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Food Chains
In this chemistry learning exercise, students watch a movie about food chains and use it to respond to each of the questions stated. They use the list of works in the word banks to assist them in matching the correct term to its...
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Little House in the Big Woods Chapter 2 Vocabulary Test
In this reading worksheet, students match 7 vocabulary words from Chapter 2 of Little House in the Big Woods to their definitions.
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How Does a Thermometer Work?
Students explore how a thermometer works. In this temperature lesson, students use a glass bottle, a straw, and food coloring to construct a homemade thermometer. Students record observations.
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They Put on Masks
Students discover Native American culture by creating masks. In this customs activity, students create their own masks in class from plaster and paint. Students perform a skit in front of their school showcasing their mask making efforts.
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Examining a Microchip
In this computer technology lesson students investigate silicon microchips. Students explore microchip technology using a microscope. Lesson contains hands on investigations.
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Ceramics Pottery and 3D AP
Students explore how to form clay by pinching to create a bottle with an elongated neck
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Venetian Carnival Masks
Students investigate the history of the Venetian Carnival and the use of the carnival masks in French and Italian traditions. Masks are then created noting the emphasis non fantasy, stylization, and abstraction features.
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The Art of Marie Goth
Fifth graders examine the history and art of the Indiana artist Marie Goth. They create a timeline of events in Marie Goth's life and discuss historical events that happened during her lifetime. Students then view portraits and...
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Quartz
In this quartz worksheet, students read about the chemical structure and properties of quartz and its commercial applications. Then, students complete 7 short answer questions.
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Everything's Connected
Students explore how trash decomposes. In this ecosystem lesson, students discuss new vocabulary words, such as producers and consumers, and think critically to answer how landfills work.
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Our Natural Resources
Young scholars investigate natural resources and man-made items. In this earth science lesson plan, students classify items from trash into man-made items or natural resources. Young scholars construct a flow chart to investigate the...
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Hand Washing: I can handle it!
Students wash cinnamon off of their hands in a variety of ways to learn proper ways to disinfect. In this washing hands lesson plan, students use water, soap, cooking spray, and other ingredients to wash hands and talk about the results.
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Ball Bearing
In this ball bearing worksheet, students read the text on ball bearing, answer vocabulary questions, find the synonyms, answer short answer questions, and more. Students complete 7 activities.
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Human or Natural?
Young scholars explore nature by participating in a class lab activity. For this human vs. nature lesson, students examine a group of items in their classroom and discuss whether they were created naturally or have been altered or...
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Mushroom Prints
Students create a mushroom spore design on paper while studying the facts on fungi.
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Household Pests
Students participate in an experiment to show how germs are spread, by food, fingers and feces. They conduct a bacteria count using a colony counter.
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Honeybee
Students investigate honeybees and the importance of honeybees to humans. They identify the various parts of a bee's body using velcro parts, role-play a hive, and answer review questions.
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Building With Bricks
Middle schoolers examine the reasons why people built homes and businesses with brick. They discover how brick technology has improved buildings over the years. They participate in an activity to complete the lesson.
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Common and Science Names
First graders investigate how dinosaurs are named. They listen to the book "The Littlest Dinosaurs," discuss Greek and Latin words and word parts, identify the word parts and meanings of Triceratops, and create a drawing of a dinosaur...
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Fields of Candy Bars
Students research and write about the origins of the ingredients in candy bars. They taste them and describe what they are tasting. They use descriptive words to write a paragraph describing the candy bar. They research ingredients in...
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Diseases
Sixth graders create a type of notebook or journal using colored copy paper on which to take notes. They complete research on a certain disease and report on it and then design their own disease causing bacteria or virus. Finally, 6th...
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Noncommunicable Diseases
In this chronic diseases worksheet, students read and identify with a chronic disease called asthma. They discover how a person deals with a chronic disease and explain if they can still participate in most activities. Students also...
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Charles Darwin
For this Charles Darwin worksheet, students fill in the blank with the correct answer. Students use the suggested text to complete statements about Charles Darwin, his expedition, and his development of his theory of evolution.
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"The Leader"-- Reading Comprehension
In this poetry comprehension worksheet, learners read a poem about leadership qualities called "The Leader". Students answer 4 essay questions about the poem.