Students explore the heart and its functions. In this lesson plan about the heart, students use observation to understand the heart. Students construct a heart model, watch the vibration of their pulse, and listen to a heartbeat with a...

Fourth graders experiment to find the effects of exercise on the heart rate.  In this exercise and heart rate lesson, 4th graders create questions about exercise and heart rate. Students use the scientific method to test and analyze...

Students predict what might happen to their pulse rates after physical exertion and then make conclusions about the effects of physical activity on pulse rates.

Ninth graders examine the rate of motion and changes in motion using a ramp and a rolling object. They conduct the demonstration, determine the average speed, and describe how a moving object can have zero acceleration and deceleration.

In this pulsars worksheet, students read about the spin rate of pulsars and they are given two equations that predict the spin rate in the future of these two pulsars. Students solve 6 problems related to the given equations and...

Learners explore foreign currencies. In this foreign currencies lesson, students simulate travel to another country and determine the value of the US dollar compared to other countries. Learners use a conversion table and search Internet...

In this transpiration worksheet, students will conduct an experiment to measure the rate of transpiration from a plant by measuring how much weight the plant loses over 5 days. Students will record their data and create a graph of the...

In this calculus activity, students answer 14 short-answer questions regarding Euler's Method, rate equations, initial conditions, and slope functions.

Students perform soil tests for pH, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, composition and water percolation rate and assess the conditions in the schoolyard.

Students build simple stream tables and vary the angle of the stream tables in order to simulate different flow rates and compare the results. They observe various features formed in a stream table by flowing water and compare these to...

Students explore how various ramps affect the rate of speed of a rolling object. In this physics activity, students work in groups to build a ramp out of various materials. Students test and record the rate of speed of a rolling object...

Students conduct a series of experiment on incandescent and fluorescent bulbs. For this physics lesson, students explain how they operate. They compare the efficiency and power rating of both bulbs.

In this water activity, learners explore the reasons why water is considered a universal solvent. Students compare different ways to change the dissolving rate of a solute. This activity has 11 fill in the blank and 8 matching questions.

Students calculate the calories in a Brazil nut and the calories needed for daily intake. In this calories lesson plan, students use calorimetry to measure the change in water temperature heated by the burning of a Brazil nut. They also...

In this asteroids and planets worksheet, high schoolers read about the formation of planets from asteroids. Students solve 6 mathematical problems including finding the rate of growth of a planet, determining the mass of a planet at a...

Young scholars study trees in their natural habitat. In this tree lesson, students complete a number of outdoor activities to estimate the height of a tree, examine how bark can be a distinguishing tree characteristic, and how to make a...

In this college level algebra worksheet, pupils determine the domain and range of a function, determine the average rate of change given an interval and the function, and graph a polynomial function. The two-page worksheet contains four...

Students answer the question, "How will the intensity of exercise effect your heart rate?", using physical workouts and AppleWorks, or similar spreadsheet program. This lesson can conclude with the creation of a graph of data collected.

Students investigate suicide using a variety of criteria and create a bar graph before discussing the results as a class.

In this distance and rate worksheet, students determine the rate in which something is moving, and explore the rate a surface area of a cube is changes under given circumstances. This one-page worksheet contains seven multi-step problems.

In this reactions learning exercise, students determine which reaction with occur most quickly and explain how a catalyst works. This learning exercise has 4 short answer questions.

In this chemistry worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 25 questions on chemical reactions. They identify common terminologies used in describing chemical reactions.

Twelfth graders define and investigate problems involving rates. In this calculus lesson, 12th graders complete worksheets with word problems dealing with related rates, distance and time. They complete review problems on the board...

For this nutrition worksheet, students keep track of all snacks eaten for a three day period. Students record the name of the snack, nutritional information, where and when it was eaten, and a rating by the student.