Climate changes are cyclic so how do these  changes impact species that live in different habitats? Learners examine the rainfall levels in a specific swamp habitat. They also review graphical data and tell a story about how the...

In this endangered species worksheet, students will read 10 statements about alligators and determine if the statement is a fact or an opinion. Then students answer 1 short answer question.

Amazing! Any 5th grader would be more than willing to participate in this project. Students are broken into groups, each group reads one book from a list of five. They use their book as the basis for choosing an animal and environment to...

In this alligators and crocodiles worksheet, 3rd graders locate 17 words associated with alligators and crocodiles in a word search puzzle. They find the words that are listed under the puzzle on a page that has a photograph of an...

Students investigate the characteristics of alligators. In this animal science lesson, students sing a song to identify the parts of an alligator. Students draw a picture of their own alligator.

Students explore circuits.  For this electricity science lesson, students build a circuit board after viewing a related PowerPoint presentation. Detailed instructions are included.

Learners explore electricity.  In this interactive electricity lesson, students create static electricity with balloons, observe the rate at which ice melts to identify conductors and insulators, and create a static charge. ...

Third graders discover the properties of electromagnets through experiments. In this electromagnet properties lesson, 3rd graders complete six tasks with an elctromagnet.  Students recognize that the wires will heat up when...

In the lesson, Alligators, students sing a song about alligators. Students explore characteristics about alligators through learning a song. Students follow the teacher's lead by repeating the teacher and then singing as a group. The...

Students explain the principles of experimental design and reinforce the steps of the scientific method. Each group of students create a "slush" type mixture to store a chicken liver.

This journal is written for upper elementary students. This issue offers four articles, written by scientists, about climate change issues that affect the Pacific Northwest. In addition, students get to meet the scientists who did the...

For this activity the students use critical thinking skills to see how liquids will change the color of an indicator.

This resource provides detailed facts about alligators and crocodils, including how to distinguish between a crocodile and an alligator, information on their eating habits, how a mama crocodile protects her young, and more. There are...

The University of Florida offers a wonderful, fact filled webpage on the American Alligator.