The class must determine the magnetic properties of different materials, including aluminum and steel by sorting through materials using a magnet. Groups make a prediction on whether a material is magnetic and then perform...

Third graders solve a cryptogram by decoding a message written with wingdings.  In this decoding instructional activity, 3rd graders solve a message related to magnetism.  Students have notes about magnets once they've finished.

Students integrate physical fitness with spelling of core vocabulary words used in science and social studies. They walk, skip, gallop or jog around a track and for each lap they perform, they are given a letter by the teacher. The...

Students practice analyzing skeletal remains for clues by using the Internet.  In this scientific investigation lesson plan, students research the La Belle shipwreck using the Internet and written materials, later completing a...

Students access that the purpose of this activity is to integrate physical fitness with spelling of core vocabulary words used in science and social studies. Students play the Scrabble Lap Game.

Students investigate the human circulatory system by experimenting with hoses.  In this human body instructional activity, students create a system of hoses simulating the circulatory system which they utilize to pass objects...

Students search for different rhyming words.

Learn about the exciting discovery scientists in South Korea have made about treating cancer cells with magnets.

This site explores the history of power lines and cancer associations, as well as dispelling the myth. The science is explored by citing known facts, studies and experts in the field.