Science Lesson Plans
Potential And Kinetic Energy
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Potential And Kinetic Energy
Walk, sleep, run, eat! We're constantly using energy, whether we're moving or not. In this lesson, students learn how their bodies are constantly converting potential energy into kinetic energy and kinetic energy back to potential energy.
1st grade
Science
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All About the Digestive System
Lesson Plan
All About the Digestive System
Use this lesson to show your students how food travels from the mouth to the stomach. Additionally, show them how the digestive system delivers important nutrients to other parts of the body and also excretes wastes from the body.
4th grade
Science
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What is Recycling?
Lesson Plan
What is Recycling?
What is recycling all about? What can and can't be recycled? What can I do to help others understand the importance of recycling? This activity helps students answer all of these questions as they learn about saving planet Earth.
2nd grade
Science
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Wacky Windmill Challenge
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Wacky Windmill Challenge
Windmills have been around for generations to grind food and create energy. During this challenge, students will use various materials and put their engineering skills to work by creating their own windmills.
4th grade
Science
Lesson Plan
Phonics With The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Lesson Plan
Phonics With The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Caterpillars and the hard C sound come together in this colorful lesson. With help from the ever-popular The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, students will learn about metamorphosis while developing their phonics skills.
Preschool
Reading & Writing
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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Lesson Plan
The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Let your students spread their wings with this lesson that teaches them about the life cycle of a butterfly. A fun song will get your class moving and a variety of different worksheets will suit any class.
Kindergarten
Science
Lesson Plan
Magnet Magic
Lesson Plan
Magnet Magic
Help your students' reasoning skills grow with this activity that has them make educated guesses on whether or not an item will be attracted to a magnet.
Preschool
Science
Lesson Plan
A Foaming Experience
Lesson Plan
A Foaming Experience
Get your students excited about science! In this lesson, you will read a book to your students about performing an experiment and being a scientist. Then, your students will perform their own experiments.
Preschool
Science
Lesson Plan
Little Pig Algorithm
Lesson Plan
Little Pig Algorithm
Introduce students to the term algorithm using the familiar story of The Three Little Pigs. In this lesson, students will develop an algorithm, or a step-by-step sequence of instructions, for building a house made out of bricks.
Kindergarten
Science
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Dairy Farms
Lesson Plan
Dairy Farms
Cows do more than just moo on the farm. They allow us to make dairy products like milk, cheese, and yogurt. In this lesson, students will learn about how dairy farms provide milk from cows to create nutritious foods.
Preschool
Science
Lesson Plan
My Body
Lesson Plan
My Body
This simple lesson plan will help your students gain a basic understanding of different body parts.
Kindergarten
Science
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Frog Fun
Lesson Plan
Frog Fun
It's time to have fun learning about frogs! Students will have a blast exploring a model habitat and learning about the frog life cycle.
Preschool
Science
Lesson Plan
Star Unit
Lesson Plan
Star Unit
Star light, star bright! Teach students all about constellations and earth movement with this engaging science lesson plan. Broken out over several days, this unit encourages students to research and report on a constellation.
5th grade
Science
Lesson Plan
A Tree Can Be...
Lesson Plan
A Tree Can Be...
Give your young forest rangers a chance to see all the things a tree can be in this hands-on science lesson. Your class will learn about the parts of a tree and the science of decay.
Preschool
Science
Lesson Plan
How Plants Grow
Lesson Plan
How Plants Grow
In this lesson, students will learn about what plants need to survive. They will then have a chance to grow their own plant!
Preschool
Science
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I Look, I See
Lesson Plan
I Look, I See
Eye love science! This lesson will help your students understand the parts of the eye that work together to make us visualize the different colors, shapes, and textures of objects around us.
5th grade
Science
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Types Of Forests
Lesson Plan
Types Of Forests
Use this lesson to teach your students about the various types of forests by drawing them on a box!
3rd grade
Science
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The Solar System: Learning about Planets
Lesson Plan
The Solar System: Learning about Planets
Use this lesson to have your students research about a planet of their choice and present it to the class! This lesson will also give the creative students of your class an opportunity to make their own planets!
3rd grade
Science
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Heartbeats: Learning about the Heart
Lesson Plan
Heartbeats: Learning about the Heart
This lesson will make your students realize that even though they take their heart for granted, the heart is working hard to pump blood to different parts of the body to keep them healthy and running!
3rd grade
Science
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Name That Noise: Can You Hear?
Lesson Plan
Name That Noise: Can You Hear?
Can you hear me? In this lesson, your students will learn about their sense of hearing. Show them how frustrating it is to not understand sounds by lip-reading a paragraph.
Kindergarten
Science
Lesson Plan
A Rainy Day Experiment
Lesson Plan
A Rainy Day Experiment
In this lesson, your students will have the chance to see how rain falls from clouds by creating their own miniature rainy day! This hands-on lesson gets students excited about science!
Preschool
Science
Lesson Plan
The Very Hungry Caterpillar: A Butterfly's Life Cycle
Lesson Plan
The Very Hungry Caterpillar: A Butterfly's Life Cycle
In this lesson, you will use “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” to teach students about the butterfly life cycle. After listening to the story read aloud, students will use their knowledge to create their own butterfly life cycles!
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson Plan
What's Your Phase?
Lesson Plan
What's Your Phase?
This lesson engages students in activity to help them understand the phases of the Moon, and why they occur. Students read literature, analyze it, and then apply it to the small group performance of one cycle of the Moon’s phases.
3rd grade
Science
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All About Matter: Chemical vs. Physical Changes
Lesson Plan
All About Matter: Chemical vs. Physical Changes
Show your class how combining two objects can create a new object in this hands-on science lesson. Students will learn why breaking apart an object doesn't change its mass.
5th grade
Science
Lesson Plan
Parts of a Plant
Lesson Plan
Parts of a Plant
Root, stem, flower, leaf! In this hands-on science lesson, your students will create their own plants to help them identify and remember the parts of a plant.
1st grade
Science
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Sprouting Seeds
Lesson Plan
Sprouting Seeds
After this lesson you will have a group of prospective farmers in your class. They plant seeds and learn what seeds need to grow.
Preschool
Science
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I Spy Clouds
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I Spy Clouds
Heads up! Students become cloud experts before making custom clouds, complete with weather predictions!
3rd grade
Science
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Sink or Float
Lesson Plan
Sink or Float
Introduce your students to the scientific concept of sink or float. This hands-on experiment allows them to see which objects sink and which float. The concepts taught will be solidified with the completion of worksheets.
Kindergarten
Science
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