Seventh graders use the Alice program and complete a world that is damaged after a tornado.  In this atmospheric conditions instructional activity students complete an activity using the Alice program. 

Students write a balanced chemical reaction. They articulate how burning fossil fuels increase the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Students incorporate all the environmental risks involved as well.

Pupils study how to plant a seedling, how to mulch the trees into the nursery bed, transplant seedlings to another site or school, and determine why we need to water and mulch trees.

Students demonstrate sound waves and make changes in the waves resulting in changes in pitch. Students associate changes in pitch in various "musical instruments"with size and shape and the sound waves they produce.

Students complete a quiz about homonyms. In this homonyms lesson, students read the sentences and select the correct homonym spelling to complete the online quiz.

Fourth graders relate myths to weather phenomenon. They write and illustrated a weather myth and present it to the class.

Students write newspaper articles using a "weather record" worksheet and information they find in newspapers.

Fourth graders explore meteorologists. They explore symbols on a weather map and make five day forecasts.

Students explore physics. In this science instructional activity, students discuss physics in their everyday lives. Students complete a physics worksheet.

Third graders, in groups, examine soil samples with magnifying glasses. They discuss the living and non-living things they find in their soild samples.

By watching and performing several simple experiments, students develop an understanding of the properties of air: it has mass, it takes up space, it can move, it exerts pressure, it can do work.

In this lesson students will use popcorn of different colors to model the composition of air. They learn that gases occupy space, air is a mixture of different gases, and the oxygen needed by the human body is not the principal component...

An experiment to explore the properties of air, using a cup placed upsidedown in water.

Lesson plan to teach properties of air. Students use balloons, plastic bottles, plastic bags and a meter stick to conclude that air is a gas that has weight, exerts pressure, and moves.

Use this site to learn about basic gas properties including motion, viscosity, and compressibility. Includes links to activities for all ages.

Steve Spangler shows how you can blow a cup off of your friends head and his or her papers off the desk with this "air blaster" or "AirZooka." Demonstrate that air does take up space and how air moves. What fun!

Through this experiment, students are challenged to lift a book (and other items) with just air. Requires simple household items, gallon-size, zipper-lock plastic bag, book, pencil, drinking straw, and tape.

See how air takes up space by conducting this classroom experiment. With the aid of several common objects, observe the effects of air pressure.

Explore the properties of air with this virtual experiment. Add air to a balloon to discover the property of weight.

Explore the particle model of matter. Run the simulations and see if you can predict the results.

Often we find that different phases of pure substances can exist in equilibrium with one another. Let us consider an important gedankenexperiment (Latin-German for "thought experiment") in which we boil water. Ordinary water boiling is...

A guided demonstration where students investigate the properties of carbon dioxide gas and air based on density. Students learn about properties of air through observation and inquiry.

Explains what gasoline is and the different terms used for it, describes how it is produced, and what effects different properties of a gasoline can have on its performance. Also discusses how the composition of gasoline varies depending...

Students are introduced to the concept of air quality by investigating the composition, properties, atmospheric layers and everyday importance of air. They explore the sources and effects of visible and invisible air pollution. By...