Learners investigate the life cycle of ants, ladybugs, and butterflies. They list the four stages of the butterfly life cycle, define symmetry and observe how ants make homes in dirt.

Students become aware of the differences between ocean water and lake water by smelling, tasting and seeing. They distinguish between land and bodies of water on a globe and gain increased awareness of oceans and life.

Sudents examine the types of instruments that can be used for marine navigation and position-finding. They practice using an astrolabe to solve trigonometric problems.

Third graders keep and report records of investigations and observations of ladybugs utilizing tools like journals, charts, graphs and computers. They discover and study the life cycle of ladybugs and complete a KWL chart about ladybugs.

Students identify the stages of the salmon life cycle. In this fish lesson plan, students experience first hand what it would be like to be a returning salmon attempting to identify a home stream by smell.

Students test tap water for hardness and mineral content. In this environmental science lesson, students identify the different stages of the water cycle. They classify plant and animals according to the rules of taxonomy.

Students defend contrasting perspectives concerning the purpose of medicine and the issues surrounding euthanasia.

Students discuss inherited traits and relate to the inherited traits in a cicada.  In this cicada instructional activity, students follow the life cycle of the cicada and observe the changes as it grows. Students discuss the...

Students study the different types of coastlines and their territories. In this marine coasts lesson students identify life forms that are in the coastal regions. 

Students cllassify sea animals into groups based on certain attributes. They create a picture on ClarisWorks for Kids. They write/wordprocess their own name and copy words from immediate environment to label sea animals.

Learners construct and maintain a school garden. In this gardening lesson, students plan the construction of the garden by writing letters to local businesses asking for supplies and materials; learners build the garden using their math...

Young scholars observe and care for eggs and chickens. In this life cycles lesson, students recall facts about chickens and how they hatch. Young scholars read the article Hatching Eggs in the Classroom and observe the life cycle of the...

Students examine the life cycle of the butterfly through literature. In this butterfly life cycle lesson, students listen to a read aloud of Eric Carle's, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and discuss the life cycle shown in the story. They...

Students observe and write about butterflies. In this life cycle lesson, students listen to the story The Life of a Butterfly by Robin Bernard and watch a YouTube video of a butterfly coming out of his chrysalis. They complete a...

Learners create a timeline of a tree in a given time span.  In this life cycle instructional activity, students observe one particular tree at the beginning of the year, and continue their observations for several weeks to create a...

Third graders create a KWL chart about water. In this environmental science lesson, 3rd graders demonstrate how much water on Earth is usable. They act out the different stages of the water cycle.

Third graders investigate the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly. They experiment with various tools to simulate the mouth parts of insects, conduct research, record their observations of butterflies hatching, write a play, complete...

Students view butterflies and participate in a butterfly activity to learn needed vocabulary. In this butterfly life cycle lesson, students access prior knowledge of butterflies.  Students listen to a butterfly life cycle book....

Students analyze water quality data from real data. In this environmental science lesson, students examine how salinity and dissolved oxygen affect the living organisms in the estuary. They interpret graphs to support or disprove a...

Students delve into a study of sharks. In this science lesson plan, students examine the many different scientific occupations, as well as some possible specializations therein, and perhaps a little bit of other life considerations,...

Students calculate how much coal they use based on their electric power usage. In this environmental science lesson, students trace the history of coal mining in US. They write a letter to USPS to encourage them to create coal mining...

Learners collect and examine the life cycle of monarch butterflies. They also tag butterflies and release them as part of a nation-wide project to study monarch butterfly migration.

Students create flip books that illustrate the growth and change of a plant or an animal as it goes through its life cycle.

Students examine the types of organisms found in oceans. In groups, they read articles about the research done at certain sites. They work together to research their own water ecosystems and report the findings to the class. To end...