Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Relationship Between Science and Technology

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study the role that technology has played in designing spacecrafts.  In this science and technology lesson students view a video and complete a lab activity. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Technology and the Human Eye

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders compare technology and the human eye. In this science lesson, 5th graders label the parts of the human eye and trace the path of light as it travels through the eye.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Science of Hurricanes

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Students are introduced to the science of hurricanes in an effort to highlight how forces change the speed and direction of motion.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Technology that Makes Phonics Fun

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover the Internet by participating in on-line educational activities.  For this educational technology lesson, students utilize interactive story books, podcasts, and games to help expand an understanding of phonics....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Science of Hurricanes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore hurricanes. In this science lesson, students discuss the aspects of hurricanes and watch videos of hurricanes. Learners discuss the motion of the hurricanes.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Genetic Technology

For Students 9th - 12th
In this genetic technology worksheet, students will answer 6 true or false statements and 4 short answer questions based on the mapping and sequencing of the human genome and the applications of the Human Genome Project.
Worksheet
Curated OER

DNA Technology

For Students 7th - 12th
In this DNA technology worksheet, students look at genetic engineering and how it has helped humans. Then students will read about the human genome and how DNA fingerprinting is used in crime scenes. This worksheet has 4 short answer...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Science in the News

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore science in the news through articles, magazines, and internet news sites. They select articles, read them and summarize them to identify the audience that would care about their topics. As they present their articles...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Aerosol Lesson: Science - Graphing SAGE II Data

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine and plot atmospheric data on bar graphs.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The "Science" of Racism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How can we keep racism out of our society? Analyze the factors that lead to racism today and research previous scientific findings that impacted social policy. Your high school high schoolers identify ways to prevent past mistakes from...
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Using Technology in Science

For Teachers 4th - 6th
You can spice up your science content by incorporating technology into your lesson plans.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Technology and Inequality

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study briefly the history, evolution, and social benefits of the automobile. After using the automobile as a case study, students choose another technology, research, and analyze it in small groups and report.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Toxic Transmission

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students read article, "Toxic Transmission" and discuss technology pollution, specifically cell phone pollution and its ripple effects in other parts of the world.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Simple Machines Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine machinery in the modern world by completing a scavenger hunt.  In this technology lesson, 3rd graders utilize a computer to view photographs of simple machines they must locate.  Students take photographs...
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Seasonal Science: Spring Life Science Activities

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Spring into science with these great lesson ideas involving butterflies.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Physics: Motion and Disease

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read media and identify examples of science technology and society. In this physics lesson, students learn about acceleration and velocity. High schoolers estimate how many people would have come in contact with a...
Interactive
Curated OER

English Exercises: The Significance of Science in Society

For Students 8th
In this significance of science in society worksheet, 8th graders read 3 paragraphs, then interactively answer 9 comprehension and grammar questions, with immediate online feedback; video at the beginning is not longer available, but the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Is Technology?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are engaged in the general topic of technology. They discuss a short scenario so that students explore a sense of what technology is and to dispel the notion that technology relates mostly to computers. Students are introduced...
Worksheet
Curated OER

DNA Technology

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this DNA technology worksheet, students will review 12 vocabulary words relating to the uses and results of DNA technology in this crossword puzzle.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Science and Values: Using Science to Shape Our Future

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore and discuss the link between values and science. They read several articles on such topics as global warming, cloning, genetically modified crops and animal testing and then identify the subjective aspect of science in...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

QuickTime Science Project

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders divide into teams and select a simple science topic to explain and illustrate. They should pick a topic that they can illustrate with a very short (about 15-20 seconds) video clip, or QuickTime movie.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Inventors of New England

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine the ways that technology effects our daily lives. Students also identify the processes involved in designing new technology.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Make a Mission

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the terms exploration and technology. They read about the MESSENGER, Mission to Mercury, and answer questions. Next, they design and plan the technology for a space mission using an online interactive activity.
Lesson Plan
University of Colorado

Terra Bagga

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
One way to identify possible volcanic activity on other planets is by testing the planet for magnetism. A science lesson begins with pupils constructing their own planet from a dead battery, magnets, paper, and tape before labeling...

Other popular searches