For this dinosaur worksheet, students read about the debate concerning the evidence for dinosaurs with poisonous saliva. Then students complete 4 short answer questions.

Students explore the characteristics of water. In this water exploration lesson, students participate in various learning centers to inquire how water drains and how to increase the flow of water. Students use estimation and measurement...

Students investigate the various uses of a paper cup. In this scientific inquiry lesson, students investigate various ways to use a paper cup by identifying its characteristics. Students sketch their discovery.

Students research the human body. In this human body lesson, students brainstorm the connections between the parts of a bike and a human digestive system. Students work in small groups and research a specific body system. Students then...

Students use primary sources to examine whaling voyages, biology, and geography. In this geography lesson, students analyze ship logs and plot locations of animals and determine routes using latitude and longitude.

Students examine environmental and social impacts of products that consumers buy. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students play a game that requires them to consider real costs of products. Students consider the environmental...

Students explore the concept of renewable energy. In this green design lesson, students research local energy issues facing their community and create policies to address the issues.

Students explore the concept of biomimicry. In this cooperative design lesson, students consider how cooperation is connected to nature and then collaborate to create their own cooperative designs for the future.

Young scholars explore natural animal habitats. In this lesson plan on biomimicry and habitation design, students will use classroom and field examples to examine animal habitats. Young scholars will construct a model of a natural animal...

Students use mushrooms to solve problems. In this environmental lesson, students study how fungi have been used to combat environmental problems. Students design strategies that employ mushrooms to combat other environmental challenges.

Students investigate scale models while attending a field trip within the San Francisco Bay Area.  In this oceanography instructional activity, students identify the currents of the Bay Area and discuss how they are created by...

Students analyze the role of masks in African culture. In this African masks instructional activity, students read about the importance and meaning of imagery of African masks. Students observe animals in local ecosystems and create a...

In this archaeology for kids quiz 56 worksheet, students interactively answer 4 multiple choice questions about fashion history as part of an online magazine.

In this cicadas worksheet, students click on the links to find out information on cicadas and answer short answer questions about them. Students complete 9 short answer questions.

Students explore human health by participating in a medicine class activity. In this herbs lesson, students identify plants which Native Americans used throughout history to cure illnesses. Students research specific herbs in groups and...

Young scholars discover and articulate reasons for cultural change and public policy through study of historic artifacts and testimony using the waterfowl decoys collections in Harvesting the River Online exhibit.

Students investigate a fossil site and diagram a site map. They role play as paleontologists.

Students use the Museumlink Forest Module to view landscape paintings and discuss the names and functions of the forest layers. They paint or draw a landscape of a forest with the layers and explain them.

Students research and compare and contrast the political leadership of three cultures.

Students gather and identify leaves for a collection. They discuss how a leaf's form reflects its adaptation to its environment. They press the leaves in a book and glue them on construction paper.

Young scholars examine the rock layers in Illinois. They draw the many rock layers using the Geology website. They discover the arrangement of strata of rocks.

Students learn how to identify which species of dragonflies or butterflies are found in their County by learning to read the Odonata or Lepidoptera checklist to find the scientific names; they also search field guides and the Internet...

Students discover how to identify the butterflies or moths found in their Illinois County. They use the Lepidoptera database list to find the scientific names, searching field guides and the Internet for the common name.

High schoolers research forest growth online. They analyze the parts and contents of a graph, then summarize in narrative form the changes in the forest over time.