EngageNY
Comparison of Numbers Written in Scientific Notation and Interpreting Scientific Notation Using Technology
Examine numbers in scientific notation as a comparison of size. The 14th instructional activity in the series asks learners to rewrite numbers as the same power of 10 in scientific notation to make comparisons. Pupils also learn how to...
Scholastic
Lesson Three: The Earth, Movement in Space
If you feel like you're standing still, you're wrong! The Earth is constantly rotating and orbiting under our feet. Demonstrate the Earth's movement within the solar system with a collaborative activity. With a candle or lamp in the...
University of Texas
Lives of Stars
Stars exist from a few million years to over 10 billion years, depending on their mass. Scholars perform a play acting as stars to learn about their different life cycles. They develop an understanding of many of the fundamental concepts...
Science 4 Inquiry
The Impact of the Sun and Moon on Tides
In 150 BC, Seleucus of Seleucia theorized that the moon causes the tides. Scholars learn about what causes tides by studying the interactions of gravity between the sun, moon, and Earth. They use technology to formalize otherwise...
Teach Engineering
Glowing Flowers
What a bright idea! Young scientists conduct an experiment on flowers to finish the last of a six-lesson unit on Cells. Putting the stems into dye-injected water and leaving it overnight results in flowers that glow. This is to simulate...
Kenan Fellows
Analyzing Speed from Different Modalities
Show us your moves. Using sensor equipment, scholars track the motion of different movements, such as jogging, skipping, or jump roping. They analyze velocity and acceleration and create graphs representing each movement.
Kansas Music Educators Association
Games for the Elementary Music Classroom
Perfect for music specialists, classroom teachers, and substitutes, a packet of 18 games includes complete lessons as well as short activities for when you have some extra time at the end of class.
International Technology Education Association
Singin' the Black and Blues
How does the color of the sky change from blue to reds and oranges to black? An illuminating lesson explains how light travels through different mediums using the sun's light as an example. By examining diagrams and illustrations, pupils...
American Museum of Natural History
What is Astronomy?
Go study the universe. Pupils learn seven aspects about astronomy and astronomers. They begin to learn about constellations; distance and motion between objects; gravity; the electromagnetic spectrum; dark matter and energy; and teams of...
Curated OER
A Leap of Space
Students explore how smaller systems exist within larger systems as they build a collage of their place in space! Invite the students to display their posters and talk about their systems and systems of systems.
Curated OER
Discover!
Students design a double spiral mobile to illustrate the different stages in the life of a small-mass star like our Sun, and in the life of a large-mass star. They complete both spirals and create a small hole at the top. Next they use a...
Curated OER
Changing and Atom
In this atom worksheet, students are given a diagram of the changes that occur in atoms. Students complete the diagram given a list of 4 terms that indicate the resulting product.
Curated OER
Mysterious Magic
In this salt moving learning exercise, students move salt with rubber bands, plastic, cans, and more, but don't touch it. Students follow 5 directions and answer 2 questions, and relate this to sound waves.
Curated OER
Moving Molecules
In this moving molecules worksheet, students use string, beads, tape, and more to simulate how to move molecules. Students also answer 1 question.
Curated OER
Wonderful Waves
In this science activity, students perform an investigation about sound waves and vibration. Students use a pan of water and toothpicks to make and observe ripples. Students answer 4 essay questions about their observations.
Curated OER
Redirecting Ripples
In this sound wave activity, 3rd graders record what occurs when they make a stethoscope out of a hose and funnel. They listen to a classmate's heart and let the student listen to theirs.
Curated OER
Animal Challenge 1
In this animal ears worksheet, learners write about how animal's cone shaped ears help them survive. Students write 1 paragraph.
Curated OER
Perfect Pitch
In this pitch worksheet, students make sounds using rubbing alcohol and soda bottles. Students follow 4 sets of directions and answer 4 questions.
Curated OER
Groovy Guitars
In this guitars lesson plan, students use rubber bands, a milk carton, and pencils to make guitars. Students follow 6 sets of directions and answer 1 question.
Curated OER
Animal Challenge 2
In this pitch worksheet, learners examine a list of 6 animals. Students record the size of each animal as big or small and the sounds they make as high or low.
Curated OER
Vibrating Violins
In this violins worksheet, learners make violins with string, cups, paper clips and more. Students follow 5 directions and answer 1 question.
Curated OER
Great Gongs
In this sound learning exercise, students use materials such as string, cups, paper clips and more to observe the vibrations made. Students then record their results.
Curated OER
Beat the Drum
In this drum sounding lesson plan, students shake tubes with different materials in them and try to determine what is in the drum. Students have 5 materials to choose from and graph the results.
Curated OER
Animal Challenge 3
In this animal sounds worksheet, students write a list of animal sounds that they can think of. Students have 24 blanks to fill in for animal sounds.