by...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Seeing Science - Color and Spectra

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore various scientific concepts, such as color and spectra, and use iMovie to create movies that demonstrate and explain these concepts to their classmates. They research a concept and use AppleWorks to create a storyboard.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ornithology and Real World Science

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Double click that mouse because you just found an amazing lesson plan! This cross-curricular Ornithology lesson plan incorporates literature, writing, reading informational text, data collection, scientific inquiry, Internet research,...
+
Lesson Plan
Captain Planet Foundation

Square Foot Fall Garden

For Teachers 1st Standards
First graders learn the basic needs of plants and identify geometric shapes while planting a fall garden. Combining math and science in one lesson, the resource guides kids through starting their class garden as they discover the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Paws on Jobland

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore various careers in science. In this science and society lesson plan, the teacher leads a discussion on science careers and duties and responsibilities related to the careers, then students work together to create a mural...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Scientific Method, Blood Typing, and Antibiotic Resistance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are given some components of an experiment, where they are able to identify and fill in missing parts, such as hypothesis, conclusion, results, etc. They form a hypothesis given general scientific facts. Students apply the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nutrition: A Thematic Unit

For Teachers 1st
Young learners explore nutrition and the food groups in these two mini-lesson plan ideas. First, kindergarteners have a discussion about their health and how different foods contribute to it before making their own personal food pyramid....
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Science of Selling

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss advertisements and techniques they have discovered. They read an article about the science of selling and create an advertisement of their own to sell a book. They record people's reactions to their advertisement and...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Images of Science

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars discover that science is part of everyday life. In this science lesson, students create a science collage, draw a scientist, and write about science in the news.
+
Lesson Plan
1
1
American Forest Foundation

Who Speaks for the Trees?

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th Standards
Help young conservationists appreciate the important role that trees play in ecosystems around the world with this collection of six engaging activities. From a shared reading and class discussion of Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, to in an depth...
+
Lesson Plan
National Wildlife Federation

What's Your Habitat?

For Teachers K - 8th Standards
How are third graders like rabbits? They both live in habitats and require food, water, and shelter to survive! An educational science lesson encourages your learners to think about their own habitats and survival needs, before comparing...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Careers in Science

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore different careers in science. In this science career instructional activity, students examine how Western and non Western approaches complement each other in science. Students conduct interviews and have class...
+
Lesson Plan
1
1
National Wildlife Federation

Green Green Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
School budgets don't have a lot of extra money, so when students propose saving the district money, everyone jumps on board. The first lesson in the series of 21 introduces the concept of an energy audit. Scholars form an eco-action team...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What is Science?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore physical science by conducting a plant experiment. In this scientific method lesson, students discuss questions scientists ask in order to properly explore certain subjects. Students utilize two plants and place one in...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Science Giants

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research about the work and accomplishments of their chosen scientist. In this life science lesson, 5th graders explore how to become one. They prepare a presentation and share it with the class.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What is the Nature of Science?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine videos of field researach to discover the components of the scientific process. Using forms, they conduct community surveys about the nature of science. They research the extinction of dinosaurs and compare...

Other popular searches