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Maps with a "Spin"
Students, in groups, research and map the effects of a proposed airport three miles outside of town. They prepare a presentation based on a set of maps they make and explains its different points of view from the viewpoints of the town...
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Outdoor Survival
Students are introduced to basic outdoor survival concepts. They identify the seven basic needs for survival. Students describe the symptoms and treatment for frostbite and hypothermia. They compare and contrast the value of different...
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Oil Slick Emergency
Students examine how to recover and remove oil from an oil spill. For this oil spill clean-up lesson students use role play and act like a committee to determine how to clean up an oil spill.
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ESOL Safety and Security
Students review a list of vocabulary words needed in emergency procedures at home and work. They discuss safety procedures for each work emergency; choking, Heart Attack, and Chemical burn.
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Can You Control Floods
Students assume the role of an engineer or planner. As an engineer or planner they must come up with ideas that can be put into place to control floods. They produce a working model of flood control.
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Level 3--Maintaining Employment
Students analyze and practice with safety scenarios how to follow simple generic work rules with safety procedures in the United States to insure a safe workplace. In addition, they practice certain commands experienced at the workplace...
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On The Job Safety
Pupils discuss the importance of job safety and identify ways to remain safe on the job. Working in small groups, students explore the laws that ensure on the job safety. They role play several safety situations. This lesson plan is...
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Toxicology and Living Systems
Students investigate how toxic chemicals affect biological systems. They determine the toxic dose of a chemical that inhibits seed germination in a Brassica rapa. They investigate the effect of environmental tobacco smoke on human lung...
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Avoiding Sports Injuries
Students research sports injuries and how to deal with the injury. In this injury prevention lesson, the teacher introduces several exercise risk factors and prevention techniques, then students work in small groups to conduct research...
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Natural Gardening
Students study the effect of pesticides on plants and insects. In this gardening instructional activity, students discuss the importance of insects. They define pesticides, evaluate their effectiveness and the problems they might...
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Mud Splat Craters
Students simulate crater formation using mud. In this earth science instructional activity, students identify the features of a crater. They explain how the force of impact affect the crater's appearance.
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Volcanoes and Urban Planning
High schoolers analyze satellite image data of Volcan Villarica. In this earth science lesson, students identify dangerous areas surrounding the volcano. They propose a new safe location for the town.
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Dynamic River Model
Students develop the concepts of flood stage, levees, floodplain, and the dynamics of river flooding. They construct river models and test various flow rates and volumes. This lesson has an excellent experiment for students to do.
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5 More Ways to Have a Safe, Fun-Filled Summer!
Students review and discuss five important summer safety tips.
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Cytoplasmic Streaming
Students prepare successful wet mount slide of Elodea. They determine and identify environmental conditions that induce cytoplasmic streaming. They determine the positive aspects of cytoplasmic streaming. They illustrate knowledge and...
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Fire Extinguishers-Word Search
In this fire extinguisher word search worksheet, students find a total of 14 related words after reading a short passage about fire extinguishers. Students then color a picture the correct colors, based on a picture they find of an...
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Chapter 16 Review- General Science
In this review of general science learning exercise, students classify examples of matter as mixtures or substances, homogeneous or heterogeneous mixtures, or elements or compounds. Students also convert several examples using the...
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Worksheet #79 - American Pioneer
In this American pioneer quiz worksheet, students advance their understanding of the early American pioneer days by answering ten fill in the blank questions.
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Pollution Solution!
Students listen to the story "Clean Air, Dirty Air" by Lynne Patchett and discover the main types of pollution and how these affect their bodies. In this pollution lesson, students work in small groups to create a machine to prevent...
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The Trouble with Crayfish
Fourth graders compare an ecosystem before and after they introduce crayfish to that ecosystem. In this ecosystem lesson plan, 4th graders see what happens when you introduce a non native animal to a habitat. Students then make...
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What's the Big Deal?
Young scholars define terms and describe where they are found and formed. In this methane lesson students complete an activity and describe ways in which methane hydrates impact our lives.
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Waves Lesson Plan
Students demonstrate an understanding of tsunamis and possible causes. In this investigative lesson plan students view a video and explore earthquakes and movement of tectonic plates.
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Volcano Under the City
Learners examine the different flow rates of liquids and how lava's viscosity influences flow. For this liquids lesson students complete several handouts and a lab activity.
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Making Rose Petal Beads
Students make homemade beads from flower petals while exploring Native American history, culture, and art.