Students interpret a graph of ocean depths and topographic features. This task assesses students' abilities to interpret figures, organize and represent data, apply knowledge of scale to a profile, and apply theoretical knowledge.

Students explore and examine the increases and/or decreases for water user groups: irrigation, municipal, manufacturing, steam electric power generation cooling, livestock, and mining. They utilize percentage changes during their...

Students explore architecture. In this science lesson, students build a structure from newspaper. Students place weight on the structure to measure how strong the structure is.

Young scholars study and analyze data collected on the relationship between the snowshoe hare and lynx in Canada over a 28 year period and create a graph. Students also write a response to a proposal to reduce the lynx population.

Young scholars think about what kinds of clothing they are currently wearing and then think about why they are wearing these particular articles of clothing. They write what they already know about seasons and generate questions about...

First graders explore physics by utilizing education software. In this sound properties instructional activity, 1st graders discuss the different sounds associated with different materials and perform an object dropping experiment...

Ninth graders explain differences between bitmapped images and vector images. They calculate pixels and transpose the raw file size to bits, bytes, and kilobytes. They compare formats for displaying images on a Web page.

Students complete a unit of lessons on ecosystems. They participate in online activities, create a diorama, write journal entries, and develop a Hyperstudio multimedia project on a selected ecosystem.

Students measure oxygen percentages in room air and air exhaled after they perform various activities. They explore various websites, and record and analyze the data from the experiments.

Seventh graders analyze and synthesize information about major historical developments by interpreting data, evaluation sources of information, identifying and comparing experiences and perspectives from multiple cultural perspectives.

Students examine the properties of a liquid that contains water and food coloring and a liquid that contains water, food coloring and a liquid detergent. They interpret their data, describe properties, and make reasonable explanations...

Students analyze different types of matter according to its general and specific properties. They design an experiment to classify matter. Students are shown cornflakes and raisins. They are asked what type of substance is each...

Students explore the behavior of crickets during courtship. They measure the number and types of interactions between household crickets. Students discriminate between quantitative and qualitative observations. They collect data to...

Students review Mexico's location and language and learn to pronouns 10 new Spanish food words. Students listen as the book, Corn is Maize is read, touching and passing around an ear of Indian corn. Students discuss the contribution of...

Students discuss HVAC to assess prior knowledge. Students create a rubric to assess their modals of HVAC units, and build the models according to instructions and discussion by the teacher.

Students identify the cause of indoor air pollution. In this indoor air pollution lesson, students list, group, and label sources of indoor pollution. They brainstorm a list of all of the indoor pollutants they can think of before...

Second graders watch a PowerPoint presentation, and distinguish between facts and myths about snakes.  In this snakes lesson, 2nd graders discuss and review facts about snakes and summarize what they have inferred from the...

In this food web instructional activity, students create a food web matrix and answer short answer questions about the food chain according to the matrix. Students complete 7 short answer questions.

Students create environments to demonstrate how earthworms interact with their surroundings.

Students compare projectile point attributes, identify and classify points, and match projectile points to a chronology.

First graders compare plant samples obtained from two different sites to explore how climate affects plants.

Students examine anatomy of flowers as depicted in watercolor drawings, and create their own artwork.

Students explore the integral role of the remote polar regions within the global system. They answer the question: How will change in the ice sheets impact global sea level and climate? Students comprehend that the poles offer unique...

Students study the structure and behavior of ice.