Observing Moon Phases Through Daily Sky Watching
In this 45-minute Grade 4 lesson, children draw the moon from memory, then build an observation journal with weekly grids, practice shading each phase from new moon to full moon,…
Free science lesson plans for K–8 with hands-on investigations of living things, matter, energy and the Earth, using everyday classroom materials.
In this 45-minute Grade 4 lesson, children draw the moon from memory, then build an observation journal with weekly grids, practice shading each phase from new moon to full moon,…
In this 45-minute Grade 8 chemistry lesson, small teams rotate through chart-paper stations and race to balance chemical equations by adding coefficients, then prove each answer by counting atoms on…
In this 45-minute Grade 7 lesson, pairs build string telephones from plastic cups and string, then tap rulers, strike spoons, and listen through cardboard to compare how sound moves through…
In this 45-minute Grade 6 lesson, students sketch the moon from memory, practice drawing its phases on chart paper, and set up a dated journal for recording the moon from…
In this 45-minute Grade 5 science lesson, teams rotate through six stations, building and testing levers, pulleys, inclined planes, wedges, screws, and wheel-and-axle models while earning points in a Simple…
In this 45-minute Grade 4 science lesson, children sketch the clouds outside their window, then learn to recognize cumulus, stratus, cirrus, and cumulonimbus clouds and draw each one with shading…
In this 45-minute Grade 3 science lesson, pairs predict whether sugar, salt, paper scraps and bits of plastic spoon will dissolve, then stir each into its own cup of water…
Second graders become animal detectives searching for Nibbles, a runaway pet rabbit, by following a trail of track drawings and pressing objects into clay to see how tracks form. Over…
In this 45-minute Grade 1 science lesson, partners build three towers of about the same height from paper, wooden blocks, and plastic cups, then gently set a small book on…
In this 35-minute kindergarten science lesson, children help a muddled giant pack his suitcase by lifting books, blocks, pencils, and paper, then placing each one on a ‘Heavy’ or ‘Light’…
In this 45-minute Grade 1 science lesson, partners look closely at real plants with magnifying glasses, touch them to describe textures, and draw and label the roots, stem, leaves, and…
In this 45-minute kindergarten science lesson, children move like birds, fish, and rabbits, then pick one animal to draw and surround it with smaller drawings of parts like wings, fins,…