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Kids Learning Exercise -Match Word & Picture: P
In this word recognition worksheet, students examine 6 pictures and match them to the appropriate words that begin with the letter P. Students may submit their answers to be scored in this online interactive format.
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Destination Outer Space
Students investigate space travel. In this space travel lesson students examine space exploration history, engineers and scientists involved in space exploration, and Newton's third law of motion. Students make rockets.
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How Do Things Fall?
Students observe falling objects. They discover the rate of falling is based on air resistance and not the weight of the objects. They discuss how engineers use this type of information to design aerodynamic shapes.
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Bottle Rocket Lesson
Students design a rocket that stays on air for the longest period of time. For this physics lesson, students research the function of different rocket components. They test their design and make necessary modifications.
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Learning About Our World
Pupils explore their world using the book "This is the Way We Go to School." They predict information about the story based on the title and pictures. Students label a world map with the names of continents and oceans. They write a set...
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Seed Dispersion of Strawberries and Dandelions
Students investigate how seeds are dispersed on land. In this plant biology lesson, students use a dissecting microscope to study strawberry seeds and dandelion seeds, they draw what they see, then create a hypothesis on the seeds by...
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Flight
Students are introduced to the four forces of flight--drag, lift, thrust, and weight--through a variety of fun-filled flight experiments. They "fly" for short periods and evaluate factors that might either increase or decrease their...
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Move It!
Students observe a demonstration presented by the teacher covering different types of energy. They participate in an experiment where they study numerous physics vocabulary words and visit websites that demonstrate examples of these...
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"Eggsploring" Engineering!
Put a new twist on the egg drop by turning your students into aerospace engineers!
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Forces in Action
Second graders experiment to understand how force is effected by friction. In this forces in action instructional activity, 2nd graders view a website to simulate what happens when the height of a ramp is changed. Students participate...
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Survivor Island Field Day
Students are given the opportunity to use the teamwork and leadership skills they learned in our cooperative learning unit in a real situation. They participate in relays, races, and rope challenges to showcase their ability to work with...
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Milestones of Flight
Students identify significant milestones in the history of flight. In this aviation history instructional activity, students study various resource materials and construct timelines of significant achievements.
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Spicy, Hot Colors
Students demonstrate an understanding of colors. In this visual arts lesson, students read the text Hot, Spicy Colors and name their favorite colors. Students complete a bar graph to show the data. Students discuss how each color can...
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Saving Sponge Bob Square Pants
Students apply the use of technology to real life scenarios. In this technology lesson, students discuss and identify a method to move sponge bob from one location to the next, without touching the floor. They share the same landmark and...
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Tree Identification
For this tree identification worksheet, students collect samples from different trees and identify them using the deciduous tree guide or the conifer key.
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Ghostbusters
Students pretend that they are all ghosts. They must ride on their gluts on their scooter. They then pick 2-4 taggers, also known as ghostbusters. They also ride on their gluts but hold a "tagging wand". When students get tagged they...
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Airborne & Special Operations Museum- Grade 8
In this gallery scavenger hunt worksheet students answer 18 questions about the displays in the Airborne & Special Operations Museum.
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The Ghost In The Graveyard
Students practice chasing and fleeing skills by playing the game Ghost in the Graveyard.
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Oh That Gross Digestive System!
Students get an understanding of the main components of the digestive system and how the system takes the food we eat and converts it into energy.
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Measurement
Students experience a positive science experiment and study fundamental concepts of measurement.
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Seed Detectives
Students examine seed coats. In this biology lesson plan, students look at pictures of magnified seed coats, then use hand-help magnifiers or microscopes to look at seed coats on their own.
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GAME CREATOR EXTAORDINAIRE
Students work together in groups to invent new and creative games. They also get the opportunity to teach others the games they created.
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Space Capsules:The Egg-stronaut Egg Drop
Students brainstorm the factors affecting the speed at which a space capsule reaches the surface of a planet or moon and suggest how engineers might deal with each factor. They then create a model which is dropped from a high point...
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Forming Groups
Students create groups (teams) the way a teacher hopes they -- various different ideas are presented.