Artifacts 1: What Can We Learn From Artifacts?

Have you ever tried to find hidden items in a picture when you don't know what you are looking for or how many things are hidden? A instructional activity applies that same concept to sampling the deep sea habitats. Participants...

In this history of garbage worksheet, students read about the history of garbage from prehistoric times through the 1900s. Students learn about the how waste is managed in Palm Beach County.

Students investigate air by participating in a class experiment. For this matter measurement lesson, students identify air as a gas which consists of mass. Students utilize a windsock or balloon to measure oxygen and explore it's true...

Students examine how artifacts are discovered and explore their significance as it pertains to gathering important information. In this artifacts instructional activity, students obtain knowledge about the way artifacts are excavated and...

Learners explore world history by completing artifact worksheets. In this archaeology lesson, students identify the importance of finding clues when researching historical information by utilizing artifacts. Learners research the...

Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson plan, students plan a garden. Students write a paragraph in their journals giving their recommendation on how their garden should be laid out.

Students investigate data about America's trash production. In this environmental lesson, students use statistics about what we throw away to create an art pie chart project called a "trash pizza."

Students investigate what types of materials biodegrade in the soil, and learn what happens to their trash after they throw it away. The concepts of landfills and compost piles will be explained, and the students will have an opportunity...

Your geology class practices taking core samples of a potato to examine the stratigraphy. This is a terrific modeling lesson that helps youngsters visualize strata that cannot be seen from the surface of the ground. The directions...

Students determine the differences between reusable, compostable and recyclable trash.