Science Lesson Plans
Science – Elementary (K-5)
sci01.txt mini-lesson on making a pinhole camera
sci02.txt Great mini-lesson/simulation on salmon homing instincts
sci03.txt mini-lesson on soil erosion
sci04.txt mini-lesson for elementary astronomy
sci05.txt mini-lesson for elem. astronomy/ constellations
sci06.txt mini-lesson on microscope use (elementary)
sci07.txt mini-lesson on interplanetary distances
sci08.txt mini-lesson on glowing planet chart
sci09.txt mini-lesson on simple machines)
sci10.txt mini-lesson on orbital paths (astronomy)
sci11.txt mini-lesson on limpet identification
sci12.txt mini-lesson on mapping constellations
sci13.txt mini-lesson on baggy science (chemistry)
sci14.txt mini-lesson on bird study
sci15.txt mini-lesson on animal life cycles
sci16.txt mini-lesson on changes in earth’s crust
sci17.txt mini-lesson on creative science
sci18.txt mini-lesson on changes in earth’s crust
sci19.txt mini-lesson on studying owl pellets
sci20.txt mini-lesson on the big bang theory
sci21.txt mini-lesson on blood circulation
sci22.txt mini-lesson on wood & pond ecology
sci23.txt mini-lesson on dinosaurs/archeology dig
sci24.txt mini-lesson: molecular motion in water
sci25.txt mini-lesson: sound/sonar/ocean mapping
sci26.txt mini-lesson on water pollution
sci27.txt mini-lesson on environmental/outdoor ed.
sci28.txt mini-lesson on water quality/freshwater and organisms
sci29.txt mini-lesson elem. science/dichotomous key
sci32.txt Making an animal book on animal covers
sci33.txt Senses – Literature based (K)
sci35.txt Environment game “Oh Deer” (4-6)
sci36.txt Matter: students mix or separate ingredients (5)
sci38.txt Designing an ecologically sound city (5)
sci41.txt Growing crystals (1-12)
sci42.txt Balloon fun to develop questing skills (1-12)
sci43.txt Writing, talking, and painting about clouds (4-6)
sci44.txt Rocks : Eating metamorphic pancakes (2-8)
sci45.txt Migration/Coastal wetlands (2-6)
sci46.txt Using whole language and a field trip a study of trees (2-5)
sci47.txt Crickets: Animal mapping (4-6)
sci48.txt Discover properties of sensational slime (1-4)
sci49.txt Fossil imprints with clay (1-2)
sci50.txt Experiments using the phases of the moon (4-6)
sci51.txt Health evaluation of food groups (3-4)
sci52.txt Crystals: “fun” activities about matter (4)
sci53.txt Inquiry skills via bubbles (1-6)
sci56.txt Layers of Earth (2-6)
sci57.txt Creating a book about the environment (3)
sci58.txt Endangered species; productive thinking model (4-6)
sci61.txt Observing caterpillars to butterflies (K)
sci62.txt Categorizing animals (1-3)
sci63.txt Create a forest in a jar (K-6)
sci64.txt Primary colors with icing (2)
sci67.txt Solar system with balloons (2-3)
sci68.txt Color mixing; learning scientific experimentation (K-3)
sci69.txt Mixtures: test and experiments (3-5)
sci70.txt Environmental Fair (1-3)
sci72.txt Electricity with brown bag of stuff to explore (1-5)
sci73.txt Studying waves, using a slinky (3-5)
sci76.txt Bubble-ology – Observing colors (K-3)
sci78.txt Nutrition: St. Patrick’s Day Snack (1)
sci80.txt Using rocks and whole language to made decisions (2-8)
sci81.txt Experiments with liquids, gases, and solids (1-3)
sci84.txt High and low pressure activities (4-6)
sci85.txt Flying objects and metrics with boomerangs (3-12)
sci86.txt Environment and garbage (2-3)
sci87.txt Solar Energy; using hot boxes (5-6)
sci95.txt Solid, liquid and gas water magic (K-4)
sci99.txt Substance abuse role playing (5)
sci100.txt Bells ‘N’ Scales – pitch (2-5)
sci104.txt Exploring seeds in fruit (1-3)
sci105.txt Studying and understanding the features of the moon (1-2)
sci106.txt Experiment to collect solar energy (3-8)
sci107.txt Health – Salad Party (3-4)
sci108.txt Coelenterates, Worms & Arthropods; convening, creating & conventions (K-5)
sci112.txt Science review using ‘Jeopardy’ (3-6)
sci113.txt Astronomy; learning constellations (3)
sci114.txt Schematic unit on plant systems (2)
sci116.txt Space Shuttle lesson (5)
sci118.txt Dinosaurs; practice developmental skills with dinosaur lesson (K-2)
sci119.txt An introduction to using indicators to determine acids & bases (4-6)
sci121.txt Combining Science & Language Arts using “Jack and the Beanstalk” (3)
sci122.txt Environmental education : Exploring the playground (4-6)
sci123.txt Survival of the Fittest”; Animal Survival game (2-4)
sci127.txt Non-Compressibility of Water experiment (4-8)
sci131.txt Magnetism; experimenting and investigating with magnets (2-3)
sci132.txt “Paper Airplane Science”; introducing and understanding variables in experiments (2-6)
sci134.txt Creative study of bones (3-4)
sci135.txt ‘Lettuce Us Be Different’, comparing similarities and differences of individuals using lettuce growing activity (2)
sci136.txt ‘Bouncing Ball’ activity for introduction of variables (3-8)
sci137.txt ‘Diffusion of Molecules’, a discovery activity (3-4)
sci139.txt ‘Simulated Wolf Population Study’, activity to discovery conditions which affect wolf pack size (4-6)
sci141.txt ‘Mountain Building’, hands-on activity to study soil erosion (4-9)
sci144.txt ‘Needle Through a Balloon’, hands-on activity to discover the polymer molecule (4-6)
sci145.txt ‘Molecules and Temperature’, activity to understand temperature and molecular movement (1-4)
sci146.txt Ecology; activity to study harmful litter to the environment (4-6)
sci151.txt ‘Slippery Substances’, hands-on activity to discover how and why we use lubricants (3-4)
sci153.txt ‘Touch ‘n’ Feel Box’, intro to study of living and non-living things using tactile perception (2-4)
sci154.txt ‘Discovering the Earth’s Journey Around the Sun’, using shadows (5)
sci155.txt Ecology – activity to measure individual, family, and community involvement in caring for the earth (2-6)
sci156.txt ‘Backpack Science – Sink or Float’, activity that allow students to take experiments home (2)
sci158.txt ‘Animal Round Game’, activity to reinforce animal classification (5)
sci159.txt ‘Bark Casts’, activity to classify trees, and reinforce observation techniques (2-4)
sci160.txt ‘Inventions, Puppets, and Commercials’, encourage problem solving and critical thinking using inventions (3-4)
sci161.txt ‘I’m Warm Now’, water conservation activity (3)
sci162.txt ‘Buggy Diner’, study of insect control (3-5)
sci163.txt Science and Technology Timeline (3-12)
sci164.txt ‘One Color or Two?’, hands-on activity to discover prima;ry and secondary colors (2)
sci165.txt ‘Whale Echolocation’, hands-on activity (2-4)
sci166.txt ‘Why is the Sea Salty?’ (K-3)
sci168.txt ‘Donut Sort’, activity on classification, dichotomous key (3-9)
sci171.txt Physics – ‘Simple Harmonic Motion’, understanding SHM with hands-on experiments (4-6)
sci174.txt Study of movement using marbles (3-4)
sci177.txt Creating Sand Dunes (3-6)
sci178.txt Studying the Solar System (5-6)
sci179.txt ‘Eat and Run’, simulation activity to mimic occurrences in nature (K-2)
sci185.txt ‘Where Is My Peanut?’, activity to increase skills in observation, recording, fact and opinion (2-8)
sci186.txt ‘Looking for Variables’, hands-on activity to illustrate importance of controlling variables (4-6)
sci187.txt ‘Potential & Kinetic Energy’, understanding the relationship between ‘PE’ & ‘KE’ (5-6)
sci190.txt ‘The Water Cycle’, creating a water cycle (2-4)
sci191.txt ‘Beans and Baleen’, simulation activity for estimating populations (2-8)
sci192.txt Schematic Unit on Plant Systems (2)
sci195.txt ‘The History of Flight Timeline’ (3-6)
sci196.txt ‘School Yard Park/Ecosystem’, (5)
sci200.txt “For the Birds”, studying birds’ feeding pattern (K-3)
sci205.txt Studying “Earthworms” (3-4)
sci207.txt “Spud Stuff”, hands-on potato unit (primary grades)
sci208.txt “It’s Eating Away At You”, study of acid rain (K-8)
sci209.txt “Superballs”, activity to help understand molecules and polymers (4-6)
sci30.txt A unit on Earth, Sun, Moon and Stars (5)
sci31.txt Hands on activity on photosynthesis (6-8)
sci34.txt Scenario: Spaceship earth as systems (5-7)
sci39.txt Introduce aerodynamics by bubble-ology (4-9)
sci40.txt Salmon Homing Instincts: Hands-on activity (4-8)
sci54.txt Owl pellets used to teach the food chain (4-12)
sci55.txt Food labels to study nutritional value (4-12)
sci60.txt Decision making activity on earth & space (7-12)
sci65.txt Life in the future, good descriptions (4-12)
sci66.txt Cloud formation activity (5-12)
sci71.txt Fruits and Vegetables; Reproduction (6-8)
sci74.txt Transpiration experiment (5-8)
sci75.txt Sunrise/Sunset, collecting data (4-12)
sci77.txt Drugs: Role play child of alcoholic (7-12)
sci79.txt Environmental unit on Solid Waste (6)
sci82.txt Making 3-D plant and animal cells (6-10)
sci83.txt Genetics – taster or non-taster (4-12)
sci96.txt Polystyrene containers to test heat (3-12)
sci97.txt Force, order, equilibrium. Air…What Gives? (3-12)
sci98.txt Building a psychrometer (6-9)
sci101.txt Drug Prevention; group work/communication skills (6-9)
sci103.txt Physics or Chemistry, investigating force, distance and time (8)
sci109.txt Tasty Solution; solvent activity with candy (7-9)
sci110.txt Biology; Desert plant and animal adaptation (4-12)
sci111.txt Hot Air Balloon; making and experimenting with flight (4-12)
sci115.txt The Ringer, a successful flying machine (3-12)
sci117.txt Importance of trees in the rural area; Planting a Snowfence (5-12)
sci120.txt Recycling using junk mail (3-12)
sci126.txt Solid Waste Management: “Let’s Talk Trash” (5-6)
sci133.txt Creating a Visual Model of the Planet Earth; crust, core and usable land surface (3-9)
sci138.txt ‘How Cells Duplicate, Why and Where Something Can Go Wrong’, study of DNA (7)
sci140.txt ‘Jello Cells’, excellent hands-on activity to study cells membranes & walls (6-9)
sci142.txt ‘In-House Core Sample’ activity (8)
sci143.txt ‘Potato Chip Classification’, activity to introduce a dichotomous key (5-8)
sci152.txt ‘Flight Platform’, study of forces acting upon a plane (6-8)
sci157.txt ‘Excavating Your Recycling Bin as a Fossil Record’ (6-12)
sci167.txt ‘Recycling Paper’, hands-on activity to actually recycle paper (4-9)
sci169.txt ‘Magic Mirror Box’, on-going activity to encourage observation and curiosity (4-12)
sci170.txt ‘Downhill Discoveries’, hands-on activity discovering potential and kinetic energy (5-8)
sci173.txt ‘Stories in the Sky’, constellation study (5-7)
sci175.txt Student ‘Role-Plays’ to illustrate different science processes (5-8)
sci176.txt Using ‘Imagery’ to Introduce the Endocrine System (5-8)
sci180.txt ‘Bacteria’, growing and studying bacteria (6-8)
sci181.txt ‘pH’, activity to show how ‘pH’ affects our lives (6-8)
sci182.txt ‘Protozoans’, hands-on activity studying one-celled protozoans (6-8)
sci183.txt ‘Chemical Changes’, activities to illustrate different types of chemical changes (6-8)
sci184.txt ‘Weather Forecasting’, hands-on activity (6-8)
sci188.txt ‘Measuring Calories’, hands-on activity to ‘measure’ calories (5-8)
sci193.txt ‘Roller Coasters in the Classroom’, activity working with potential and kinetic energy (4-8)
sci194.txt ‘Laws of Reflection’, student developed (7-9)
sci197.txt ‘Strands Walk’, an ecological observation (5-7)
sci201.txt “3-D Magnetic Field”, activity to make and see a magnetic field (6-8)
sci202.txt “Mass”, measuring mass using pennies (8)
sci203.txt “Introduction to Minerals”, earth and physical science (5-8)
sci204.txt “Future Weather Station/Forecasting”, science and art (6)
sci206.txt Introducing Chromatography (6-8)
sci210.txt Weathering Experiment, activity to observe ‘rock’ weathering (6-8)
sci211.txt “How to Make a Kaleidoscope”, demonstrating light properties (6)
sci212.txt “Temperature and Water Density”, (7-8)
sci213.txt “Making Personal Maps”, activity to help students relate distances to maps (6-8)
sci214.txt Understanding the “Theory of Superposition”, (5-9)
sci37.txt Chemistry “magic”: resources for demonstration (9-12)
sci59.txt Saliva as an active enzyme (10)
sci88.txt Parallax experiment with candles (10-12)
sci89.txt A human pendulum lab activity (7-12)
sci90.txt Magnetic fields activity (8-12)
sci91.txt Astronomy: a star party (9-12)
sci92.txt Visual model of solutions and concentrates (9-12)
sci93.txt Physics: Science Show (9-12)
sci94.txt Chemistry activities using molecules (9-12)
sci102.txt Physics, introducing universal gas laws (11-12)
sci124.txt Learning about ‘Probes’, Exploration & Application (8-12)
sci125.txt Studying ‘Newton’s Laws’, Exploration & Application (9-12)
sci128.txt Activity to discover how science is used in ‘Business & Industry’ (11-12)
sci129.txt Activity to discover how to ‘Measure the Earth’ (9-12)
sci130.txt Physics; investigating how “The Drinking Bird” works. (9-12)
sci147.txt ‘Mirror Image Exploration’, study of reflected light (9-12)
sci148.txt ‘I’m “Inclined” to See Exploration’, studying sphere motion (9-12)
sci149.txt ‘Measuring the Diameter of the Sun’ (9-12)
sci150.txt ‘LIFELINE – Bioethics and Humans’ (11-12)
sci172.txt ‘Ice Cream In A Bag’, changes in matter (8-9)
sci189.txt ‘To Diaper or Not To’, environmental impact of diapers (7-12)
sci198.txt ‘Something Fishy’, creating the ocean of the future (5-12)
sci199.txt ‘PV = nRT = BANG !’, Chemistry & Physics (11-12)
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