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Performance-based Assessments for Semiconductor Circuit Competencies
In this electronics worksheet, students predict the values of circuit components and compare this with the actual measured values. They solve 62 problems related to the circuits.
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Freddy the Fish
Students complete an experiment. For this water pollution lesson, students brainstorm information about river habitats and water pollution. Students then read the story Freddy the Fish and complete an experiment where they use a...
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What Do We Need In Our Environment To Survive?
Learners discuss and write about waste management to save the environment. In this environment instructional activity, students discuss what an alien coming to Earth would notice about the environmental needs of humans for survival. They...
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Earthquakes: Getting Ready For The Big One
Middle schoolers devise a plan to prepare a city for an earthquake. In this lesson on earthquakes, students differentiate between the different types of earthquakes, examine the impact they can have on a city, and write a proposal on how...
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Breaking News English: Medicine
In this medicine worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and more...
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Dibble Pond Ecosystem
Students collect specimen and analyze it. In this biology activity, students analyze and evaluate the diversity found in specific environment. They use the correct terminology as they do their write up for the experiment.
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America's Heartland
Fifth graders investigate imports and exports to discover its importance to America as a world power. In this Imports and exports lesson, 5th graders discuss how climate and natural resources aid a country in becoming a world...
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A Dog's Life
Students get a look into the life of dogs-from their origins and basic biology, through selective breeding, and into how dogs have become intricate parts of everyday life for many people worldwide.
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Exploring the Biomes of South America
Sixth graders complete a five-week unit investigating the eight major biomes of South America. They conduct Internet research, collect short-term and long-term climate data, and create a HyperStudio slideshow stack about a selected biome...
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Weathering Agent 007
Students are introduced to the concept of weathering. In groups, they use the internet to research the various types of weathering agents and their effect on different materials. Using photographs, they discuss the role humans play in...
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What are the Ethical Considerations of Radon?
In this radon contamination worksheet, students explore the legal and ethical issues associated with radon found in indoor air of homes. Students construct a set of laws that promote fairness to all sellers, buyers and real estate agents...
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Blood Typing Subunit
Students play the role of science detectives in an activity used to introduce the scientific method and the concept that blood is not identical and is identified by surface markers. Students must identify an unknown sample of "blood" by...
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Periodic Table of Elements
Beginning chemists examine a collection of elements and compounds as they are introduced to the periodic table. The lesson plan is not cohesive and does not provide detailed instructions on how to teach it. However, it does includes a...
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Lesson 1: History of Endangered Species
Students explain why some species are considered endangered. In this biology instructional activity, students read several articles and explain how the history of endangered species are presented today. They discuss the consequences of...
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Modeling Changes to Ecosystems Pt. 2
Young scholars explore the environment by creating a poster. In this ecosystem protection lesson, students analyze a list of vocabulary terms associated with the scientific method. Young scholars create a poster which answers a specific...
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Teen and Decision Making
Students examine how the brain develops. In this neurology lesson plan students read an article citing evidence that the different areas of the brain mature at different rates. They discuss emotional versus logical aspects of...
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What's Gotten Into You?
Students use models to investigate the process and consequences of water contamination on the land, groundwater, and plants.
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The Effects of Global Warming in Alaska
Learners view video clips and create presentations to illustrate the problems in Alaska related to global warming. In this climate change lesson, students view a Quick-Time video about the consequences of global warming in Alaska. They...
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AIDS TODAY
Learners study the AIDS epidemic. In this health policy lesson plan students divide into groups and research the Internet to obtain information on AIDS.
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Populations- The Survival of the Fittest
Students examine the ways that populations become diverse and how mutation changes the diversity of a population. In this exploratory instructional activity students study natural selection by completing a lab activity and...
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Petro Products
In this petroleum products instructional activity, students are given the components of crude oil and they graph the various products found in a 50 gallon barrel. Students complete an activity to determine if they have collected cards...
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Developing a Public Health Service Message
Students communicate the biological basis for an aspect of a public health issue in a visual manner. They use the basics of a variety of diseases and epidemics to create their Public Health poster and service message.
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How Things Go Wrong
High schoolers identify where mutations might occur and examine what effect those mutations will have through class discussion of DNA replication and cell division. Students then differentiate between mutations that affect individuals...
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Human Genetics
For this biology worksheet, 9th graders create a Punnett square to show the possible offspring of a carrier female and a normal male for color blindness. Then they draw a pedigree for the family and indicate whether the daughter is...