Celebrate Science: Lesson Plans and Resources

This lesson begins with students being shown the PowerPoint slide introduction on desert survival. In order to make the lesson even more engaging, the theme tune from...

Use this flipchart about the tropics to support students learning. (File opened in ActivInspire program)

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Take students on an amazing worldwide journey to explore the diversity of animal life with this study guide to the 11-part documentary series, Planet Earth. Students...

This edible plants parts sort is part of my Plants & Living Things unit.  The children sort pictures of foods that comes from plants.  They sort the pictures into...

In this lesson, students engage in the practice of science. They observe behaviors using Shape of Life videos with the audio and closed captioning turned off. They try to figure out what the...

In this lesson plan students explore the origins of muscles, nerves, and other animal adaptations through a study of the fascinating phylum Cnidaria (nahy-dare-ee-uh). They will have the...

Dinosaur Lady is a beautiful and brilliant picture book that will enlighten children about the discovery of the dinosaurs and the importance of female scientists. It also includes a...

We are taking a cue from the honey bee and adapting to new environments. Whether you are teaching an online class, part-time school, or full-time face to face learning, The Bee Cause Project is...

Teacher guide for Ultra Ultra-Awesome Animals with NGSS-aligned activities and easy-to-follow instructions.

Explore space and the North and South Poles with activities that complement themes from two books in The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library, an exciting nonfiction series...

With the energy for life activity, students will begin to learn the keys to a successful science fair project and find links to energy experiments. Check out more...

This physics worksheet explores the How Science Works ideas around the recent OPERA experiment anomaly that reported neutrinos travelling faster than the speed of...

The Scale of the Universe is interactive infographic created by a young science student and his twin brother. Zoom from the edge of the universe to...

We hear a lot about famous scientists like Marie Curie and Albert Einstein, but have you ever heard of Chien-Shiung Wu?

Interested to bring the story of the Earthrise photograph into your classroom? Earthrise, 30 minutes in length, tells the story of the image captured of the...

Check out this space travel timeline to teach students about the history of space travel. And use the solar system posters to teach students about the different...

Design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two "astronauts" when they land their spacecraft. In this challenge, students follow the engineering design...

This is a simple formation of stars worksheet for teachers to incorporate into their lessons to help reinforce the information that students have learned. ...

This deliberation explores topical issues in the American space program, focusing on the broad areas of space policy priorities of the Trump Administration and...

Genes turn on, fluids go surfing, radioactivity spills from a cosmic collision and an oceanic plate crashes the party at Earth's mantle. It's your weekly briefing on the latest science discoveries...

Check out this fun science and math lesson that uses the film Hidden Figures to support learning!

Hidden Figures...

Ariel Zych, Science Friday

Now Available On Demand. Original Air Date: March 24, 2020.

Join Elizabeth Buckholtz and Julie Campbell, AFT Science Cadre

Now Available on Demand. Original Air Date: March 24, 2020

Peggy Brookins, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Now Available On Demand. Original Air Date: March 25, 2020.