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The Science of Respiration and Blood Circulation

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study how respiration and circulation are connected.  In this respiratory lesson students complete several activities to better understand heart rate and carbon dioxide in the body. 
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Alka Rockets

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners design a paper rocket propelled by Alka-Seltzer and water to demonstrate Newton's third law of motion. They, in pairs, determine the best combination of Alka-Seltzer and water to produce the maximum launch height and record...
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Biomanipulation

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students explore the effects of aquatic trophic relationships on water transparency. They observe and explain the effects of reducing nutrient inputs on agal density on water transparency.
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Food Labels in the Classroom

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students study the nutritional information on food labels and become familiar with the basic dietary needs of the human body. They write letters to food companies.
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Fun With Sun Protection

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create sun protection devices by modeling sunglasses invented by native people of the Arctic and study about protecting the body from sun exposure. They write a small paragraph explaining and justifying why they believe a...
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Calico Watercolor Cats

For Teachers K - 2nd
A fun art project, this lesson incorporates math and listening skills as young artists play with a new painting technique. First the teacher models how to draw a cat using shapes, an oval for the body, triangles for the ears and so on,...
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Biomes: Islands and Evolution

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discover how islands form, how plant and animal species get there and what the term means.  In this biomes lesson students prepare a presentation that describes the life forms and geography of an island. 
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Viruses Quiz

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science worksheet, students will test their knowledge of viruses. Students answer ten multiple choice questions pertaining to virus characteristics.
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WONDERFUL, WATERFUL WETLANDS

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students list characteristics of wetland and describe the functions of a wetland.
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Circulation

For Students 9th - 12th
In this circulation worksheet, students review the circulatory system including the structures and functions of this system. This worksheet has 5 word scramble, 4 short answer, 1 fill in the blank, and 6 true or false questions
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The Circulatory System

For Students 5th - 12th
For this circulatory system worksheet, students review the functions of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Students label the parts of a human heart on a diagram. This worksheet has 4 short answer, 13 matching, and 9 true...
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The Science of the Heart and Circulation

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars mode the transport of blood through the circulatory system with a water relay. For this circulation lesson, students measure amounts of water and transfer them from one container to another. They use this activity to model...
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Rivers that Flow from the Continental Divide: The Journey of Two Rivers

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners explore river routes. In this social studies lesson, students trace the route of a river from its source and discuss the Continental Divide. Learners draw the route the river takes and name the states it flows through. Students...
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Major Lakes of North America

For Students 9th - 12th
In this North American activity, students explore the locations of the major lakes on the continent. The map may be used for a variety of geography lessons.
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Current Events and Fish

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine current events impacting aquatic life in their communities. They search for newspaper, magazine and television reports for information about aquatic life in local bodies of water. Students can write letters to...
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Oceanography

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify saltwater and freshwater habitats and the resources found in them. They compare and contrast the two habitats and discuss their findings. They discover the resources bodies of water can provide.
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Big Blue Sky- Based on the Montana Quarter Reverse

For Teachers K - 1st
Students use a Montana quarter to help describe geographical features such as landforms and bodies of water. Students read an article about Montana as a group and discuss examples of landforms and bodies of water. After reading,...
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Understanding Salinity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss why the ocean is salty. They discuss what salinity is. Students are told that is they want to know how much salt is in a body or water, they would use a special scientific tool. They complete an Estuarine Layers science...
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Stream Flow in Blacks Creek

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore what factors affect the stream flow in a local body of water. They collect data to measure stream flow and discharge and construct a hypothesis concerning the factors affecting stream flow.
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United Kingdom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils investigate the geographical features of the United Kingdom. They create a clay, playdoh, or salt and flour map of the region. The maps should be labeled with landmarks and bodies of water. They can also draw maps on paper for...
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Interpreting Aerial Photographs

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students interpret aerial photographs. They view aerial photographs or satellite-produced images to locate and identify physical and human features. They study satellite images and label their images for bodies of water, clouds,...
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The Inside Current

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore ocean currents and wind patterns. They discover the concept of systems to show how change in one component of a body of water, causes change in other components in that system. Students describe positive and...
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Circle the Earth - Explore Surface Types on a Journey around Earth

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students use CERES percent coverage surface data with a world map in locating landmasses and bodies of water at Earth's Equator.
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Amphipods

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify organisms that live at the bottom of the body of water. In this biology lesson, students evaluate the effects of pollution to amphipods population. They examine collected data and create a bar graph comparing them.

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