Science
Lesson Plans & Activities
Project A.I.R.E
Grades K – 12
A collection of exercises, activities, and resources that encourage critical/creative thinking about air pollution problems and alternatives for resolving them.
Microscopy Sites
Grades 5-12
This virtual pond dip introduces some of the more common types and hopefully encourages an exploration of the incredible 'world within a world' of a real pond.
Experiments
Grades K-12
This web site is a fun place to start, where you'll find a world of information, activities, and ideas that are just like science - exciting, useful, and offering something for the whole family!
Teach SPACE
Grades 4 – 9
Easy-to-teach, inquiry-based space science lessons with field-tested activities. Each month this site centers on a different space theme.
National Wildlife Environmental Education
Grades K – 12
This directory of Schoolyard Habitats Programs connects educators and kids with resources, peers, and ideas needed to develop habitat projects for wildlife.
Texas Nature Trackers
Grades K – 12
TNT is made up of a group of statewide monitoring projects where volunteers collect data about various species in their area and report back to TPW biologists.
Newton's Apple
Grades Pre-K – 12
Numerous lesson plans created by PBS in correlation to their shows.
Science Field Trips
Grades K – 12
Virtual Field Trips - everything from beaches to volcanoes. To take any field trip, just click its name.
Geocaching
Grades 5 – 12
Use a Global Positioning System (GPS) device to hunt for a hidden cache by its latitude and longitude – this is becoming more and more popular in schools across the United States and around the world.
Explora Vision
Grades K – 12
A science and technology competition designed to encourage students to combine their imagination with science to create a vision of the future.
Exploratorium Science Snacks
Grades 1 – 9
A collection of miniature science exhibits that can be made using common, inexpensive, easily available materials.
Do Science
Grades 1 – 12
An archive of fun hands-on science experiments.
Biology in Motion
Grades 9 – 12
Online activities for learning biology, including animated cartoons, an evolution simulation laboratory, and drag-and-drop quizzes.
Forensics in the Classroom
Grades 9 - 12
Three science units that incorporate scientific concepts and lab experiments into forensic-based mysteries.
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