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Lesson Plans - Science

Introduce the Scientific Method to Preschoolers Through Discussion and Story-time

This lesson plan is an introduction to the scientific method. Please adapt this lesson to the ability of your students. Preschoolers instinctively observe and ask questions. They also think outside the box because they are unaware of what’s normal or obvious. Have you given a preschooler a toy and watched them use it in numerous

Plastic Flowers – A Science Experiment

Objective -
Collect and analyze data
Use a variety of different art materials and compare their visual and physical properties
Understand opacity in terms of opaque, translucent, and clear (transparent)
View examples of how light is used as a contributing element to works of art
(Optional) – Create a hypothesis and compare results to the hypothesis
Modeling:
Show the “Incredible Art Factory

Transitioning Chemistry To Nutrition – The Science Behind Fats & Oils

Objectives
Students will understand the following:
That naturally occurring fats and oils are mixtures.
The relationship between carbon-carbon chemical bonds and states of matter.
The relationship between chemical bond strength, thermal oxidation, and how they relate to saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats.
Procedures
In discussion, assess your student’s understanding of the chemistry of naturally occurring fats and oils. Determine whether they

Eyes In The Sky

Before satellite technology was developed, information took longer to reach the general public.

Exploration Of Mars

Since the dawn of the space age in the 1960s, we have sent spacecraft to the most easily reached places in our solar system, such as Mars.