Learners explore the finite petroleum resources available and the surging demand for fossil fuels by developing nations. the need to reduce fossil fuel consumption and the development of alternative, sustainable fuels is examined in this...

Students participate in demonstrations of the problems of mining. They use blueberry muffins to represent their coal deposits.. They make predictions and record their observations. They discuss their results.

Students use rocks and fossils to interpret the geology of an area. They use prior knowledge and make recommendations about where to build a subdivision based on the rocks.

Students examine how to act as archaeologists by examining artifacts. The inquiry is meant to teach learners about analysis of ancient civilizations and scientific finds. Fossil evidence is also covered to make connection to the...

In this science learning exercise, students use the key code found on the right to locate the answers to each of the bad dinosaur jokes. Then they write out the answer to the joke.

In this evolution worksheet, learners review the geological time scale and how evolution has taken place over time. This worksheet has 13 fill in the blank questions.

Students compare and contrast renewable and nonrenewable energy. In this environmental science instructional activity, students discuss the importance of going green. They identify the different components in a power grid system.

Students identify differences in bird species and explain the concept of species specialization. They attain the knowledge that different birds occupy different habitats. Students identify characteristics and features of birds that make...

Students make and use observations of Laetoli footprints to provide clues to life in the past. They collect and analyze data to study the relationship between foot length and body height.

Students investigate climatological changes that are occurring to the Earth. In this climate change lesson plan, students access an assigned web site to view maps and lessons that show how climate change makes a difference to life on Earth.

Pupils set up an experiment and make observations of the effect of acid rain.

In this environment vocabulary worksheet, students complete 12 multiple choice questions, then translate a set of "environment words."

Middle schoolers discuss the causes of global warming. In this earth science instructional activity, students examine how global warming is connected to the arctic and world climate. They write a paragraph about their interconnection.

Students organize rock samples according to their properties. In this earth science activity, students predict whether they are igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary. They compare their prediction with the actual type.

Students study human evolution and the scientific process. They complete the Origins of Humankind Web activity to become familiar with the hominid species as well as the associated evidence found, in the form of fossils and artifacts.

In this resources worksheet, students review renewable and nonrenewable resources. Students also review how resources can be conserved. This worksheet has 7 terms in a crossword puzzle, 3 true or false, and 10 short answer questions.

Young scholars explore the concepts of energy resources and energy transfers. In this chemistry lesson, students examine renewable and non-renewable energy sources as they view classroom demonstrations and discuss the concepts as well as...

In this Mesozoic Era crossword puzzle worksheet, students examine the 12 clues in order to complete the puzzle with the words and names from this time period.

In this ages of rock activity, students review the processes involved with determining the ages of rocks which includes the radioactive decay of carbon-14. This activity has 5 matching and 5 short answer questions.

In this biology worksheet, students review the characteristics of life and the scientific method. This worksheet has 19 fill in the blank, 6 matching, and 2 short answer questions.

Students identify and describe rocks that contain records of the earth's history and explain how they were formed. They formulate questions about and identify needs and problems related to objects and events in the environment, and...

In these energy and environment worksheets, students learn about energy sources and the role they have with the environment. Students complete an 18 page packet for the activity.

Learners build a Colossal Classroom Cladogram of vertebrate evolution. After putting it together, they show the gradual, mosaic accumulation of the traits which we, as humans, possess.

Learners compare and contrast different energy sources and the trade-offs of using them.