In this video segment from Nature, learn about six different breeds of cattle.
How do your experiences shape your point of view? Understanding ourselves helps us to understand others.
This lesson/activity explores what shapes a child's identity. Children will examine how they see themselves, how they see others, and how others may see them.
By exploring the UNSUNG augmented reality (AR) app, students are introduced to singers Florence Mills and Tiny Davis near the start of the Harlem Renaissance—two artists who rose above societal challenges to make their voices heard, and to influence others in their community and beyond. Use this experience as the foundation to explore identity, empowerment, and community.
Estimated time required: 1 class period.
Technology required for this lesson: Tablet or Smartphone.
In this segment from Curious, learn about creating energy from solar rays to meet the growing energy needs of the world.
This article provides an overview of differentiated instruction and resources for teachers looking to differentiate science and literacy content in the elementary classroom.
In this lesson, students will learn about sustainability and then apply their knowledge by adding sustainable features to a spaceship in an interactive story.
Estimated time required: 1-2 class periods.
Technology required for this lesson: Design Software, Laptop/Desktop, Tablet.
This informational text introduces students to the dinosaurs found near the polar regions and discusses the adaptations that allowed these dinosaurs to survive in a dark and cold environment. The text is written at a grade two through grade three reading level. This version is a full-color PDF that can be printed, cut and folded to form a book. Each book contains color photographs and illustrations.
This informational text introduces students to the dinosaurs found near the polar regions and discusses the adaptations that allowed these dinosaurs to survive in a dark and cold environment. The text is written at a grade two through grade three reading level. This is a PDF containing the informational text and a glossary.
This informational text introduces students to the dinosaurs found near the polar regions and discusses the adaptations that allowed these dinosaurs to survive in a dark and cold environment. The text is written at a kindergarten through grade one reading level. This is a PDF containing the informational text and a glossary.
This informational text introduces students to the dinosaurs found near the polar regions and discusses the adaptations that allowed these dinosaurs to survive in a dark and cold environment. The text is written at a kindergarten through grade one reading level. This version is a full-color PDF that can be printed, cut and folded to form a book. Each book contains color photographs and illustrations.
This informational text introduces students to the dinosaurs found near the polar regions and discusses the adaptations that allowed these dinosaurs to survive in a dark and cold environment. The text is written at a grade four through grade five reading level. This version is a full-color PDF that can be printed, cut and folded to form a book. Each book contains color photographs and illustrations.
This informational text introduces students to the dinosaurs found near the polar regions and discusses the adaptations that allowed these dinosaurs to survive in a dark and cold environment. The text is written at a grade four through grade five reading level. This is a PDF containing the informational text and a glossary.
This article describes how to use art projects to help students learn science concepts and how this integration helps students with language-based learning disabilities.
This video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey tells the story of researcher Sir Alexander Fleming, whose luck and scientific reasoning led to the groundbreaking discovery of penicillin.
In Visceral Science, users have the ability to seamlessly move throughout the galaxy, jumping from star to star. In this series of lessons, we explore just how large those distances truly are, and how astronomers measure distances throughout the Universe.
To measure distance to stars in our galaxy, astronomers use a technique called parallax. In this lesson, students will explore parallax by building a simple model of how astronomers use the technique.
Estimated time required: 1-2 class periods.
Technology required for this lesson: .
In Visceral Science, users have the ability to seamlessly move throughout the galaxy, jumping from star to star. In this series of lessons, we explore just how large those distances truly are, and how astronomers measure distances throughout the Universe.
In this lesson, we will explore Standard Candles, one of the ways in which astronomers measure distances in space. Using flashlights, students will be able to observe how the same light is dimmer the further it is from an observer.
Estimated time required: 1-2 class periods.
Technology required for this lesson: .
In Visceral Science, users have the ability to seamlessly move throughout the galaxy, jumping from star to star. In this series of lessons, we explore just how large those distances truly are, and how astronomers measure distances throughout the Universe.
In astronomy, the cosmic distance ladder represents all of the methods astronomers use to measure distance. Each rung of the ”ladder” measures slightly further, but rely on the methods before it. In this lesson, students will build a distance ladder of their own using objects found in the classroom and school.
Estimated time required: 1-2 class periods.
Technology required for this lesson: Augmented Reality, Tablet or Smartphone.
In this video segment from NatureScene, observe some methods of plant identification with regards to the diversity of hardwoods at the Congaree Swamp.
This video segment from the Science and Technology Chat series focuses on dolphin pregnancy, birth, and care of the young, and features Atlantic bottlenose dolphins living in captivity at the Mirage Resort Dolphin Habitat.
In this interactive activity from the Building Big Web site, think like an engineer and use your knowledge of dome design to match the right type of dome to the right location in a fictitious city.
Dr. Stephen O'Brien of the National Cancer Institute discovers a 700-year-old mutation that makes a person resistant to HIV infection. From Evolution: "Evolutionary Arms Race."