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Astronomy:
Atmosphere & Weather:
Biology - Animals:
Biology - Human Body:
Biology - Insects & Spiders:
- Here is a lesson on Ladybugs and Aphids
- Here's one on Spider Webs
- Here's a lesson for Valentine's Day called Love Bugs, used to discuss Bugs
- This lesson on Spiders uses the book "The Very Busy Spider"
- Here's an idea for teaching about Insects and Spiders
- This lesson looks at Arachnids and their Webs and compares them to Insects
- A lesson on Spiders (Structure, Appearance, & Habitat) and Scientific Theory
- Below is a complete multidisciplinary thematic unit on Butterflies:
- This lesson on insects involvesobserving a cricket
- Here are some ideas for teaching about spiders using "Miss Spider's Tea Party"
- "The Amazing Caterpillar" lesson utilizes live butterfly kits, internet sites, books, puppets, etc. to investigate the life cycle of a butterfly
- This cooperative learning mini-lesson teaches the differences between butterflies and moths
- This lesson is "All About Ants"
- Here is a multi-disciplinary lesson on "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," and sequencing of events
- The complete metamorphosis of butterflies is the subject of this lesson
- Students summarize their butterfly life cycle research here with the help of a graphic organizer
- Here students observe the life cycle of mealworms while taking care of their needs
- In this "All About Butterflies" lesson, students make colorful models and create a life cycle chart using Kidspiration software
- "Chipo's Gift" is a thematic cross-curriculum book unit about an inquisitive mopane worm
- In this new Chipo's Gift activity, two species of moths will be compared and contrasted
Biology - Plants:
- A Science lesson on Leaves and Observation (uses some Math)
- A Science lesson on Seeds
- Here's a lesson on Trees that uses Leaf Rubbings and "The Giving Tree"
- Plants are the subject of this lesson, and the book "Jack's Garden" is used
- This brief idea on Seeds uses a jelly bean to show how Seeds Grow
- Called "My Life As A Tree," this lesson is on Tree Rings, Bark, Cambium, and Heartwood
- In this lesson students create Art from the Natural Dyes in Vegetables
- This lesson looks at Plants compared to Trees, Edible Parts, and involves a Celery Analysis
- In this idea students go on a Nature Walk to look at Trees and Leaves
- This lesson on Plant Parts involves their Function and a Mobile
- In this lesson, the poem "Tommy" inspires students in their house plant maintainance and observation tasks
- Students learn the parts of a seed and the effects of lack of sunlight on the growth process in this multi-disciplinary lesson
- Here students investigate and create flowers using inventive materials for an "April Showers - Bring Me Flowers" mural
- Learn the four ways that seeds travel in this lesson
- This is an idea for growing shamrocks
- In this lesson, students use yarn to illustrate the life cycle of a flowering plant
- A carnation magically turns green in this osmosis idea
- In this greeting card idea, students collect and identify leaves, write a poem and discuss photosynthesis
- In this well-developed lesson, students create a Photo Story 3 presentation on the life cycle of a plant.
- This poster idea teaches the differences between monocot and dicot plants
- Students observe the life cycle of a flowering plant grown from seed over a period of time in this "5E" lesson plan
Biology - Other:
Chemistry:
- Two recipes that are useful in Science for exploring substances like Flubber
- A Science lesson on Acids and Bases for the earlier grades
- This is a good lesson plan on Changes of State of Matter
- This is an idea for Mixing Colors using an Eyedropper
- This idea is on exploring Chemical Reactions with Milk
- This lesson helps students learn the differences between Solids, Liquids, and Gases
- Explore Solids, Liquids, and Gases using Balloons with this lesson
- Students Mix Food Colors to Dye Eggs in this lesson appropriate for Easter
- Here's a lesson on Food Chemistry; Acids and Bases in particular
- In this clever Easter science experiment, students witness absorption, diffusion, and primary color combinations while dyeing coffee filter Easter eggs
- The entire class models molecular behavior in this clever gas-liquid-solid lesson
- This awesome demonstration is simply magic - seriously, go try it now!
- In this changes in matter lesson, students go outdoors to make slushies
- An "Edible Slime" alginate polymer is mixed up here from brown seaweed
- In this activity, students make a rubber ball from latex
- Here students identify different states of matter in everyday classroom objects
- Does a square bubble wand make a square bubble?" Click here to find out
Ecology - Rainforests:
Ecology - Other:
Geology & Earth Science:
Physics:
- A Science Lesson on Magnets
- A Science lesson on friction
- A lesson on sound that incorporates music and literature (The Magic School Bus)
- This is a well-developed unit on Magnetism:
- This lesson is called "What is Work?"
- Below is a collection of lesson plans to form a Magnet unit:
- Force, Motion, and Velocity are the subject of this lesson using Balloon Rockets
- A lesson plan that looks at how Sound Travels Through Objects
- Another good lesson on Magnets - Poles, Strength, and Attracted Objects
- This is a Special Education lesson idea on What Sinks and Floats
- Here are 3 lesson ideas on Sound and Musical Instruments
- This is a Song that can be used to help teach about Simple Machines
- A brief idea for exploring items that Sink or Float
- This physics idea has students predicting and comparing results of bouncing various sports balls
- Read this lesson and then "Go Fly a Kite"
- Here students "Go Fly A Kite," and learn about drag, thrust, lift, and gravity
- This is a 20-day unit on renewable energy and energy conservation
- In this Leonardo da Vinci lesson, students also study Italian phrases and make a parachute kite, a compass and a scaled map
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