This activity provides a demonstration and lab exploration of one of the …
This activity provides a demonstration and lab exploration of one of the main "building blocks" of the periodic table of elements: chlorine. During the lab, students compare physical and chemical properties of chlorine compounds.
This lesson has students solving the mystery of a note by conducting …
This lesson has students solving the mystery of a note by conducting chromatography. They will test different washable markers and see that different marker colors are made up of various pigments. They will compare and contrast the note chromatography with other chromatography results from a variety of markers.
This activity is a field investigation where students gather leaves from various …
This activity is a field investigation where students gather leaves from various trees on school property, interpret findings, name tree and leaves, journal activity and develop a new "aha" for nature!
This activity is a classroom and schoolyard investigation where students collect daily …
This activity is a classroom and schoolyard investigation where students collect daily temperature and precipitation readings, weather observations, and weekly phenology reports in a phenology binder and in nature journals. Students then analyze this data and compare to recorded values in the Weatherguide calendar.
Students will study how temp and concentration affect reaction rates and then …
Students will study how temp and concentration affect reaction rates and then design a procedure to get the reaction to occur in a specified amount of time.
This activity is an art project completed at the end of a …
This activity is an art project completed at the end of a study of weather and clouds. Using home-made puffy paint, the students paint clouds on a piece of construction paper and write 2-3 facts about each cloud type on a note card that is glued on construction paper next to the appropriate cloud.
In this Earth Science activity, students will investigate rocks in an outdoor …
In this Earth Science activity, students will investigate rocks in an outdoor field trip. Students will be divided into groups and given a Ziploc bag to collect rocks. We will then return to the classroom, and the students will put their rocks into different groups. The different groups could be the size, shape, color, and texture of the rocks. We will then talk about the Rock Cycle and the three main types of rocks. Students will record their observations in their science journals.
This field study introduction to biology helps students answer the questions "What …
This field study introduction to biology helps students answer the questions "What is biology" while looking at the biology that can be found in everyday surroundings.
This is a laboratory exercise designed to allow students to further investigate …
This is a laboratory exercise designed to allow students to further investigate the light spectrum. This lab is used to have students view the light spectrum first hand as opposed to using lecture alone.
Three in-class lecture demonstration questions to test and build understanding of DC …
Three in-class lecture demonstration questions to test and build understanding of DC circuits are presented. These questions cover simple series and parallel circuits, and a more complicated circuit that is fundamental for understanding this topic.
Students observe a burning candle and the byproducts given off through the …
Students observe a burning candle and the byproducts given off through the burning process. This observation leads to a discussion to the effects of air pollution on our lives.
In this biology inquiry lab, students study evolutionary relationships by making observations …
In this biology inquiry lab, students study evolutionary relationships by making observations of preserved animal specimens, developing a question, then investigating by dissecting the specimens provided.
This activity consists of classroom lessons where children observe tree leaves and …
This activity consists of classroom lessons where children observe tree leaves and compare and contrast those leaves leading to an understanding of the terms deciduous and evergreen (and also coniferous). They then use that learning to help them identify the kind of tree based on samples on a chart.
A set of three short writing assignments were designed to encourage students …
A set of three short writing assignments were designed to encourage students to think critically about the way that scientific research is reported by the popular media and the reasons that research may or may not be reported in a way that could be construed as misleading.
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