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Greenhouse Effect
Students identify greenhouse gases. They explain why perfluorocarbons are a bad alternative to chlorofluorcarbons. They determine both the least and most influential greenhouse gases.
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Key Scientists in Photosynthesis Research
In this photosynthesis worksheet, students use a textbook to research the different scientists involved in the discovery of the process of photosynthesis. This worksheet has 31 fill in the blank questions.
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Alka Rockets! An Introduction to Kinetics
Students identify the factors that influence reaction rates. For this chemistry lesson, students design an experiment to test one factor they identified. They perform the experiment and share the results to the entire class.
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Ads Are Everywhere
For this advertisements worksheet, students read a list of 25 specific forms of advertising. Students then answer 2 essay questions. This worksheet directs students to read an article not provided here.
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Sustaining Life Under the Ice
Students design and conduct experiments in order to identify the components of lake water environments that are affected by winter ice cover. They use the experiment results to propose effective human management of these ecosystems.
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The Environment: Vocabulary
In this environment vocabulary worksheet, students complete 12 multiple choice questions, then translate a set of "environment words."
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Effects of Ozone in the Air
Fifth graders learn how ground-level ozone is an air pollution problem. Students measure ozone levels and graph the results.
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The Future of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Students research the governments role is preserving the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. They discuss the proponents and the opponents side of the issue.
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Don't Cry Over Spilled Oil
Students study the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill while evaluating oil spill clean up activities. They discover the long term impact can have on an ecosystem by completing this experiment.
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Agriculture Counts
Young scholars focus upon the agricultural economy found in Oklahoma. Upon the completion of research they write an essay with the topic of "Agriculture Counts". The instructional activity includes an extensive introduction for teachers...
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Powered Up About Electricity!
Students study the process of turning coal into electricity. In this electricity instructional activity, students are guided by their teacher through the steps required to turn coal into electricity. Students complete a worksheet...
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What Would You Fly?
Students, after reading an explanation from a NASA Web site, demonstrate an understanding of the text by writing an essay that applies the information found in the slides to a real-life question.
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What is a Pico?
Learners label objects in their classroom based on mass and volume using the metric system. They examine the relationship between the numerical value and the corresponding metric unit.
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Groundwater Pollution Site Assessment
Students study how a geologist examines a hazardous waste spill using an actual site. They use site data to map the spill, find its source and determine how fast the spill is spreading.
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Acid Rain
High schoolers investigate the quality of water using a variety of methods. They use a pH probe to measure the pH and study the effect of dissolved CO2 in the water. Students also observe the effect of the pH upon the dissolving of H2SO4...
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Through the Roadcore Diagram
In this through the roadcore worksheet, students examine a colorful picture of the layers of roadcore. They see layers from the capping layer to the surface which are pictured and labeled.
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The American Home Front During WWII
Students analyze World War Two era government propaganda, biographies, and historical data in order to better understand the effects on Americans at home. In this American Home Front During World War Two lesson plan, students compare...
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Average Vehicle Occupancy In Your Community
Students determine the average vehicle occupancy in their community. In this transportation lesson plan students develop and analyze a survey to determine attitudes towards air pollution and transportation.
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Food: Text for Dictation
In this food text for dictation worksheet, students write a text concerning vocabulary that pertains to food.
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Radiation In Our World
Students identify the different sources of radiation around us. In this physics lesson plan, students calculate their estimated radiation exposure per year. They research a current issue about radiation.
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Powering a Green Earth
Pupils compare and contrast renewable and nonrenewable energy. In this environmental science lesson, students discuss the importance of going green. They identify the different components in a power grid system.