LESSON PLANS
In this science fair project, pupils bake soil to kill microorganisms and attempt to grow plants in the soil.
Students study a range of defensive strategies used by reptiles and amphibians.
Students learn to estimate turtle size and age by identifying the parts of the shell, and then measuring and documenting…
In this lesson, students learn why preservation of wildlife is important.
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Introduce your students to a KWL chart that is a graphic organizer for recording what students Know, Want to know, and…
Using this graphic organizer, students discuss natural resources such as air, forests, oil, soil, and water. This…
Students will make a paper model of the body.
Students learn about the unusual world of the sea horse -- in which the father fish carries and gives birth to the…
WORKSHEETS
In this activity, gummy bears are placed in numbered paper bags with predetermined numbers of different colored bears to…
Students work with a partner to make a WANTED poster for the leader of the Pollutants.
DAILY WARM-UPS
Increase students' knowledge of science while improving their reading skills. This printable warm-up includes a…
This printable warm-up features a short, nonfiction reading passage and comprehension questions about rainforests. Use…
Students learn about squid and develop their nonfiction reading skills in this reading warm-up. This printable includes…
Students learn about great-horned owls in this nonfiction reading passage. Use this printable reading warm-up about…
The printable warm-up features a nonfiction reading passage and comprehension questions on the human respiratory system.…
Develop students' reading skills with this printable warm-up about the praying mantis. Students will answer reading…
Improve students' reading skills with this printable warm-up about armadillos, with related reading comprehension…
Increase reading abilities with an activity that build word-recognition skills.
Enhance science skills with an activity that focuses on words relating to birds.
Enhance science skills with an activity that focuses on animals in the pond habitat.
Help reinforce good dental hygiene habits.
Try a printable science activity that focuses on jungle, forest, grassland, and island habitats.
Try a printable science activity that focuses on facts about ladybugs.
Try a printable science activity that focuses on facts about spider webs.