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Superbugs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research deep sea communities and discover strategies for combating antimicrobial resistance and write reports on it. They consider overprescription and prophylactic uses of antibiotics as causes for their ineffectiveness.
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Types of Reactions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this reactions worksheet, students describe combustion as either exothermal or endothermal. Students balance reactions and label the types of reactions. This worksheet has 1 multiple choice, 2 short answer, and 10 problem solving...
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Check Out Lights and Shields with Beads

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore Ultraviolet detecting beads and conduct several investigations with them.  In this investigative instructional activity students participate in an experiment to see the harmful effects of UV light and discuss their...
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Chromosomes

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students study chromosomes and how molecular half life affects them.  In this chromosome lesson students complete several lab activities on calculating half life, and cracking alkanes. 
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Pitch

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students experience sounds with different pitches. In this pitch lesson, students use open pipes as they are introduced to pitch, then make Straw Pan Pipes.
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Your Own Fresh Water Aquarium in the Classroom

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners explore aquariums. In this fish and ecosystems lessons, students establish a freshwater aquarium environment using materials provided. Learners read about and care for the classroom fish.
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AP Biology Lesson Outline

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders research the different field of bioengineering. In this biology lesson, 9th graders differentiate meiosis and mitosis. They discuss the pros and cons of using radiation in medical diagnostics.
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Geometry: Practical Applications of the Distance Formula

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students, working independently and in groups, apply the distance formula to practical situations. After solving various problems, students in pairs design coordinate planes from the school blue print to measure the distance from the...
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Geodesic Dome

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars build geodesic domes using newspaper after watching a video about the architectural concepts used in building domes. They decide which geometric shapes can be used to build the strongest building.
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Arithmetic: Revision

For Students 7th
In this mental math worksheet, 7th graders find the products in a variety of multiplication problems. They complete 22 problems that include multiplication of basic factors, money, decimals and word problems.
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Strawberry DNA extraction

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students study the basic function of DNA and then extract it from strawberries. In this DNA extraction instructional activity students examine DNA and see why the extraction of it is so important to scientists. 
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Zoology Word Search

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this word search worksheet, students locate words related to the zoology. The word list includes class echinoidea, pedicellaria, and paleozoic.
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Making Objects Move

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students will make many discoveries about how and why objects move. They will explore and manipulate the motion of objects and the forces required to control that motion (pushing, pulling, throwing, dropping, rolling, and so on). This...
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Mystery Box

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore why scientists use models to help them explain things that cannot be seen.  In this predictions lesson students make a prediction based on observations and collected evidence.
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Habits of Mind

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study tree leaves to complete the activity, For this tree leaf experiment lesson, students observe, measure, and sort tree leaves individually, in groups, and in relationship to the entire tree.
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Roller Coasters Lab

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students study kinetic energy and friction and how it pertains to a roller coaster.  In this roller coaster lesson students complete a lab activity.
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Kite Making

For Students 4th
In this kite worksheet, 4th graders follow the directions for constructing a kite, using bamboo skewers, plastic, and fishing line.
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Mixed Spelling Challenge 4

For Students 5th - 6th
In this spelling worksheet, students examine 3 large boxes which contain 30 commonly used words. Students identify the 5 misspelled words in each and correct them.
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What Is In The Water?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the biotic and abiotic factors that are found in an aquatic ecosystem. The emphasis is upon the investigation of present an projections of future water quality. Then students visit a local body of water to gather...
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Sand Dollars- Non-Fiction Comprehension Worksheet

For Students 5th
In this sand dollar non-fiction reading comprehension activity, 5th graders read a 2 page selection about the life cycle and habitat of sand dollars. They use a dictionary and the article to define 10 words, and write the answer to 7...
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Cells in the Making

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine and research the parts of a cell, their functions, and life processes. They simulate how cells receive nutrients using coffee filters, water, and coffee, and construct cells using pudding, cookie dough, and candy.
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The Nutrients Public Transportation System

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate the human circulatory system by experimenting with hoses.  In this human body lesson, students create a system of hoses simulating the circulatory system which they utilize to pass objects through....
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A Breath of Fresh Air

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore the primary function of the respiratory system in multiple activities. In this respiratory system activity, students build a model of the respiratory system to investigate how the lungs work.
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Human Development: The First Trimester & Developmental Malformations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, analyze and discuss cleft lip, cleft palate, anencephaly, spina bifida and septal defects in the heart--well-known malformations that can occur in the first trimester of prenatal devalopment. They play the review game, Fetal...

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