Observing, Describing and Measuring Changing Physical Properties

Students will create an endothermic chemical reaction. Students will observe and describe the ingredients. They will measure the temperature of the milk and the ice. After making ice cream, students will measure the temperature of the ice cream (if thermometer is sanitized), and the ice/salt mixture. Students will observe and describe the changes in the physical properties of the ingredients. Students will taste the ice cream, and use their senses to describe the ice cream.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Lesson, Vocabulary

Authors: Anne Marie Helmenstine, Lori Hamlin, Mary Lisa

Rubbing Objects Together

In this series of quick hands-on activities, students will demonstrate that heat is produced when objects are rubbed together. As assessment, students will identify and draw examples that illustrate this concept.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan

Author: Utah Lesson Plans

From Seeds to Plants

In this lesson, students identify plant parts, where seeds come from and how they grow. They will also determine what plants need to survive.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: J. Scherf

Gravity and Falling Objects

Students investigate the force of gravity and how all objects, regardless of their mass, fall to the ground at the same rate.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Vocabulary

Author: PBS/UNC-TV

3 Branches of Government

This resource is a poster of the functions of the 3 branches of government.

Material Type: Reading

Author: USA Gov

Types of Text Structure

Use this lesson to introduce the 5 types of text structure to your students. 

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: KASEY KUZMA

Measurement, Set D6: Area & Perimeter

This 4 unit of measurement lessons explores area and perimeter through 4 hands-on activities and 2 worksheets.

Material Type: Unit of Study

Author: Math Learning Center

Activity 11: Water Erosion - Water, Mother Nature's Chisel

In this activity, students learn about different types of water erosion and develop strategies to slow down erosion where man is involved.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Don't Get Wet

Students will be challenged to work with magnets to obtain metal objects located in glasses filled with water without getting their hands wet.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan

Author: Teresa Hislop and Kirstin Reed

Activity 3: Igneous Rocks - In or Out? Igneous Rocks

In this activity, students learn how rate of cooling affects what type of rock forms. Students will be introduced to igneous rocks, how they form, what the different types are and how to identify them.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

"Variations for Survival:" How Animals Survive In the Wild

Students will compare and contrast related organisms and discover their survival advatage. Students will examine photos of two related organisms and list physical characteristics that are similar and unique among the organisms. After a class discussion on how variations give organisms a survival advantage in their environments, students will participate in shared writing assignments.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Utah Lesson Plans

The Cycle of Light

Students use a set of simple materials to observe how the Earth's rotation causes light and dark cycles.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Lunar and Planetary Institute

Brown Bag Science

Students are introduced to the concept of electricity through hands-on investigation of how circuits work. Students will construct a simple circuit and record their experiences in their science journal. Note: Circuit kits (one per individual/group) will need to be prepared ahead of time. Kits are to include 1 C-cell battery, 2 insulated copper wires, 1 battery holder, 2 brass battery clips, 1 small flashlight bulb, and 1 socket.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan

Author: Judy Adair

Activity 6: Fossil Function

In this activity, students are given random fossil pieces and asked to compare them to living animals of today in order to determine what the fossil animal did and ate, where it lived, and how it defended itself.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Bryce Canyon National Park

Nutrition 2: Good Food, Good Health

Students explore ways in which food provides energy and materials for our bodies.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Science Netlinks

The Earth and Beyond: Day and Night

With this resource, students will learn how the movement of the earth makes day and night time.

Material Type: Interactive

Author: The University of Manchester

Magnet Circus

In this STEM lesson, students explore the properties of magnets by designing a device that can move as far as possible using only magnets to move it, and then design a machine that will stay in motion for the greatest period of time.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: The Tech Museum of Innovation

Jay Starts a Business

Jay's interactive adventure allows students to choose their own adventure as they walk through the process of starting their own business. Through videos, interactive elements and classroom activities, Jay Starts a Business helps introduce students to entrepreneurship and related economic and financial concepts. NOTE: You must right-click "Launch Jay Starts a Business" and choose "Open link in a new tab" to access the interactive resource.

Material Type: Interactive

What's So Special About Appalachia?

This inquiry leads students to explore the cultural diversity of the Appalachia region by looking across artisan crafts and artifacts, music, and literature.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Timeless Tea in Celebration of North Carolina Women

Students will examine women's roles in the making of North Carolina. Students will be assigned a woman who has lived and or worked in North Carolina at some point throughout history and made a contribution to our state and or the nation. Students will research their assigned person, explore her life experiences, challenges, and successes, then represent this woman while attending a "Timeless Tea in Celebration of North Carolina Women."

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Carolina K12