7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Now Stop and Turn It Around! That is the idea today as the students are introduced to the idea of counting back to 1.

We can apply math to almost every part of the day and make math have a purpose for students.

The connection between subjects is an important one to establish for students. Communicating across subjects is part of the Common Core expectations.

Lesson plan that explains why bees sting, how bee societies are organized and an activity for students to learn how bees communicate using pheromones.

Research the taxonomy, physiology and relatives of scorpions and create a mobile. Explore the stereoscopic senses of pit vipers, and experience how perception can be augmented by causing fluorescent paint to glow with UV light.

Do you know what the largest sensory organ of the body is? Use this site on skin and its sense of touch to learn more.

Do you know what the largest sensory organ of the body is? Use this site on skin and its sense of touch to learn more.

Do you know what the largest sensory organ of the body is? Use this site on skin and its sense of touch to learn more.

Do you know what the largest sensory organ of the body is? Use this site on skin and its sense of touch to learn more.

Do you know what the largest sensory organ of the body is? Use this site on skin and its sense of touch to learn more.

What do you know about the brain? In this early learners lesson, students will explore the basic functions and characteristics of the brain and skull, and also learn about three major structures in the brain: the cerebrum, cerebellum and...

Explains how cells send and receive signals. Includes a quiz that can be completed after free registration.

This page offers a variety of math center ideas for general math and geometry. Instructions on setting up the center are not provided for most ideas, however, those lacking instructions are pretty self-evident.

Learn how our body works at this personal site from a fourth grade teacher. Colorful graphics and lots of fun facts.

In the 1930s, the Communist Party and associated organizations attracted the support of a glittering array of novelists, screenwriters, critics, and artists. Within the Communist Party, these individuals had found comradeship,...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this module students will study competition in the sense of organisms competing for the same space, food, or water for survival. Understand how interspecific...

Echolocation is the ability to orient by transmitting sound and receiving echoes from objects in the environment. As a result of a Marco-Polo type activity and subsequent instructional activity, students learn basic concepts of...

Learn the basics of the Periodic Table including how the Periodic Table is organized and how to make sense of the information included in the table. Test your understanding with an interactive quiz at the end of the activity.

Research-based programs for beginning reading instruction provide comprehensive, well-organized instructional plans and practice opportunities that allow all students to make sense of reading. It offers two free downloads: Beginning...

This video segment from Outdoor Nevada looks at the Gila monster's behavior, habitat, and unique adaptive characteristics. [3:55]

This resource provides statistical evidence, backgrounders, FAQs, climate impact reports, and suggested solutions to the global problem.

Authored by the Tsehai Russell and Della Wright, CLR fellows, this resource provides a 5-day unit of informative writing lessons. Focus lessons related to facts and opinions and paragraph writing. This series is supported by the Academic...

Have you ever seen something and associated it with a taste? If so, you many have Synesthesia. This condition is not widely publicized but may be present in as many as 1 out of every 200 individuals. Learn more about "joined perception"...

This article in the Journal of Geoscience Education describes a classroom exercise based on four world maps containing earthquake, volcano, topographical and seafloor age data. Students participate in this exercise by using a "jigsaw"...