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Analyzing The Research Of The Earth
Students investigate the concept of technology. They are taught about various science applications and how the technology is used in the disciplines. Students pick a subject to research and then indicate the technologies related to it...
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Exploring Magnetism
Eighth graders study magnetism. In this solar wind lesson students complete several activities on space and weather.
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Sensor Challenge
Learners develop a pseudo code flowchart for their robotic program. In this physics instructional activity, students construct a robot that can navigate through certain obstacles. They test their robot and present them to class.
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Possible Locations
Students create maps with cutout pieces of paper that represent caverns. They develop a scale for their map and decide where the best location is to live. They discover the importance of map reading skills.
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Careers in Mining
Students examine the different careers related to mining. They watch and discuss a video, take a survey of interests and discuss the mining careers that they might be interested in, and create a drawing of themselves doing one of the...
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Thrust to Weight Ratio
Students, after reading the Web page Thrust to Weight Ratio, use Range Games and the Air Page to complete the activity to answer questions about turbojet thrust to weight ratio.
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Impressionist PowerPoint
Students research an artist's life and create an artistic, attractive, organized PowerPoint presentation about him/her.
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Aortic Stenosis Investigation
Young scholars describe how blood flows through the heart and the anatomy of the aortic valve. They examine the condition of aortic stenosis and create diagrams of the condition in the heart. They complete experiments using the model...
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Preparing for the New Haven Public School Science Fair Through Environmental Science
Students discover what type of effect that pesticides have on earthworms. They use three different types of pesticide and examine the external and internal effects that each have on earthworms. They maintain earthworms in habitats...
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Downhill Skiing: Past, Present, and Future
Students research the history of Olympic downhill skiing to gather information on names, dates, winning times, and the native country of Olympic downhill medal winners.
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African American History Challenge
Students research and retrieve information from the Internet. They participate in an online quiz. They identify areas of cultural diversity in United States history.
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Scaling the Map
Students practice determining map distances using the map scales. They discover how much an area represents on the map in relation to the actual area. They decide on the best place to build their cavern.
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Robot Movement Lab
Students program a robot that can perform certain methods. In this robotics instructional activity, students discuss the pros and cons of each method. They present their finished project in class.
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Super Scientists Bingo
In this science learning exercise, middle schoolers select twenty-five scientists from the list to fill in their bingo card. Then they match each of the scientists listed to their correct description strip.
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Super Scientists Code
For this science worksheet, students use the key code on the right to unscramble each of the scientists. They also match each of the scientists found to their correct description.
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Advanced Paragraph Correction #9
In this advanced paragraph correction activity, students read a text about urban planning. Students correct the errors in 8 sentences by selecting the right answer from 5 possible choices.