Students select a marble from a bowl of many of different sizes. This represents model Earth. Students are to use this model and planet information of size and distance to tabulate and record model size and distance of the solar system. Students will create cutout models of planets to display in class, and the ellipses of the planets on city and county maps with the sun located at the site of the school. Questions for further study will develop when the students see their solar system model spread out over the county.

This video explains the role of political campaigns in elections. Students will learn why we have campaigns, why the campaign seasons run so long, and why campaigns cost so much.

Students will work in groups to build simple solar stills filled with salt water and observe what happens when the stills are placed in the sun. The students then taste the water they have collected and discuss what has happened in their stills.

This is an introduction lesson that can be used to introduce how to locate the parts of the website to see if it is reliable or unreliable.  This can be modified for upper levels as well as lower levels.  This also has some websites that can help with this as well.  

This lesson is a measure of understanding at the end of the Religions Unit.  Students will compare and contrast the ancient religions in an essay with supporting details.  *Cna be modified for other ages. 

Students will test different types of soil to determine which is best for growing plants.

Students will show their understanding of activity and people allong the Silk Road in ancient times.  They will create a profile of a person who would have worked along the Silk Road.  Their livelyhood, their appearance and their flow of goods will be documented.  Students end product will be one that they can present to the class.  A profile of a Silk Road Trader authentic to Ancient Times.  

Students will investigate the role plants, grasses, and trees have in preventing soil erosion. They will identify some causes and effects of soil erosion, observe erosion results made with different materials, and explain how planting grass and other plants can reduce erosion and run-off.

Recognize that the earth is part of a system called the solar system that includes the sun (a star), planets, and many moons and the earth is the third planet from the sun in our solar system. 

This resource can be used as a warm-up, pre-test, or post assessment on identifying the three states of matter.

Students will use a thermometer to measure the air temperature in several places around the school and then return to the classroom to graph the data. In addition, students will grow three plants in different amounts of sunlight and record their growth.

Students will identify the different parts of trees and the purposes they serve and how these features help them live in different environments. Students will also read the book "A Tree is Nice" by Janice May Udry.

Students will complete the different components of the Hyperdoc to learn more about unicellular and multicellular organisms. 

Students will explore how energy demands can be satisfied through waste-to-energy plants. They will examine data related to the use of incineration to produce energy.