Science Lesson Plans, Activities and Experiments

Pique interest and help your students enjoy learning about the "how" and "why". You will find earth, life, and physical science lessons and activities.

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Science Lesson Plans and Activities

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You will find a few Science related units.

Earth Science
Lessons dealing with the environment, space, the earth & more. Types of clouds, mass of air, longitude and latitude with Earth composition lesson plans and more can be found in here.

Life Science
Lesson plans and activities that focus on humans, animals, plants & more. Find zoo activities, a mealworm project, dinosaur drawing lesson, bacteria modeling worksheet, a digestion simulation and other lesson ideas.

Physical Science
Create a spectroscope, a chemistry rocket, a lesson about atoms, and even one that uses "The Incredibles" movie to teach about the states of matter.

Miscellaneous Resources
These are resources (lessons & web sites) that didn't fit into a particular category. Find great Science Fair and miscellaneous lesson plans.

Guinness World Records Superlative Science (Grades 2-5)
Many Activities Using the Guinness World Records Teacher Guide

Science Experiments
Find a bunch of exciting and easy science experiments that can be done with simple household products. Demonstrate osmosis with potatos, sound with a comb, inertia with a candle and much more. There are many fun lessons to be learned when talking about goosebumps, cracking knucles, and huricane winds!

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