A project where pupils research and learn about animals of the rainforest. Students then make mobiles displaying several different animal pictures and facts.

In this four-part lesson, young scholars will conduct a simulation of the coal formation process and will show the ability to do scientific inquiry. For the final project, they will use their findings they have recorded on their "Coal...

For this lesson, students develop their own scientific experiment to test Newton's hypothesis that the acceleration of an object depends on the net force acting upon it and its mass. After completing their designed experiment, students...

William Harvey, doctor during the Age of Enlightenment, challenged mainstream understanding of the heart and the circulation of blood. Read about his early education and his scientific inquiry.

Bucket Buddies is an opportunity for students to participate in a world-wide environmental study. By identifying organisms in pond water, participating classes can compare their findings, and look for relationships in data. In addition...

Use this activity to model how scientists use indirect observations to define problems that are not directly measurable.

Explore the communications system based upon a pattern of raised dots called Braille, and design a method of inquiry that uses the scientific method to compare the effectiveness of reading dot cells against reading raised alphabet...

A short biography about a scientist best known for his contributions to the research of extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by radiation.

Construct a device to measure the height of a bounced ball, then compare the bouncing heights of various types of balls. Record the results on a chart.